Baton Wood Better with this Tip!

[@dennisleighton2812]

Hi Dan. Useful tip. My personal rule-of-thumb is this: use a saw! For me a saw is the primary tool, after the knife/knives. [I don't do axes!] Second tip: search for wood in the sizes you'll need for whatever the intended use is, thus reducing the need to split logs. If there is thick wood lying around, there is a very good chance that there is thinner stuff there too. Collect it in usable sizes - less processing. Round logs burn hotter, for longer, and make better coals than split wood. Good vid! Cheers!

[@TheScoundrel70]

Great tip Dan. Another technique that doesn't get much attention is first to strike the blade directly above where it crosses the wood until the spine is sunk level with the wood. THEN start striking the tip to continue. Less hand shock because the knife won't try to pivot, and it puts less stress on the blade during that tough initial batoning before the wood gives that first crack to follow and complete the split.

[@aternst]

You sir, probably just saved me from a future injury. Thanks for the tip!

[@MrSIXGUNZ]

Our fingers love you!!! Blessings to you and your family 😇 🇺🇸

[@JimRodgers]

I've seen that method used when processing wood with an axe, but never thought to try it with a knife. Excellent! Thanks for sharing that tip.

[@Wideranger]

My scarred index finger, tips my hat in gratitude to this simple but incredibly useful piece of advice!

[@rocketman3474]

Holy crap Batman! How did I miss this 5 YO video. Another awesome video as always. Thanks for the great work.

[@danbrewer6367]

Thanks!

[@LGSkywalker82]

Brilliance in simplicity. Thanks Dan!!

[@Cb-gk5qd]

The longer a person spends time outdoors the more you will learn on your own.

[@gottabweird]

Short and Sweet with no pointless fluff. Good job.

[@StarfishPrime7]

You are a batoning Jedi master my friend. Thanks for the quick tips

[@BlueCR055]

Nice tip! In tropical areas (e.g. South America), wood tends to be very hard and that job may take a little longer though. Thanks for sharing that! Thumbs up!

[@Q-BinTom]

Spent the weekend in PA. You got a nice state

[@Bloodthirstier]

Keep up the good work Dan

[@homehandywife]

Thanks for sharing! It is the little things that all experienced people do automatically that never get captured. Even I went "DUH" on this one. I do it all of the time yet I don't think I ever thought to TELL someone to just turn the stick sideways. You just saved me from turning into my parents by saying " just turn the darn thing sideways, don't you have any common sense." Thanks for the reminder to be more mindful that the tiniest detail makes a big difference in more ways than one.

[@nantahalawildman6345]

Sweet tip Dan!

[@UuddlerLeRoyBaStart]

DAMN RIGHT!!! Wood on metal crime!! My favorite

[@jeffmoffat2260]

Common sense and great little tip !

[@hikewithmike4673]

what a great idea and such a simple solution!.....flipping awesome....like so many things in life less is truly more...great stuff!..thank you1

[@Thatsmisteroldguytou]

Funny he mentioned it because I was liking that knife. Gotta' check 'em out. My GF birthday is coming up.!!!

[@josh.8104]

"We're makin' 'em, start to finish; not outsourcing anything." OPEN FLEXING ON BUNKER BRANDING

[@tomascampo6592]

Thank you for the tip. I'll try it in my next camping.

[@rickkerans8485]

Great tip. Really like the videos where you give tips like this. The other way to do it not as easy is take a folding saw to the ends.

[@stevenjensen6320]

Very good info Dan.Thank you for sharing.

[@Dondon6x7]

Love your vids Dan, always entertaining and informative!!!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Good tip. Thanks.

[@seansmart3440]

Nice tip, Dan. Thanks.

[@ANIML57]

Awesome head-slapper! Thanks buddy!

[@alexandergutfeldt1144]

Great tip thanks. When I have a choice, I will bring a small hatchet But since I still have to know how to safely split with the knife only I use an old klunker knife to learn that skill.

[@thomasnugent7602]

Very good idea. Thank you very much

[@TheScrawnyLumberjack]

Great tip will certainly do this in the future.

[@kerryw2711]

The same goes for splitting wood with a ax... :)

[@blue105e]

simple and safe. Well done

[@linklesstennessee2078]

Good tip Dan

[@spider5001]

Great tip 🕺🏻 NowI have to go look at these knives🎉🎉🎉

[@zulu5oscar765]

Wait, are we allowed to baton? Just kidding! Practical tip, nice knife!

