I wasn't aruging that point Bruce. I was agreeing with it. I used the term beat on the guard instead of batoning. Isn't batoning driving the knife down through a piece of wood with another piece of wood? I also do that but I leave enough of the tip of the knife beyond the wood that I can beat (baton) on the end of the knife and push down on the handle with my hand. Like I said. If you're going to beat (baton) on the handle the guard needs to be reinforced. My point was not all of us will do that.
it depends what size wood you baton, cuz there can be inside rubbing,
I wouldnt mind seeing a Dog Father style handle on it either. if that was an option instead of a reinforced guard.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if you don't take it out and use it, it's going to rust.
