Batonning...the eternal argument

stabman

stabman

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People love it...people hate it...

You all know I've done it:

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Ignore the time travel involved in this pic... :D
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I even batonned a Medford folder just for the sheer hell of it:

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But why, oh why is it so much required in every survival or bushcraft knife video?

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Well, I think I figured it out. ;)


Or maybe not, who knows.

Let's continue arguing about it for another 20 years or so. :cool:
 
People in the 3rd world countries baton all the time with their knives. That concept made it here to the states later and many frowned on it. If I can’t baton with my woods knife, it ain’t no good for me.

I’ve been trying to break this BK9 by batoning it for many years now, and have failed miserably.

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91bravo said:
People in the 3rd world countries baton all the time with their knives. That concept made it here to the states later and many frowned on it. If I can’t baton with my woods knife, it ain’t no good for me.

I’ve been trying to break this BK9 by batoning it for many years now, and have failed miserably.

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Some knives are designed for it, and some are even covered by warranty if you manage to bust the knife. :thumbsup:
And there is an element of fun to it, which is a valid enough reason to do it with your own knife.

But somehow along the way, it became THE measure of an outdoors knife for many, especially in videos.
 
stabman said:
Some knives are designed for it, and some are even covered by warranty if you manage to bust the knife. :thumbsup:
And there is an element of fun to it, which is a valid enough reason to do it with your own knife.

But somehow along the way, it became THE measure of an outdoors knife for many, especially in videos.
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I almost cut my my leg off with a glancing blow from my hatchet one year. Cut through my pants and superficially cut my shin.

Now, I can harvest more wood with a folding saw and large knife, than I can with a hatchet. Plus, it’s much safer. I got my wife and kids following the same train of thought now. Saw the log down to sections, and baton them down to kindling.
 
stabman said:
Some knives are designed for it, and some are even covered by warranty if you manage to bust the knife. :thumbsup:
And there is an element of fun to it, which is a valid enough reason to do it with your own knife.

But somehow along the way, it became THE measure of an outdoors knife for many, especially in videos.
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That's because it wouldn't make for a good video.

Could you imagine if someone made a video, showing people how to make a wedge and hammer, out of wood, with their SAK? Then showed them how to use them and to save your number one survival tool?

Nah! F that noise! I wanna see someone break their blade!


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91bravo said:
I almost cut my my leg off with a glancing blow from my hatchet one year. Cut through my pants and superficially cut my shin.

Now, I can harvest more wood with a folding saw and large knife, than I can with a hatchet. Plus, it’s much safer.
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Yeah, I'm not much of a hatchet fan myself.

But I also generally don't split log size chunks with a knife...regardless of some photographic and video evidence to the contrary! :D
 
Mk-211 said:
That's because it wouldn't make for a good video.

Could you imagine if someone made a video, showing people how to make a wedge and hammer, out of wood, with their SAK? Then showed them how to use them and to save your number one survival tool?

Nah! F that noise! I wanna see someone break their blade!


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So true!
It would take longer than most people's attention span, too...🤔
 
sodak said:
It's your knife. Do whatever you want.
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Agreed, but the question is why it has become so prevalent in videos.

Bill Siegle said:
Batoning is fun and useful! 😊 Done correctly it’s an awesome skill to have. Done incorrectly, it’s destructive to your knives. Have fun with your blades!!!!!👍
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Pretty sure the knives you make aren't going to be breaking! :)
 
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