Sooped-up and Ready For Action...

Tomorrow is the South of England Hedge Laying Association's thirtieth annual competition, this year held near Laughton in East Sussex. Just in time for the competition I have finished renovating my favourite (Kent Pattern) handbill. Aside from a long standing wobble in the handle, it came a cropper on some wire buried within a stem on its last outing. A significant amount of grinding and a new handle turned on the lathe should make a big difference. Let battle commence...

The original handle had a hard life...