I'm not taking it personally - I just think it is a downright terrible design choice, and am disappointed to see Dan producing an inferior product, and his fans making excuses for that, by saying we shouldn't use knives for something as mundane as batoning to split some firewood.



I baton with my freakin' active duty and muk, for crying out loud. If I can't baton a 1/3 of an inch thick bowie knife, because the guard will fall apart, that is a poor design.