Ask anyone who runs outdoor first aid courses where bushcraft injuries come from and the answer is rarely wild animals or falls. It is knives, and more often than not, knives used while preparing a fire. Someone tired and cold at the end of the day, crouched over a stick, pushing hard with a blunt blade towards their own hand. The blade skids off a knot, and now there is…
In this lesson
Knife safety for fire preparation
The safe zone
Your body position
Handling and storage
Splitting and batoning
When to baton, and when not to
How to baton
Splitting with an axe
Saws
Common mistakes
Feather sticks
Choosing the wood
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The rest of this lesson is in the full course
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