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Or, add to the sensible list of why one should not use a knife when a hatchet is the safe, more efficient and more effective tool for the job.
Use them, bruise them, or loose them, you can still buy another.
I'll start the don't list:
When batoning oversized wood it is possible to force the knife scales into the wood, if one is not careful. The risk of damaging the scales or handle/handleability of the knife is not worth the risk. Take a hatchet.