Nowt wrong with a bit of batoning. It's my knife, and I'll abuse it if I want to
When all is said and done it's no different from the arguments over which knife is best. Who cares? Just do it the way you enjoy it; it's only a hobby.
Nowt wrong with a bit of batoning. It's my knife, and I'll abuse it if I want to
I think half of the reasoning behind using your knife is it is an easy way to adhere to the idea of using as few items as possible to do as much as possible. I always think that is at the core of Bushcraft thinking.
No, no, no, no no! Your all wrong!
The correct way to split wood is with a spoon.
(It must be a full tang spoon though, none of this amateur plastic handled rubbish)
I like your thinking
Obviously there's something wrong with him,,,,,,,(-;
No I think it's good survival thinking- always have at least two uses for everything you carry. Now ask me what I use the portable bidet for.I like your thinking
Obviously there's something wrong with him,,,,,,,(-;
I have broken a knife when battoning. It was my total lack of knowledge of the metal which was at fault. It was 440c investment cast. Sharp but brittle and to my horror I broke a half moon shape out of the blade.
So, after i learned this expensive lesson, i had an all rounder made which i could batton with. A Longstrider Battoneer varient 2, this is now my main carry. Sharp, robust and i know i can trust it.
Skill, knowledge and the correct type of steel all help.
I do carry an axe when using the car, but rarely when walking.
Alan l.
Only thing that's ever gone wrong for me when batoning was a few months ago where my knife curved profoundly with the grain of the wood... and was quite unnerving. That said, it's a very high quality knife (ESEE RC6) and straightened itself within about 10-15 minutes having been withdrawn from the wood. This was witnessed by several people in the Suffolk group as it happened at a meet. No permanent damage, and it hasn't happened since so I'll call it a fluke and carry on.
I can quickly, easily, safely and efficiently baton a length of branch up to about 5" in diameter far quicker and with far greater accuracy than I can split it with any other tool.
Not many people actually carry a froe when out camping.
Not many people actually carry a froe when out camping.
I can quickly, easily, safely and efficiently baton a length of branch up to about 5" in diameter far quicker and with far greater accuracy than I can split it with any other tool.
It was not me that started the comparison with "any other tool" - I merely queried someone else making it!