Horizontal Batoning

As much as I like creative thinking: why not just buy a log splitter?
That was a whole lot more work; than the conventional way of batoning...
You've still got to drive your blade into a pretty solid surface, and then hang onto it also.

But I like your theory!!
 
Bob Denman said:
As much as I like creative thinking: why not just buy a log splitter?
That was a whole lot more work; than the conventional way of batoning...
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I'm not sure if it was more work than the vertical way. That wood was pretty tough. My original thought was that this is easier on your knife.
 
Alberta Ed said:
If you're desperate, sure, but an ax or wedge work better.
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Agree. Prior to this I had the knife stuck in a larger piece of wood, had to fashion a wedge with my tomahawk to extract it. My hawk weighs 2x this knife, but did a much better job at busting up bigger logs. This technique is just another trick to have in your bag, of many.
 
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dogstar said:
Agree. Prior to this I had the knife stuck in a larger piece of wood, had to fashion a wedge with my tomahawk to extract it. My hawk weighs 2x this knife, but did a much better job at busting up bigger logs. This technique is just another trick to have in your bag, of many.
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"More arrows in the quiver": PRICELESS!
 
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