Ben Orford parang

first time out with my new (to me) Ben Orford parang, fire, chopping and splitting.
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[@Countryboy071]

Ive a Malaysian parang, cost £50. Perfectly good for the job. Parangs are one of those tools used and abused. In the far east they would laugh at some of the prices charged for such a basic tool.

[@kentgreenough75]

Another dandy! Thanks Rob.

[@gerardvanengelen9001]

Thanks for the review. I have one straight from Ben. Already for a number of years. Great tool. Never failed me. I got the kydex sheat though.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I want a stainless one now.

[@timbryan9701]

Thanks for taking me along Rob. :)

[@gingebrien2408]

Great review. Love Parangs. I’ve got one from Condor tools. Can’t argue against the sentiment on Kukris. 😀

[@markstead1559]

Brilliant unbiased review of a fellow blade crafters work. We so value all these vids you do. Good luck finding your ‘Original’ self made Parang…. That would make a great video. Keep on turning out the great content.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Thanks Mark

[@TheDavewatts]

Looks to be the perfect size for a good parang, very impressive, I do love a parang perfect tool for survival, in the right hands you can pretty much do it all.

[@TheDavewatts]

Superb knife control Rob 👍🏻😁👍🏻

[@clivedunning4317]

Another great feathersticking video Rob.

[@Serge----]

Great video, Rob - as always. A parang isn't really mine but was super cool to watch your video. Maybe at one day I'll rethink my view and try out one as well.

[@1-0-8]

Another enjoyable video. Thanks from sunny Bristol

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Greetings from sunny Llanelli Carmarthenshire!!!

[@RobertsBulgaria]

I almost bought the Condor Mini DUKU recently, but due to a lack of finances, I held off so after hearing you say that it's a load of doo-doo then, might be I had a lucky let off, BUT I use the Gerber Bear Grylls Mini Parang and it does what I need it to do. Using the Tang of the Gerber, I get tons of sparks on the Donkey Richard Firesteel. I learned a lot about Malaysian Parangs watching a channel called Junglecrafty - it seems they go for a rattail tang as it is something to do with reducing the vibrations through the steel into the handle. I guess that if you're bushwacking jungle and bamboo all day then, it is going to take its toll as any other instrument will eventually.

[@MarkYoungBushcraft]

I have not seen that type of fire lighting before. I think it may work well for use here in winter when wood is covered in ice. I would combine it with a base of dry sticks. I often wondered how well the parang would work in our environment. I like how the handle angle/offset allows for chopping and splitting. Thanks for sharing Rob

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I suppose that this firelay is similar to a signal fire build, I think this quality tool could be successfully used it just about any environment even the frozen north, you could easily cut and shape blocks of snow for shelter building, skining and butchering would probably be quite easy on large game , you could hold the forward portion of the blade to do delicate skinning tasks. Lofty Wiseman's favourite tool!

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Dry sticks are a luxury in my local Woods, I'll be there again tomorrow I'll have to think of another firelay.

[@grahamwinter5536]

👍Nice one Rob. Not a big fan of Parangs myself, but it did a great job here 👌😊

[@allanshillinglaw3083]

Hi Rob, Hope you’re well. I have the AEB-L version with the kydex sheath, and about the first three inches of the spine from the handle is mega sharp for striking a ferro rod. It is 3.5 mm thick and holds an edge like no other and has a nice convex grind, with about the first two inches of the grind from the scales being true scandi. Hope you continue to enjoy yours. All the best, Allan

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I've been InTouch with Ben Today and I'm going up to get one in AEB-L end of next month.

[@allanshillinglaw3083]

@@RobEvansWoodsman you won't regret it mate. Expensive, but money well spent. I also have a woodlander and a nomad, also in AEB-L, and they hold a fantastic edge. