I think this one solves the battoning debate (info in comments) : r/Bushcraft
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Batoning with a fixed knife
Batoning. When a carpenter batons wood, it's carefully dried or seasoned, knot free, untwisted grain pattern, and small enough not to over stress the tool they're using. But somehow those precautions never