skinning knives for battoning

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hey guys u have probally seen me asking similar questions around here but does any one know if a skinning knife would baton assuming it had a think spine and made out of good steel.
 
A good skinning knife will be thin behind the edge, whereas a knife suitable for batoning needs to be thicker near the edge. If you must use one knife for both jobs, then the thicker knife is better because it won't be ruined by batoning wood.
 
Is the standard of every knife its ability to be hammered through a piece of wood? I'm just sayin'.
 
Bill1170 said:
A good skinning knife will be thin behind the edge, whereas a knife suitable for batoning needs to be thicker near the edge. If you must use one knife for both jobs, then the thicker knife is better because it won't be ruined by batoning wood.
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This pretty much covers it.
 
You could but most skinning knives would have there edge roll, the biggest problem is that a large number of company's use hollow grinds wich are very thin behind the edge, on the other hand a FFG skinning knife would probably do OK.

-niner
 
twid said:
Batoning is gay. Just sayin'
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If we're being completely serious, "gay" actually means "happy/merry". And I agree with that statement.


That said, I've batoned with a hollow ground hunting knife before and it held up just fine. It really depends on the quality of the steel, in every aspect, that you're using.

You also need to be smart about the wood you try to baton. A thinner knife will take damage from knotted hardwood. Try to make the work easy on the knife and you'll be fine.
 
i usually think that way that use things for what they are made for axe for splitting knife for skinning folder for carving but i was just wondering i personanally dont like to beat my knives but i watch thoes u tube videos with them doing it and it makes me want to try
 
Why would you ever want to baton a skinning knife? It's like the people who want to pry with a knife. Sure, you can pry with a knife but it will then cut less well than a dedicated cutting tool and pry less well than a dedicated prying tool. The solution is to have the right tool for the job.
 
I have a cold steel machete and a true flight thrower. You can also pick up a GI tanto, bushman, or perfect balance thrower. These are all inexpensive, durable beaters that you can baton to your heart's content.
 
horses for courses. I don't ask a sports car to pull a trailer.

If you are after a shtf situation where you lost every other knife, or couldn't bring an axe/hatchet and had to only have one knife that could do it all - I'd get a thick grind (not hollow, and probably not flat - maybe a scandi with a longer grind) bush type and hope for the best. It's easier to make a bigger/thicker knife do slow work at skinning (will need more hand work later, but doable) - than risk breaking your only knife with the baton.
 
Shop around for a used Green River or Old Hickory skinner and give it a try. One poster used an Old Hickory butcher knife and reported that it did just fine. You might roll or chip the edge, but unless you twist the blade while batoning you probably won't break it.
 
That Mesquite is pretty tough so if you try you might not lay into it too hard. If you have one that you have sharpened down to a fingers width, you might try it. If it survives then the wider one are likely to survive also.
 
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