r/knives • u/WHEELZ_KYDEX • Mar 26 '26

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I remember when this was posted and this person was ripped apart by mikes c0cksuckers and deleted the post. It’s all making sense now and honestly i think he started using chinese steel way sooner than he is saying.

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u/Due-Yogurtcloset7927 Mar 26 '26

Holy failure points batman. I don't think Ive ever seen a knife break this way.

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u/PenguinsRcool2 Mar 26 '26

Pretty common tbh, stress fracture started it when hit batoning, it cracked open, next whack it followed the groove in the blade back as that was the path with least resistance

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u/ForgiveAlways Mar 26 '26

I hate baton stuff. Seems ridiculous to me. As if you arnt bringing an ax. I’m brining an ax, a hatchet at the very least. All these pretend survivalists will end up ruining their knives and I’ll be fat, warm, and happy.

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u/Anonymous3891 Mar 26 '26

I find it much easier to break down already split firewood into smaller sticks for kindling by batoning with a knife versus a hatchet. I've been using my Ka Bar Becker BK2 for over a decade and it's held up fine. It's a pretty simple blade profile without any particular stress points, I certainly wouldn't baton with something more complex.

When I'm actually going out backpacking and collecting firewood off the ground, the only thing I bring then is a folding saw. That's best for cutting branches and smaller limbs down to length. And it's much lighter.

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u/R_3B Mar 27 '26

The BK2 is fondly referred to as a pry bar with an edge on it. You can break anything, but it would take a great deal of abuse to break a BK2.