11. The billhook is an issued tool in some armed forces ( see fascine knife ). 12. Shortly thereafter, the arms appeared with different charges, the cloverleaf and the billhook . 13. Old Iron Works, Mells ) the billhook is still relatively common throughout most of western Europe. 14. Billhooks have a relatively thick blade since they are typically used for cutting thick and woody vegetation.15. The tools carried by the pioneers included a sawback sword, pickaxe, billhooks , shovels, and axes. 16. The edge of a billhook is not bevelled to a very narrow angle to avoid binding in green wood. 17. The Finnish military engineer NCOs have a billhook as the part of their personal gear instead of field shovel. 18. However, in France and Holland the billhook often replaced the axe as a joiner's bench tool. 19. Thomasin grabs a nearby billhook and slices Katherine's face with it and then kills her in self-defense. 20. In German speaking countries, the billhook is known as a " Rodeaxt ", which translates to " clearing axe ".
