Can you baton with a Buck 110? If so should you?

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Mickwill

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I want to buy a Buck 110 and I was wondering, can you baton with a 110? If you can, should you? Or should I just get a different knife? Any feedback on these questions is appreciated.
 
I don't understand the fascination with batoning. Maybe in an emergency, but as a regular practice? Get an axe.
 
You can baton with anything with an edge. Batoning is rough on any knife and most arn't made for it. You can do it but unless you want to destroy your 110 I'd buy something with a fixed blade or as coyote said get an axe...
 
I wouldn't do it. Even if it worked and there is no blade damage, I doubt whatever wood you managed to baton with it couldn't have been split easier simply by jumping on it while it's propped up, smashing it with a rock, etc.
 
It really puts a lot of pressure on the spot where the blade and rocker meet up, and on both the blade and rocker rivet. I've seen a lot where they were used for this a lot and the knife is pretty much toast.
I would recomend getting an axe or smaller pieces of wood....:rolleyes:

Welcome to the forum by the way! :)
 
Sure you can as long as you don't mind having less than ten fingers.

Welcome to the forums.:D
 
I've done it before,I don't think i'd do it again,it really loosens the blade pivot and damages the pivot as well.I'd use a small axe first!
 
As an absolute last resort........then maybe.

And I would disengage the lock, and lightly tap the blade.
 
Just don't send it back to Buck for repairs after you destroy it. Which you will.

Look for some fixed blade like a night hawk if you just have to do this.
 
As much as I respect 110's and all they can do, batonning is probably the last thing I'd do with one.

They are just not built for that, few if any lockbacks built in that traditional style are.
 
If you really want aknife to baton get a BK2. If you realy want a 110 and a way to process wood get a hatchet or folding saw to go with it.
 
For some of us that treat a knife like a knife, what is "baton". The only batons that I'm familiar with were twirled by girls in short skirts when I was in high school in the Iron Age.
 
wildbillw said:
For some of us that treat a knife like a knife, what is "baton". The only batons that I'm familiar with were twirled by girls in short skirts when I was in high school in the Iron Age.
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Good one wildbill...
A lot of folks think it's cool to practice "survival" skills by using a knife to split wood by hammering it on it's spine with
another piece of wood.
 
Thanks, sitflyer. The thread makes more sense now. Personally I can't imagine anyone treating a knife like this. (apologies to Mickwill) Try Buck 0757BKM-B if you're splitting wood. Save your knife to use as a knife.

Wildbillw
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I use a knife all the time to baon wood. There is nothing wrong with it, as long as you "bring enough knife". Sorry but the 110 is NOT enough knife. ANY knife can break. It is not reccomended to baton with a folder unless it is plenty stout. I used my CS Recon 1 once to baton-just to see if it would take it, it did, but was REAL loose afterwards. I was able to tighten it back up to new with my micro torx screwdriver set. Personally, I baton because for me, i am just not skilled enough with an axe & have seen many an injury from others who thought they were. You can also baton an axe, but i prefer using a knife. I feel that placing a blade exactly where you want it & then hitting it, is safer (at least for me) than swinging a blade. But thats just my opinion. Yours may vary. Most of the ones i use to baton with are 1/4" thick large blades. My knives are tools, nothing more nothing less.
 
Twin,
That reminds me of a hunting trip I went on that helps illustrate your point...After spending several hours setting up camp in the rain one elk season, my hunting buddy decided we needed a fire to help dry out our clothes. He decided to split some logs for kindling. He placed one log on another log and held it in place with his hand, ready to let go when the ax came down. His timing was off on the first swing and he hit his hand.
We managed to tear camp down in about 20 minutes and after another couple hours driving, we were at the emergency room. Hunting season over. :(

I guess the point is that you should use whatever method your good at for turning big sticks into little sticks.
 
Batoning wood with your 110 is kind of like herding cats. You can do it but once you start you'll soon realize there has to be a better way.
 
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