The post about Survival Knife questions sent me researching. I had never heard the term "batoning" so I thought I'd do some learning (any day I learn something I consider a good day). I ran across this article: http://outdoors-magazine.com/s_article.php?id_article=152 and although it's a review of particular knives, it does give some good information on what a knife could/would/should be used for.