Is there any folder you COULD use for batoning?

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Hypothetically speaking. I'm just curious, if you had to pick, which folding blade would you use if you had to baton with it or any ther heavy duty tasks?
 
You could use any folder for batoning. Whether it will be the same after as it was before is anyone's guess. I'd recommend a folding saw, axe, hatchet, fixed blade, and folder in that order.
 
You can use any folder to baton. Whether or not you'll be able to use it after you do so is the question.
 
Hypothetically a big chunky friction folder might work. A Svord Peasant may do the job if what you're batoning is small.
 
Opinel #9 or #10.

The secret is to disengage the lock ring, so it becomes a pure friction folder. Stress will eventually loosen up the pivot (can be retightened by repeening the pins) but nothing like a normal slip joint or locking folder). Also, the blade is a bit thin and can be dented if forced through hard knots.

I've read accounts of people battoning Svord Peasants knives too
 
JDX said:
Hypothetically speaking. I'm just curious, if you had to pick, which folding blade would you use if you had to baton with it or any ther heavy duty tasks?
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Not if you want it last.....
 
Any cold steel with the "triad" lock can baton if necessary. There are several videos on youtube of guys batoning with the cold steel recon 1
 
Yep, I'd take my svord peasant to do that type of work if I "had" to use a folder. With the extended tang its "almost" a full tang knife even if the handle broke, and because the pivot is just some screws you can tighten it up easily. That, and the blade is also L6, which is quite tough stuff. Really though you should just carry a small fixed blade if batoning is somehow in your usage scenario (even if its hypothetical).

A few years ago when I first read about batoning, I tried it with a folding knife on a piece of wood MAYBE an inch thick, and the pivot still needed tightening afterwards (even with the lock disengaged the whole time). Never going to do that again.

And just to be clear, we're talking about batoning with the grain? Crossgrain batoning I generally find should be done with a saw, like RevDevil said.
 
Benchmade 275 Adamas could handle batoning. I know it could, will test someday in the future. Chopped this tree down with it and others without being any worse for the wear. Only folder i'd really feel comfortable batoning with that i can think of off the top of my head and be functioning well afterwards or not totally busted.

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Well for starters, I wouldn't use a folder to baton anything.

There are always other means of getting the job done, if the right tool isn't available, but a folder is not one of them.
 
You could use whatever you want for batoning, but whether using a folder for batoning is sensible or not is a whole different story, im not gonna open that can of worms. If you choose to baton however, anything with a tri-ad lock is probably your best bet.
 
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Any cold steel with the "triad" lock can baton if necessary. There are several videos on youtube of guys batoning with the cold steel recon 1
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The lock itself will, but not necessarily the blade itself. I tried batoning with a recon 1 clip point (with the lock disengaged since I know it probably could hold up, why risk damaging the lock when not needed?) and the blade had a slight dent on the edge from hitting a knot due to it's thin-ish grind.
 
Where's that guy with the 7" long, 1/2" thick bladed folder when we need him?
(Not that he would do it... and I wouldn't blame him; but if I had to pick a folder to baton with, that might be it)
 
Just check out all the "hard use" threads.

And if you "had to," this is what I would do to save my knife for other tasks:
[video=youtube;N-WuP-xYlnc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-WuP-xYlnc[/video]
 
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R. Flaherty model one.200 A2 used many times to baton, still flawless
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Any Demko ad-10 will do it fine
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My Satu has as well and you couldn't ever tell it, a big part of it is technique. Only lightly strike on the blade.
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But my large voyager did just fine doing it as well.
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Also a lot is to be said about not biting off more than your knife can chew
 
You can baton with any pocket knife without damaging it, and what lock it has doesn't matter in the least.

As with most batoning, as long as the diameter of the wood isn't larger than the length of the blade you will be fine. I said the lock doesn't matter because you won't be using it. You disengage the lock, and fold the knife into a right angle. Essentially, you are just using the blade as a wedge with no force being applied to the lock or handle. The only thing you have to worry about is edge thickness.
 
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