Batoning w/ gerber for hobo stove

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Was kind of bored this morning so I decided to make some tea and oatmeal the fun way. Used the Gerber Big Rock, partly because I think it's a good knife and partly because Gerber gets little or no love around here. :D

Anyway thought someone might enjoy the pics.

Here's the hobo stove (made w/ tin snips and a Leatherman a while back), wood pile, Gerber Big Rock and my beatin' stick (said stick was the trunk of a small tree that was interfering w/ my hammock hanging ways - dispatched with Ka-Bar kukri)...

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Here's the same stuff but with the larger sticks (cut with knife / beating stick) after having batoned them into more useful chunks...

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And here's the inferno (started with fire steel / dryer lint)...

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Blade was still nice and sharp after, tea was tasty and oatmeal was filling. That is all. Please carry on.
 
Ok, you batoned through a 1/2" diameter piece of wood. That doesnt determine how tough a knife is. Now go out and baton a 5" round log, and report back.
 
nc527 said:
Ok, you batoned through a 1/2" diameter piece of wood. That doesnt determine how tough a knife is. Now go out and baton a 5" round log, and report back.
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Or maybe he could split a boulder, and chop through a glacier...
Then again, maybe a hatchet, saw, or even chopping with the knife might make more sense. Just hate on, my friend. It kills you that a decent knife can be had for under $50, even from the despised Gerber.



Nice work with the gerber. Great value priced knife that seems to pull it's weight well!
 
jimh0220 said:
Or maybe he could split a boulder, and chop through a glacier...
Then again, maybe a hatchet, saw, or even chopping with the knife might make more sense. Just hate on, my friend. It kills you that a decent knife can be had for under $50, even from the despised Gerber.



Nice work with the gerber. Great value priced knife that seems to pull it's weight well!
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No, not hatin on gerber, just that the op batoned a 1/2'' stick, and then talks about how great it held up with edge retension and all. Just saying that it doesnt take much knife to do that. didnt mean to step on your toes.:foot:
 
nc527 said:
Ok, you batoned through a 1/2" diameter piece of wood. That doesnt determine how tough a knife is. Now go out and baton a 5" round log, and report back.
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1. I wasn't trying to prove anything, I was goofing off w/ a hobo stove and knife.
2. While I agree that batoning through a 5" round log with a 4.5" blade would be an impressive feat, I believe I will pass at this time.
3. I was feeding a hobo stove made from an old soup can - twigs and small split sticks are groovy fuel for that.

Thank you and have a nice day.
 
At least your out using your blades instead of sitting around talking(typing) about it....

Nice pics man, Hobo stoves are fun. :thumbup:

Gerbers arent bad. Used them for many years before I was enlightened that they were crap and were gonna break on me at any moment. :yawn: :rolleyes: ;)

Just cause it aint BF trendy doesnt make it a bad knife.
 
j williams said:
Gerbers arent bad. Used them for many years before I was enlightened that they were crap and were gonna break on me at any moment. :yawn: :rolleyes: ;).
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There - now *that* is the abuse I was looking for! :p

Seriously though - this one and my Gerber Freeman Hunter (my only two non-folding Gerbers) are relatively thick bladed and full tanged. I'm not sure what's to break unless there's something kooky about the steel itself.

stabman said:
Wouldn't it though?:D
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I think you have to baton all the way down through, around the bottom and back up the other side. Sounds exhausting! :D
 
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