>>415558You say batoning is bad practice. Why exactly do you think it is? If you're referring to the ridiculously small chance of breaking your blade, I have news for you. You can break an axe too. All it takes is one blow against a rock and it can shatter. Actually, if it's faulty, it can shatter any time.
There is no way you can break a knife blade designed for batoning just by batoning it, unless of course you're an idiot or the knife is faulty.
>Nobody of note recommends it as a primary means of splitting firewoodYou should be able to think for yourself, not base your decisions on something someone else thinks. If you can't explain why you're doing something, you shouldn't be doing it.