Fascine
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A fascine is a rough bundle of brushwood or other material used for strengthening an earthen structure, or making a path across uneven or wet terrain. Typical uses are protecting the banks of streams
Templin Channel in Templin, Germany. The riverbank was strengthened with fascines.
Two chandeliers stacked with fascines.
British Mark V tanks carrying crib fascines, 1918.
Single fascine launch near Hannover – Centurion AVRE
Billhook
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A billhook or bill hook is a versatile cutting tool used widely in agriculture and forestry for cutting woody material such as shrubs, small trees and branches. It is distinct from the sickle. It was
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…battle was taking place inside the works." A hundred years later, during the Napoleonic Wars of 1803 to 1815, fascines were still in regular use – billhooks, used for cutting branches and saplings, were standard issue for riflemen – but appear to have been used defensively rather than for crossing trenches…
Modern billhook with saw blade, used in bushcraft activities
Traditional Devon pattern billhook made by W. Gilpin in 1918; original handle has been replaced. 12-inch/30 cm ruler shown for reference.
Page from the 1939 Nash–Fussells catalogue, showing a variety of types of bill hook with caulked handles
Billhooks for sale at Ludlow market, Shropshire, England