Batoning, HOGB8 vs BG SFNO vs BG 1311 vs CG BB13

Spirch

Spirch

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this was done last October, I finally cut & glued it together to upload it



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HOG B8  https://youtu.be/uXonL8M8ULg

BG SFNO https://youtu.be/uXonL8M8ULg?t=271

BG 1311 https://youtu.be/uXonL8M8ULg?t=595

CG BB13 https://youtu.be/uXonL8M8ULg?t=860
 
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Nice vid to watch when I'm shut in and it's snowing outside. :thumbsup:

Did just baton some wood in my garage with my BME2 and Chopweiler for a fire later. To make matchstick sized stuff I generally use my BG SOS.
 
Isn't the BB13 more for branch/limb clearing of the forest rather than chopping firewood?
 
hhmoore said:
How has the dead blow been holding up to batoning?
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i have been using it a lot, i think

there is some damage here and there, nothing major, mostly because i hit the tip/point sometime instead of the spine

i will see if i can get some picture up, btw 4lb might be a little too much, after that video i was happy to be done! o_O

one thing for sure, 4lb does a nice job!
 
Nice video. Thank you for taking the time make it.

Do you think the thickness of the 8 helped with splitting?
 
How about swing chopping? The 1311 is an animal, because of the swing factor. Do you think the 8 would hold it's own without the assist of the deadblow?
 
oge14 said:
How about swing chopping? The 1311 is an animal, because of the swing factor. Do you think the 8 would hold it's own without the assist of the deadblow?
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for me a 8 inch blade is too small for swinging, i don't feel "it", i never tried so far, maybe this summer i will try it ...
 
I am interested in getting an 8. Hence all the question's. Thank you for answering them.
 
Looks good and it also looks like you've been stocking up on da wooooud! :D Nice Vid with that wood supply your going to be batoning for months.
 
Spirch said:
for me a 8 inch blade is too small for swinging, i don't feel "it", i never tried so far, maybe this summer i will try it ...
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For me as a chopper the hogB8 is as small as I would ever go. Even though it is shorter, the mass of the blade should make it hit harder than a typical 8 inch blade. At least that is my impression as I have not used one.
 
oge14 said:
I am interested in getting an 8. Hence all the question's. Thank you for answering them.
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No problem :thumbsup:

d762nato said:
Looks good and it also looks like you've been stocking up on da wooooud! :D Nice Vid with that wood supply your going to be batoning for months.
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On the right side of the video, these are actual wood for the stove, im not going to baton them :eek:
 
I found the b8 led to be a very good chopper. The convex edge and blade geometry allowed the blade to bite deeply without over swinging.
 
Spirch said:
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see youtube comment for timestamp for each knife
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I'm probably YouTube illiterate, but I cannot find this data. :confused:
I assume by "timestamp", you are referring to the time it took each knife to complete the task, as a way to compare each knife's efficiency?
Thank you!
 
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