My New Dogwood Baton Thinks He’s A Club!

Watch the last couple of minutes for the CLUBBING. Just yesterday, I converted my lightweight Black Cherry baton into a bow drill friction fire set and ignited a fire. As a baton, it just wasn’t hefty enough for the task. The perfect substitute was waiting me in my front yard, a dead Dogwood tree. Dogwood is known for its extreme hardness, weight, and durability. It should be the perfect replacement.
Watch as I craft a baton from Dogwood, create batonings, use those batonings to construct a log cabin fire lay, burn it to ashes, and then use those ashes in a fire roll. And what do you think I used to top board that fire roll???
But that’s not all. On a whim, I decided to try a durability test. Could this humble little baton go full on CLUB and smash a cinder block to pieces without breaking apart? You’ll want to see how this turned out.
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[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Watch the last couple of minutes for the CLUBBING... Just yesterday, I converted my lightweight Black Cherry baton into a bow drill friction fire set and ignited a fire. As a baton, it just wasn’t hefty enough for the task. The perfect substitute was waiting me in my front yard, a dead Dogwood tree. Dogwood is known for its extreme hardness, weight, and durability. It should be the perfect replacement. Watch as I craft a baton from Dogwood, create batonings, use those batonings to construct a log cabin fire lay, burn it to ashes, and then use those ashes in a fire roll. And what do you think I used to top board that fire roll??? But that’s not all. On a whim, I decided to try a durability test. Could this humble little baton go full on CLUB and smash a cinder block to pieces without breaking apart? You’ll want to see how this turned out. Making A Black Cherry Baton And Trying It Out kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5yxmZdqhK9mgM0 Rudiger Roll, Fire Roll Playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLkoXX8XsMW3kLMA7kY_LznhzK5nOrA3Wd

[@barryloy5772]

I have a hiking stick from the heart of a Dogwood tree and that hiking stick is probably 35-40 years old. I retired it a few years ago but it has been through some rough terrain over the years. Dogwood is durable stuff 😎

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Was it not uncomfortably heavy?

[@barryloy5772]

@@DavidWestBgood2ppl initially yes , but that was probably 30-35 years ago so now it’s just a solid older hiking staff

[@JohannSwart_JWS]

I grew up on a farm, and every weekend we had some form of a BBQ. Naturally, us kids always used to play around with the fire, throwing twigs on the fire, and other shenanigans. The elders used to always tell us if you play with the fire in the daytime, you are going to wet your bed at night. Of course we just laughed at this fibbery, but everytime I watch your channel, I can't help but think about that story. If it was true, you would have a serious problem :-)

[@bmac1209]

The fire master at his best! ...........more good stuff!

[@BluestedSRT4]

Fun Fact, the dogwood tree is Virginia's state tree, The dogwood flower is also the Virginia state flower. South Carolinas State vegetable is collard greens, you should make some collards on the hobo stove with a dogwood fire.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I love collard greens!

[@philiptraies2410]

Excellent video David

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@randy-9842]

And to think that, in the recent past, I've discarded a number of (much smaller) branches that have died and been trimmed off from my two Dogwood Trees. I don't _want_ mine to die by any means, but I need to keep the limbs that die prematurely. I knew it was hard, but that's downright impressive!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I bow drilled Dogwood 10 years ago, finally got an ignition, but determined to never try again, so hard in both ways.

[@MichaelR58]

Good video David, thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks for watching, friend!

[@michelegrand3921]

Très intéressant. Merci du partage.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thank you!

[@TheyCallMeSir_H]

Wow.

[@Evo-rx6rv]

Another great video David! I might need to make a dogwood baseball bat😅

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

That is about what I ended up with, lol.

[@groovr22]

A Club it is...! I sure wouldn't want to be hit upside the head with that thing...!!!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

"Upside the head"... you must be Southern too.

[@danareed1656]

that is some tough wood!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

That is.

[@davidburkhalter8262]

Did not realize that dogwood was such a hard wood. How does it compare to hickory?? Another great video. Thanks for the work.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

See this Janka hardness scale www.precisebits.com/reference/relative_hardness_table.htm

[@timmynormand8082]

@@DavidWestBgood2ppl checked out the table of hardness. Pretty cool

[@davidburkhalter8262]

Thanks for the data table. I have been using hickory for years as a baton.

[@nickk9202]

The knife and saw are probably not as sharp as they were now.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

You’re right. It really dulls them. That’s why I used my 2 year old somewhat dulled saw.

[@williamweirjr9749]

I have a cedar one that is tuff

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I made a pretty red, heart of Cedar bow drill bow one time. It broke my heart when it lost its color in just a week from oxidation.

[@thomasmusso1147]

👍👍👍 Corona Saw, "Oh dear, we're having dog again .. my poor teeth 😫." Morakniv, "Your teeth!? You should see what a dogwood back rub does to my spine 😠." Lawn, "Welcome to the Club .. most times he builds pyramids and then burns them down, I get a haircut 🙄." Sorry David, I could not resist that .. 😏.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks for watching friend!

[@thomasmusso1147]

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[@carolmckinnon3679]

Do u want. To borrow my 6volt jig saw?

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

My folding saw might get jealous.

[@cut--]

Yup.. I wouldn't want to get hit in the head with that!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

It's going to leave a mark, wherever it lands. I never considered it for self defense until all of these head knocker comments. TY!

[@timmynormand8082]

@@DavidWestBgood2pplwalkin tall

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

LOL.

[@Redneck45TRP]

Looks like about nine more videos before you have a stump left!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Yup, my kind of yard work.

[@thomasmusso1147]

​@@DavidWestBgood2ppl Then you're 'stumped' .. but in the USA, 'that's not cricket' 😁.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I'm trying to figure out how to get "stumped" so low to the ground that the mower can run over it, BUT without ruining my chainsaw's chain.

[@dlighted8861]

All those splits bug me.

[@stanlindert6332]

Waste not want not 😊

[@tribalismblindsthembutnoty124]

As pretty as dogwood are, its sad yours died. It grows slowly is a very hard wood.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Yes, TY!

[@mikekrchmar5659]

Certainly not like you Sir