Using my Mutt !

pitdog

pitdog

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I know a lot of people on this forum frown upon the use of knives for battoning, which is fine, however I still find it easier to obtain small kindling battoning a knife than using my axe !
Anyway for those who do like to Batton, here are a few pics...
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I usually use my MOD4 as it has a longer blade, with my DM I am limited to 3"-4" Dia wood......
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In this last pic you can just make out a knot in the wood just above my knife, I just smashed my knife through this and there was zero damage to the edge......
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So to be honest, the shorter length blade of my Mutt ain't the best for this work but it easily gets you by if you have no other option !!!
 
I don't really carry any knife, except for folders, that can't be batoned. Since I generally do not carry an axe or a saw, and rely on a mid sized knife for everything, it definitely needs to be stout. Doing it properly won't really hurt a knife anyway.
 
texastonydobbs said:
LOL ! that is why I mentioned that ;) when is it due :confused:...Chopweiler that is :D
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It's sat in bedroom closet all nestled up in cardboard and bubblewrap !!!

It's gonna be my birthday pressie from the wife so I have to wait till mid-May for it !!!:(
 
:p O-Darn....Happy Pre-Birthday ??? I guess ! what color did she get you ! I picked up a green one to match my RMD...:D OK ,well don't tell her I spilt the beans:eek: she'll be upset:mad: w/me !
 
The mutt didn't do too bad of a job on that wood.

The Chopweiler is a great b-day present....you got a good wife.
 
pitdog said:
It's sat in bedroom closet all nestled up in cardboard and bubblewrap !!!

It's gonna be my birthday pressie from the wife so I have to wait till mid-May for it !!!:(
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Yeah me to, the 19th.
Sucks doesnt it.

I have a blackjack grunt(that you MADE me want:p) and a blackjack black paranga hidden somewhere in the house by my mom for my bd.
 
pssssssss who disapproves of battoning? There's a reason we love our big greasy knives, it's so we can beat the hell out of them!
 
banana-clip said:
The Chopweiler is a great b-day present....you got a good wife.
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He sure has got a good wife and I never let him forget it!!! He doesn't know what colour he's got, so it's a surprise. I'm sure they'll be pics of it shortly after his B/Day!

Mrs Pit
 
Ha ha, I can see I'm in good company....

I got a Gossman PSK on the way to me, gotta wait til May 7th before I can play though :grumpy:

macgregor22 said:
Yeah me to, the 19th.
Sucks doesnt it.

I have a blackjack grunt(that you MADE me want:p) and a blackjack black paranga hidden somewhere in the house by my mom for my bd.
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I always love your posts !! I would really like to see some pics of you and your son using a hatchet and a folder. Me and my son need some ideas
 
mblackfu said:
I always love your posts !! I would really like to see some pics of you and your son using a hatchet and a folder. Me and my son need some ideas
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I'm glad you enjoy the posts bro, always good to hear !!!!
You might catch us using an axe, as on the grass in this pic of my son using a bow drill but I'll be honest it is very rare that I use a folder other than a SAK as I prefer my fixed blades !
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darn it, and here I thought I was gonna see Pit riding Maisy around the hills!

I luv batoning with my DM! because I know it can take it and you can really give it shot.
 
I don't think batoning is really that tough on a blade. Maybe blasting through knots is and requires a tougher knife, but it is really amazing at how a thin blade can go through wood batoning.

I haven't exactly tried my rapala fillet knife batoning yet, but I bet it could with a little care and attention!
 
Hey pitdog,

Good picture of your son. I assume he's just fooling around with the bow drill in the picture?

Doc
 
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