>>416316>I always use a saw or hatchetYou have a hatchet. I prefer a splitting maul. However when /out/, I use my knife. It works well enough.
>>416350>It wasn't made to be taking repeated blows with a piece of wood.It was. If slicing was all a bushcraft knife is supposed to do, blade would be thinner, like Mora blade.
>bear grylls jack off wannabes.Still there is nothing wrong with batoning itself. Just like there is nothing wrong with the expensive gear these wannabes use.
>I real woodsman would value their knife as an essential tool to be used with respectA bush hippie detected. The moment you start to "respect" you gear you should seek professional help. Too late for you obviously.
>>419334Find me one noteworthy outdoorsman who advocates batoning knives as a primary means of splitting firewood.
Mors Kochanksi recommends this. It's not for life-threatening emergencies only.
