Survivalist's love of "batoning" with a knife seems abusive & impractical

[Rhinoknives1]

My big problem is that I burn 13 cords a winter and process ot by hand

For we burning wood at home is such a chore when I'm out in the bush I'm not making a hobby out of making a fire

Joe,
13 Cords! That's a lot of battening! LOL.

I agree that you use the right tool for the job.

 

[JParanee]

Joe,
13 Cords! That's a lot of battening! LOL.

I agree that you use the right tool for the job.

What do I know Laurence

 

[Rhinoknives1]

What do I know Laurence

You know enough to use a chain saw from all of the dust there in the picture!:thumbup:

 

[stabman]

You know enough to use a chain saw from all of the dust there in the picture!:thumbup:

Pffft, should have used a SAK...that's all anyone needs.

 

[sideways]

There is much to be said for automation
[video=youtube;hhmKBDIAXd0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhmKBDIAXd0[/video]

 

[JParanee]

Man I would love that

 

[sideways]

They come in many different shapes and sizes. The funny thing is the basic ones don't even cost much more than boutique axes and are probably safe enough that you could put the kids to work with em. People just don't use em or don't know about em.

I've got an 8 ton electric vertical splitter lying around kind of like this one, but a different make and model. It weigh about 300 lb and can be wheeled around easy enough to make it a pretty portable home solution. On mine you can use a 4 way splitter attachment and use presets for the hydrolic arm... That means if you are cutting your wood to exact lengths the slow hydrolic arm only ever moves an inch or two for a split.

Sometimes I will rent one of the industrial grade machines like in the earlier video for a weekend and do a 10 year supply. From that supply I have been known to haul in wood for a day trip.
[video=youtube;Z075nMcPW2s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z075nMcPW2s[/video]

 

[JParanee]

I have a big Honda powered one that I really like

 

[upnorth]

She appears to be alive, so maybe she's a survivalist batoner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXR5NhIxS1o

 

[Rhinoknives1]

I have a big Honda powered one that I really like

Joe,
Your secret is out now! You don't Baton your fire wood! How un batoning you are!

 

[hollowdweller]

Depends,

When in the woods I've never felt the urge to use my knife to split a huge hunk of kindling.

However I have used my knife many times when all the wood was wet to split small stuff maybe 1,2" in diameter so there would be some dry parts to catch fire.