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Nighthawk Batoning Video Clip

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After hearing a voice in my head (actually the "voice" was Goose :rolleyes: ) saying "Do It! Do It! Do It!" I decided to try batoning again with a 655. See this thread for some history on my expereince with batoning: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=458030&highlight=655

The wood in the video was the same Red Maple from a few months ago, and the knife is the 655 Joe sent me as a replacement. The Nighthawk performed well. :thumbup:

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well i have to admit that i had no idear what
batoning :confused:
was at alll and did not want to ask as i felt odd that
all the other bucksters seemed to know...:o

here in the back woods :rolleyes: there is a tool called a
froe and you use a froe club or mallet to do the same thing.:eek: :D
one makeing a lot of wood shingles would use one...
ugh ... youa'l have seen a froe right ? :confused:
so youa'l do know what i am talking about right? :confused: :o

btw: via experance - you dont needs a big extra stick if ya use a 124! :D
 
That was a geat video! In my mind I was expecting a lot more and harder smacks with the baton. That wood really seemed to split rather easy and it only makes me think of how bad your first knife must have been to break under that use.
EEE, as long as I still have trees in my yard, sons to help me, and a hydraulic splitter, I will continue to burn the real macoy. But only because I am a cheep son of a gun and wood is cheeper than propane! :o
 
Joe, this was a pretty close replication (plus about 70 degrees) to my original batoning experience back in March.

Dave: a froe club and mallet?? :confused:
 
Messersmith said:
After hearing a voice in my head (actually the "voice" was Goose :rolleyes: ) saying "Do It! Do It! Do It!" ...
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OK, now THAT is a cool video!!!

Jeff...let's see that in the dead of winter with some frozen timber!!! :p :D :eek:

Try slicing a raw potato with that Nighthawk now. Sirus. Wondering if that batoning took care of the annoying oxide residue. :confused:
 
yea ,
looks like this
it is struct on the back side with mallet to split wood like you did in video
the handle is to control the cut direction and hold to get through knots
 
Cool video.. Messy. The knife worked great this time.

Thanks for shairing.:thumbup:
Jeff
 
334dave said:
yea ,
looks like this
it is struct on the back side with mallet to split wood like you did in video
the handle is to control the cut direction and hold to get through knots
Click to expand...

Thanks Dave. I have seen one of those before but didn't know what it was called. :thumbup:
 
Buckaholic said:
Try slicing a raw potato with that Nighthawk now. Sirus. Wondering if that batoning took care of the annoying oxide residue. :confused:
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Not much oxide rubbing off the blade anymore but when I re-sheath the knife it picks some up from the sheath liner. Apparently the hard plastic liner has a pretty good buildup of residue from the blade.
 
Glad everyone liked the vid.... there is something satisfying about splitting wood, either with an axe, hydraulic splitter or a knife. :)

Now I need to come up with another job to for the Nighthawk. I'm not looking to do any destruction tests, just some type of reasonable use to capture on video. Any ideas?
 
Hummm. I read the old 1948 ad. It says bolt but shows a nail. My 301 past the nail test but I don't think I will try a bolt.
 
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