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Batoning, the Glossary

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Batoning is the technique of cutting or splitting wood by using a baton-sized stick or mallet to repeatedly strike the spine of a sturdy knife, chisel or blade in order to drive it through wood, similar to how a froe is used.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Blade, Bushcraft, Chisel, Club (weapon), Fire making, Froe, Green wood, Knife, Machete, Mallet, Scoutcraft, Survival skills, Woodcraft.

  2. Firelighting materials
  3. Primitive technology
  4. Procedural knowledge
  5. Scoutcraft
  6. Survival skills

Blade

A blade is the sharp, cutting portion of a tool, weapon, or machine, specifically designed to puncture, chop, slice, or scrape surfaces or materials.

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Bushcraft

Bushcraft is the use and practice of skills, thereby acquiring and developing knowledge and understanding, in order to survive and thrive in a natural environment. Batoning and Bushcraft are Primitive technology and Survival skills.

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Chisel

A chisel is a wedged hand tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge on the end of its blade, for carving or cutting a hard material (e.g. wood, stone, or metal).

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Club (weapon)

A club (also known as a cudgel, baton, bludgeon, truncheon, cosh, nightstick, or impact weapon) is a short staff or stick, usually made of wood, wielded as a weapon since prehistory.

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Fire making

Fire making, fire lighting or fire craft is the process of artificially starting a fire.

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Froe

A froe (or frow), shake axe or paling knife is a tool for cleaving wood by splitting it along the grain.

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Green wood

Green wood is wood that has been recently cut and therefore has not had an opportunity to season (dry) by evaporation of the internal moisture.

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Knife

A knife (knives; from Old Norse knifr 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt.

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Machete

A machete is a broad blade used either as an agricultural implement similar to an axe, or in combat like a long-bladed knife.

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Mallet

A mallet is a tool used for imparting force on another object, often made of rubber or sometimes wood, that is smaller than a maul or beetle, and usually has a relatively large head.

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Scoutcraft

Scoutcraft is a term used to cover a variety of woodcraft knowledge and skills required by people seeking to venture into wild country and sustain themselves independently.

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Survival skills

Survival skills are techniques used to sustain life in any type of natural environment or built environment.

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Woodcraft

The terms woodcraft and woodlore denote skills and experience in matters relating to living and thriving in the woods—such as hunting, fishing, and camping—whether on a short- or long-term basis. Batoning and woodcraft are Procedural knowledge, Scoutcraft, Simple living and Survival skills.

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See also

Firelighting materials

Primitive technology

Procedural knowledge

Scoutcraft

Survival skills

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batoning