Complex sentence: Batoning is the technique of Splitting wood into smaller pieces using a Baton sized piece of wood as a mallet to hammer the spine of a sturdy knife driving it through larger pieces of wood with impacts to make kindling or desired forms such as boards or slats.
Split into simpler sentences: Batoning is the technique of splitting wood into smaller pieces using a baton-sized piece of wood as a mallet to hammer the spine of a sturdy knife driving it through larger pieces of wood with impacts. The batoning method can be used to make kindling or desired forms such as boards or slats.