(well, pretty much every farmer everywhere has a version of this!)
And when their king would have another go at turning the French into Englishmen, he would of course 'invite' his subjects to come along to keep him from feeling all lonely over there.
And farmers being farmers, they brought their 'brown bills' with them.
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One of the modern versions is called a 'ditch blade bush axe', like what I am holding.
I have seen the tool in my hands in this Update cut down 3 inch poplar trees in one swipe.
I don't even want to think about what it can do to people and horses!
But it sure does do a great job of clearing out my land!
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~*203 Outdoor Sweating & Posing Pics!*~
lots of close-ups in this one!