[@wituikbws]

Loved it :) Thanks for the videos!

[@thaddeusmikolajczyk9055]

Another good tip.

[@rocksteady2054]

I just got my wife to forget about me pounding away at a log in the middle of the night so I can make that damn wooden container. Looks like I'm about to piss her off again playing with sticks. Thanks Dan....

[@thatmoment8609]

Thanks a lot for the great tip!!

[@bushcraftnorthof6012]

Solid tip.

[@edieboudreau9637]

Good to know.

[@dayoltay]

Thats an awesome tip thanks!

[@CoronaBlk.777]

This Great!

[@jkrause365]

Good! I have been reticent to baton pieces of wood with my knife for fear of damaging the edge. I guess that's a little unreasonable after viewing this video. Thanks.

[@willybee3056]

If you are worried about any of your survival tools. Play around with them when and where it doesn't matter, so you know what will happen, when it does matter... If my knife breaks in my back yard, I may get mad. But if my knife breaks in a survival situation, I may get dead.... If we watch closely,, in a streight down batoning of wood, after the first inch, the wood splits, and the edge of the knife is no longer in contact with the wood. Wood choice is important, for ease of splitting. I hope this helps. ..

[@HarrisOutdoors]

Nice tip thanks for sharing

[@pnyarrow]

Great - thanks for sharing ATB

[@bushcraftchip]

Work smarter not harder!

[@richsmout550]

Awesome tip thanks

[@MichaelR58]

Thanks for sharing !

[@TressaZimmerman]

Good tip.

[@stevebourke9769]

Excellent

[@HoggyXD]

Yo Dan I'm a new sub bro and I gotta say I love the way you produce great educational vids like this 1 .. keep it up man .. love the lifestyle love love the bushcraft ✌PEACE ✌

[@cillaloves2fish688]

Thx Dan! Common sense... But that isn't very common anymore...

[@backyardgetaways198]

I have seen this same idea applied to an axe with thicker wood.

[@frozenhorse8695]

Nice... I've been promoted to to Great.

[@homie-gtv322]

Hey, ese. What filero are you using foo? It looks firme. Orale pues, carnal. Ay te watcho. Teucha, big dog. Allrato

[@jeffgrumley8230]

Where did all your snow go up there??

[@betsygodwin8938]

Cool! What kind of knife should I get for this?

[@douglasmaccullagh1267]

If the stick were a little longer I could just use my axe. But it is nice to have choices!

[@stevebuckler9354]

like ur vids

[@adamdavis2132]

Another tip, don't baton. You have a knife carve out a wedge.

[@greedygringoprospecting6941]

tell them to whip out the swiss army knife and use the saw

[@ophirdude4342]

Another "stupidly brilliant" idea: "stupid", because I should have known; "brilliant", because, well it is a really good idea. I love your 3-minute tidbits. Much longer and I would probably lose interest (because it is too complicated). But your 3-minute tips are great and I will likely remember them.

[@richardcranium6554]

Excellent vid. Except for the hat. Ha

[@ganon602]

Seems like dynamite would be a little easier.

[@scottm15r89]

Just got eaten alive in a nosey book group for mentioning batoning. Good tip on the uneven ends though.

[@maricaplasmans6061]

Love easy and efficient. My autistic brain can keep up with that.

[@ArcticGator]

Or the people who try to stick the edge of the knife/axe into the top of the wood by holding it upright then letting go and quickly try to sink the edge in before it falls, recipe for disaster lol

[@Drifter35417]

Just it lay down... smh... all the things I do the hard way. Lol

[@thatoneguy1566]

Ill never understand the desire to baton, People even going as far as not liking a knife because it doesn't baton well....... Carve a wedge and split all day long without having to hammer your primary cutting tool.

[@rocksteady2054]

If your using A good tool and good technique your knife should have no problem. Saves time and energy.

[@LedZeppelin13k7]

How to baton wood like a pro: Don't. It's stupid.

[@gringo3009]

Cool, but take off that anti 2A hat.

[@ramtharthegreat]

Gringo at worst Yeti is anti NRA. Considering that the NRA endorses many infringements on the 2A past and present, it could be argued that Yeti is actually very supportive of the 2A. We need to push the NRA to actually do something to fight illegal gun laws, not just fall in line when they tell us which companies they think we should boycott .