Anyone else use this particular knife / machete: OKC Camper

I was wanting a hatchet (Gransfors Bruk Wildlife Hatchet) , but have spent my money on other things lately. Also I have found batoning to split wood works well for me, but often difficult with my little Mora.

Purchased off Amazon, the sheath is sold separately. Eighteen inches overall, 12" blade, full tang. Needs some work on the edge but think it will work well for batoning and some very small chopping.



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I've got an Ontario SP8 that I use for batoning logs. It's a beast and its nice and thick.

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jmedlin: "I've got an Ontario SP8 that I use for batoning logs. It's a beast and its nice and thick.


https://ads.midwayusa.com/product/180161/ontario-sp8-machete-10-1095-black-carbon-steel-blade-kraton-handle-black"

I would not get the one in the link. Serrated on the back of the blade would affect the ability to baton logs. I see it has a flat edge near the tip but I don't think that's enough. You want to hit the blade as close to the log as you can to keep the blade going straight down. Further out would cause the tip to dip and you would have to hit the handle side more often to straighten it out. Maybe on little sticks this is not an issue, but anything over 2 inches starts to get tougher to split.

I have one of those that I use for campsite and trail maintenance on the SHT. I've never used it for firewood prep like you describe, but I can tell you that you can cut through green branches up to about one inch in a single swing, and chop through up to about four inches acceptably. Having sufficient space to wind up the swing and pick up a lot of speed is key - it's not really a finesse tool.

I have used one similar to the one in the link, not a wrap around hand grip like yours just a regular handle. It will work just fine for processing wood.

I picked up the Ontario Knife Co. SP-1 a few years ago for batoning firewood. It's been a great knife for that purpose.

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jmedlin: "I've got an Ontario SP8 that I use for batoning logs. It's a beast and its nice and thick.



https://ads.midwayusa.com/product/180161/ontario-sp8-machete-10-1095-black-carbon-steel-blade-kraton-handle-black"

I would not get the one in the link. Serrated on the back of the blade would affect the ability to baton logs. I see it has a flat edge near the tip but I don't think that's enough. You want to hit the blade as close to the log as you can to keep the blade going straight down. Further out would cause the tip to dip and you would have to hit the handle side more often to straighten it out. Maybe on little sticks this is not an issue, but anything over 2 inches starts to get tougher to split."

The top of it is about a 1/4 thick and the serrations aren't sharp. I've split plenty of firewood with it and it works great.