To answer your query MM I have'nt found batonning to be a problem with a sharpened swedge...yes they cut into the baton but hey...there is usually plenty more sticks to use...and the knife goes through logs and splits them just the same...more importantly for me though if having prepared wood for a fire...I can at least get some sparks going to light it without reverting to using the main edge as a strike point. Some might say...use a striker or lighter etc...but I like to have my knives able to work with spark strikers...these tools work for years on end and always throw sparks...matches or lighters are less reliable...but it is a personal thing I suppose.

Edit...going down the pub to play in the Pool League...will post some more pic's later.