On a month long woods trip, one week in, batonned my fave Mora chopping down a small tree. It broke at the tang.
For all the hype, I expected Mora's to be better than that.
Had to rely on a 3 inch Old Timer for the rest of the trip. If not for the backup folder, I woulda been fucked.
Now I carry nicer knives - my latest knives have been from Bark River. My main issue with it is that they fall outa their sheaths too easily.
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My fave design is not too common: sheepsfoot.
For me the biggest issue is weight. Too light makes it unusable, but too heavy and you won't carry it. Only full tangs.
I don't care if it's perfectly sharp or not, as long as I can use it. Only small knives Need to be super sharp. My sharpest is a tiny hard stainless steel Swiss Army.
I do baton, and will continue to do so, because I despise pungy sticks.
Were I to add another knife to my collection, besides a better axe, it would be a custom neck knife of some sort.