Recommendation? I'd like to know about everyone's method of making or carrying your knife baton ! Show me your batons with knives .

[DocJD]

You should always carry 13 inch cuts of 1 inch diameter rebar for batoning.

Maybe wrap with silicone tape , or paracord etc ...and add a nice lanyard ?

 

[DocJD]

Just to be annoyingly pedantic : https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batoning

Maybe "batten " would be better ? :

Did you know?​

What Is the Origin of Batten
Batten comes from the name for an iron bar used to secure the covering of a hatchway on a ship, which was especially useful in preparation of stormy weather. The verb batten is used in variations of the phrase "batten down the hatches," which means "to prepare for a difficult or dangerous situation." It winds back to Latin battuere, meaning "to beat."

 

[DocJD]

batonninig

 

[DMG]

When I'm batonninig I usually want to get a lot of different batons of all sorts of different weights and lengths. I usually try to get several arm loads. Then I start sorting through them. Since I'm a clean and scrupulous sort I don't want to leave all my discarded batons lying about so typically I start a fire with them while I'm rummaging around trying to find some of those handy logs that I can split into kindling by the light of my baton fire.

It sounds like you enjoy a good bundle of sticks.

 

[bikerector]

I recently received a nice 3V Master Hunter , Cold Steel .

Seems plenty thick and tough for my first real serious adventures in using a baton with a knife .

But I got out in the woods to work , forgetting to bring along anything to use for the baton .

Of course , I could have made one , but didn't know what would be best to make for this purpose .

Plus , I had no baton to help me make the baton I needed .

I had only this 4.5" fixed blade, at 6.4 oz. Not much of a chopper . So ideal knife for actually needing some baton enhancement .

So I decided just to come here and ask the experts about their batons ;and how / what kind they make on site , or carry . to use with various knives .

Beaver chew, no need to chop.

I actually just use the palm of my hand a lot as a baton.

And since I don't think you posted this to be serious, why not just use the poll of the axe you're carrying?

 

[ferider]

Last time I needed shims for the washer/dryer, I did this.

 

[Alberta Ed]

I use an ax rather than baton.

 

[nhobo]

 

[Wild Willie]

Right next to my stove I keep these things for making kindling. The "baton" is just a handy piece of hard maple that I could fit my paw around. Been using it since this past fall, once it's shot I'll burn it and find a new handy piece of something to fill the role.

 

[Wild Willie]

Only time I've ever broken a knife was with a 3 pound cross pein. Of course I was trying to cut across the grain, and had been consuming copious amounts of beer.

 

[DocJD]

posted this to be serious

...yet so lighthearted !

Just because I've hardly ever used a technique , does not necessarily invalidate .

But learning new things is difficult and scary , especially for old farts , set in our ways .

 

[bikerector]

...yet so lighthearted !

Just because I've hardly ever used a technique , does not necessarily invalidate .

But learning new things is difficult and scary , especially for old farts , set in our ways .

The way you worded the initial post suggested toungue in cheek. And, I've been around the forum plenty to recognize your tomfoolery, good sir.

So, did you use the axe to baton the knife?

You could also use the spine of the other knife you're carrying. Now that's a knife made to baton with .

 

[Knives&Lint]

I use my Silky Saw and saw the handle off of my hatchet

 

[rlewpolar]

I regularly carry a light plastic mallet for pounding tent stakes when camping. Never tried using it as a baton but wondering if it would work?

Texsport 15066 Tent Stake Mallet, Plastic Handle

Made of heavy-duty molded plastic. Ideal for hammering in or removing plastic or steel tent stakes.

www.cableranch.com

 

[vltor17]

Last time I needed shims for the washer/dryer, I did this.

Fuck beans! I was just about to suggest that he baton a SAK. Well played.

 

[bikerector]

Fuck beans! I was just about to suggest that he baton a SAF. Well played.

It's science. Locks get broken and/or fail when batoning a folding knife. No lock, no fail. Briliant!

 

[vltor17]

^^^^ He’s right, you know. Made this one with a SAK, used the saw to cut it down. Batoned the handle with a twig from an alder tree. I made three batons that night while camping. This one survived so I brought it home

 

[DocJD]

Seriously , for just a second , is it really OK to use hammers or axe polls ?

Might be a problem for some knives with brittle steel...metal chips flying around looking for eyeballs !

 

[Blues]

Folks, while you enjoy your lighthearted batoning banter, please keep the language family friendly as we have all agreed to do outside of W&C and a couple other select venues.

For the children...of course.

Thank you.

 

[Henry Beige]

Just to be annoyingly pedantic : https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batoning

Maybe "batten " would be better ? :

Did you know?​

What Is the Origin of Batten
Batten comes from the name for an iron bar used to secure the covering of a hatchway on a ship, which was especially useful in preparation of stormy weather. The verb batten is used in variations of the phrase "batten down the hatches," which means "to prepare for a difficult or dangerous situation." It winds back to Latin battuere, meaning "to beat."

Battens are also the wooden slats inserted into pockets on the trailing edges of some sails (there is no doubt a nautical term for this edge of the sail) to stiffen them. This suggests another possible meaning for the verb “to batten”: to create such slats by splitting them off from a larger piece of wood. I had always assumed therefore that hatches were secured by wood slats. Metal never occurred to me. Live and learn.