Custom Batoning wood club

vermont88993 said:
You are using a lathe to make these right?...... I just got a craftsman mini lathe last weekend (my dad has a shopsmith that broke... bent slider bar) i think it handles up to 12" in length if im correct and this looks like it will be my first project with it. i guess i would be making a "tire checker" for my "car:rolleyes:" the question is... What "car"???? :D
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i first started on an old craftsman lathe......30'' i think then i got a 41'' from harbor freight for like $250 . Works great for the money but I can see some parts starting to wear out already ESP the high use parts like tightening bolts etc etc ....i think they're made of cast iron or something:eek:..........in general its hard to beat th harbor freight lathes for the money considering i hardly use it


http://www.harborfreight.com/media/...l_image/175x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95
 
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Several years ago, I was engaged in a scuffle with a highly intoxicated guy, and had to crack him accross the ribs with a slightly shortened axe handle. I hit him extremly hard, only to have the axe handle taken from me and used on my car hood. What I determined is the axe handle did not have enough weight, and therefore not as effective. I drilled out the end down 8in and filled it with lead. It would be a whole different story now. I would weight them down a bit for better effectiveness.
 
HoosierQ said:
Don't let me rain on your parade...very nice woodworking there for sure:thumbup:

However, if one had the presence of mind or the capacity to carry a dedicated baton, would one not just use an axe? Likewise my response to the comment "at home I use...". Again, if one were at home, would one not use an axe?

My assumption is that batoning is for bushcrafting and other "survival" situations where a knife, cabable of being batoned, was the only tool one had.:confused:
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awh said:
yeah fill them with lead and sell them. i want one.
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the ones with purpleheart and goncalo alves dont need any lead trust me theyre HEAVY and almost 2' thick......you add lead and your gonna need 2 hands to swing it lol
 
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