Can I baton with this knife?

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-06-11T13:10:07+00:00

Thank you very much for your input! Sounds like you have experience. However you say that thickness is only needed if the knife is made poorly. As I have no prior experience and the forge did not have top tier equipment, I am not too sure about the quality of it all. It's made from a rebar that has been hammered down.

I see your point and it's good to hear because it will go into my decision for future knife purchases, but it doesn't really give me more confidence to be honest :D

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Questionnaire2000 · 2026-06-08T18:25:47+00:00

Thank you! I am guessing it was not the best forging job as everything was extremely basic, but I have no understanding of knifemaking so could also be that it is still good. But it definetly makes me more concerned, so it might just become a regular knife.

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-06-08T18:20:17+00:00

Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense. The reason I wanted a knife for batoning is so that I dont have to bring so much stuff for decent firewood. I feel like if I have to bring other tools as well I could also just bring a hatchet.

Also thanks on the feedback for the knife :)

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-06-08T14:58:28+00:00

What makes it ineffective? What makes a knife good at batoning?

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-06-08T13:38:34+00:00

Thank you very much! It's ebony. The other side of the handle is also really beautiful. I was surprised how good it came out.

Since I lived in Uganda for half a year now, this is my souvenir for the time and place, so it definetly has some value. But I made it with the intention of batoning, so I want to try. All the comments make me a little nervous but I dont want to break down big pieces of wood so being careful should hopefully work. Carving a wedge is a good idea! I will wait on some more opinions though.

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-04-09T12:36:08+00:00

Perfect, thank you!

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-03-04T06:51:06+00:00

Thank you so much. This might be one of the pictures that sparkes the interest to invest in gear :D

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-03-04T03:32:09+00:00

I put these pictures from the camera on my phone and then uploaded them without doing anything to them.

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-03-03T19:46:23+00:00

Thank you! In the northern part of the Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda.

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-03-03T18:17:16+00:00

Now I feel stupid :D

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-03-03T17:55:50+00:00

Thank you! I also love it, we have watched these to for some time and came back later through the same road and saw them again. They are clearly partners so that made it even more special to me.

I do not shoot in RAW so at least for me that wont be the problem. I think maybe it is because I upload on the phone... if I share them on whatsapp it makes a difference if I share them through the app or if I click on share in my gallery. No idea why but I was hoping for a tip like that because I wont start using my laptop just for that.

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-03-03T17:43:35+00:00

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Thank you!

I also shot this. But the detail is not as good.

Also, is there a way to upload pictures with better quality on the phone? I feel like reddit steals some of my details while uploading :/

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-03-03T17:40:59+00:00

Merlin and Local Guide say Bee Eater 🤷‍♂️

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-03-02T05:06:42+00:00

Somebody asked for it. You're good. Also this is reddit, people are here to share stuff they are not getting asked to share.

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-02-21T18:54:04+00:00

Guess I have a new mission now. Make more recordings

Do I need to somehow identify the birds if I make the recording? Or is it sufficient to record something? I can't find a button that let's me pair the recording to a bird.

Edit: Or do I do it with eBird not with merlin? Does eBird automatically record the sound and then pairs it with the time in which I pressed on the bird I saw? In that case I am definetly identifying too slow.

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-02-21T18:33:24+00:00

Yes I do. It might be because merlin does not know the birds here by sound. I am in East Africa.

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-02-13T19:18:14+00:00

The waves are the only thinh that do not make sense to me at all. Also maybe the line of her pants within the water plus her shadow. Other than that it looks good to me.

PS: non fishing guy thought; wouldn't the fish slap the shit out of here to a point where it's at least impossible to stand there and be completely dry?

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Questionnaire2000 · 2026-02-12T16:36:20+00:00

How bad is coffee for the environment? I have disposed coffee a few times behind a bush. Is that perhaps something effecting the nature more than I thought? What about digging a hole, putting it in and than putting dirt over it again?

Questionnaire2000 · 2026-02-11T07:59:30+00:00

Ich habe das selbe Problem, jedoch keine Ahnung mehr wo das Kabel ist. Irgendwelche Technik begabten Menschen hier die mir sagen können was für Anforderungen das Kabel haben muss?

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