Batoning tool

[jimh0220]

Already Done. Compliments of Kabar.

 

[dayhiker1968]

What exactly are people going to baton-cut out in the woods? Are people really expecting to find pefectly saw-cut sections of tree limbs when they get lost in the woods? Or are they also carrying a saw to cut the tree limb into small sections first thereby making them suitable for batonning?

Umm..yep....

Seeing how I only baton to get nice,dry, kindling these work just fine with my sub 4" blade F1.

 

[abcdef]

We're all aware that such a thing already exists... I'm pretty sure the joke was that his post was describing an Axe in a sarcastic parody of the OP's post.

Dorito Monk is correct. Chickens are sarcastic creatures, and notoriously off topic. That is why we love them - with hot sauce.

The froe is interesting, but too much of a refined woodworking tool for what I described.

Just to be clear, I am neither for or against batoning. I don't even go camping. I am addressing one of the prime aphorisms of BF - the right tool for the right job. If I had a dime for every time I read that here, I'd have a lot of dimes.

If you want to baton, fine by me. Perhaps a new subforum could be called "KnifeBeaters". You can have membership rules and wear special knifebeater t-shirts.

Thanks, and pass the hot sauce.

 

[Mikael W]

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If you want to baton, fine by me. Perhaps a new subforum could be called "KnifeBeaters". You can have membership rules and wear special knifebeater t-shirts.

Thanks, and pass the hot sauce.

The T-shirt could say something like "I Proudly Baton my Knife!"
I grab this opportunity and hereby formally come out as a "KnifeBeater".

Regards
Mikael

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Here's a good thread on how to baton without beating up your knife.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1035644-Victorinox-Farmer-splitting-log-and-fire

 

[Toygun]

Ive seen some amazing wood processing done with a Ontario SP8...and he was smiling the entire time.

http://www.ontarioknife.com/catalog/item/38

 

[Shotgun]

I am addressing one of the prime aphorisms of BF - the right tool for the right job. If I had a dime for every time I read that here, I'd have a lot of dimes.

I'm tired of hearing that too. In my mind my Scrapyard 711 is a froe with a handle. That's what it was built for and that's how I use it. I've tried hatchets and hawks and they're great but when I want to split some kindling the 711 is faster, safer, and more efficient. I fail to see how something that works better is NOT the right tool for the job.

 

[Mikael W]

Here's a good thread on how to baton without beating up your knife.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1035644-Victorinox-Farmer-splitting-log-and-fire

Yes and in real life You often find pieces of dry wood that will break just by banging them on a rock.
Those pieces are easily split with a wedge after opening a crack by lightly baton the knife.

Check the endgrain of the finished firewood in the pic!
They are all shortened with breaking against a rock or log.



Regards
Mikael

 

[Shotgun]

Yes and in real life You often find pieces of dry wood that will break just by banging them on a rock.
Those pieces are easily split with a wedge after opening a crack by lightly baton the knife.

Check the endgrain of the finished firewood in the pic!
They are all shortened with breaking against a rock or log.

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Regards
Mikael

Yep. There's lots of ways to do it. Best to know them all so you have options IMO.