Batoning across the grain?

B

bigghoss

Joined
Jul 27, 2011
Messages
7,431
Saw this video and basically thought the guy was an idiot but figured there was a possibility I was the one lacking in knowledge. Basically the guy tried batoning across the grain and broke a large heavy bowie. The only time I've ever seen this done it was with a small knife that couldn't chop and he only went in a bit and broke out a chip until he could push the tree over rather than trying to go all the way straight through. What say you?

This video is almost a year old so maybe it's been posted here before but I didn't find anything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZkO_4UnSL8&feature=g-vrec

Here's a vid of him trying the same thing with a bushman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW24GM8sz3A&feature=watch_response
 
Looks to me like he tried pulling the blade up straight, instead of at the angle he had chopped/batoned the branch. If so, that's just asking for trouble.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top