Batoning with a Becker

Col Defender

Col Defender

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A few days ago my son showed me how "batoning" is done. He used his BK 9. I was impressed. How many of you guys do this? Are there pics or videos of "batoning"?

Thanks!

Steve
 
There are quite a few of us that use this as a means to safely split wood without an axe. The BK2, with it's heft, is quite well suited to this task. All the knives I have get used to baton, however I just gently tap them through the wood as opposed to beating on them like a man possessed. All except the BK2 that is. The BK2 gets wailed on like it owes me money. Cause it can take it. ;)
 
Col Defender said:
A few days ago my son showed me how "batoning" is done. He used his BK 9. I was impressed. How many of you guys do this? Are there pics or videos of "batoning"?

Thanks!

Steve
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Yeah, its a favorite skill of mine. I find it safer and easier to do in most cases. Its one of those things, that if you do it, its probably because you enjoy it. There have been alot of broken knives because of it, and for that reason, alot of folks look down upon it as abuse of a knife, and something that shouldn't be done. I don't agree with that. :D

I say its quite valuable when you are needing to make stuff. Planks, boards, precise sheer cuts across grain, notches, stuff like that.

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Other than just splitting wood to go in a fire, with a baton, a knife becomes so much more of a useful tool.

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Look, some kids shooting BB guns. WTH?!?!?!?! :D

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Even the small Beckers can take a beating and move through it like kayak on still waters. Yar!!!

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Good to see you around Col. Be sure and check out the contest threads we have here, there are some good ones.

Moose
 
Batoning is great when it starts to get dark at camp and you don't want to swing an axe. It's a safe way to process wood in low light situations, or when your manual dexterity is down (maybe cold, or hungry). Great skill to know and Beckers have no issues doing the task!

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Safer way to split wood. alot of guys don't see a NEED to do it unless its wet out causing all other forms of natural tinder to be rendered useless. I like doing it to show off. making a one stick fire is a great campfire trick to show your buddies. Take one stick split it by batoning again and again, make a fuzz stick from one of the pieces, spark it and you got a one stick fire.
 
moosez45 said:
Good to see you around Col. Be sure and check out the contest threads we have here, there are some good ones.

Moose
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I think he heard about the Christmas tree contest. Something about how he would have to see how to get a Beckerhead number. I think this is a blatant attempt to get a Beckerhead number. Still have to have a Becker first lol.
 
Yep

The BK2 is a beast when it comes to batoning. easy to go through a whole pile of wood and baton peices that are aolmost as thick as the blade is long
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Any knife can be used if you do it right and know it's limitations. I will baton my Mora even just not through 4 inch hardwoord, but smaller pieces no problem.
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I will even baton my little BK13 remora
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Maybe a BK2 should be on my Christmas list.:D Until I saw your guys posts I just assumed a big knife was necessary for batoning..
 
I batton constantly. Just be careful in frozen wood and do try to avoid knots and area's around knots.
 
To echo what other people have said, I feel that Batoning is a very safe and controlled way to split wood.

The BK2 is great for batoning because it is so stout (can take the beating easily), and because it splits the wood quite effectively because it is so wide. My only complaint with it is that because it inspires such confidence its easy to end up tackling wood that is a bit to long for it to easily baton through.

I use the BK9 for the larger batoning that I do when I am camping, and it works just great.

I actually showed my father batoning a few weeks ago, and he thought it was great for use at our family cabin. He thought the BK7 sounded nice for the size wood that he was thinking of.

Good luck with whatever you do :).
 
Don't have a 2, but use my 7 for almost all my batoning needs.

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Works like a champ and, in my opinion, is safer than swinging an axe.
 
I typically won't do it unless I have no choice and am lacking the right tool for the job. If I'm on a hike or camping light, unexpectedly need a fire or shelter, and my knife is all I have on hand to cut kindling or saplings, I'll do it... otherwise I use an axe, hatchet, tomahawk, or machete to chop wood.

I won't do it for kicks and giggles or if I have the proper tool available to me.

It's nice to know how and that your knife is capable in an emergency though, so learning and practicing the technique could be a very valuable endeavor.
 
Here's some BK9 batoning for ya...

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It's a wood-splitting machine.

Several have mentioned the BK2, here are some of my BK2 batoning shots...

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Works even better than the BK9 for wood of the appropriate diameter. Whack away - you'll love it.

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Beckerhead #42
 
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