In Defense of Batoning by David Andersen (Editors Note: This article originally appeared at The Truth About Knives. Used with permission of the author) Hyperbole Alert: There are two types of people in this world–those who believe batoning is a valid way to split wood, and those who do not. These people say that an axe or a hatchet provides a far more effective way to achieve the task than any knife, and decry batoning as abuse–indeed the technique can … Continue reading In Defense of Batoning