Sumo, I've actually found the Res-C to be better at chopping than batoning (especally through knotty resin-filled pine <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> ). My Chopwieler feels a bit better than the DF when it comes to batoning. Problem is, I'm doing an unfair comparison. I really need an SOD and a Rat Mastiff (or whatever huge blade the Swamp has coming) to do a size-to-size comparison <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Sooooo....if anyone wanted to throw those blades my way, I'd be happy to run some tests. (Ahem) Purely in the name of science, of course <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />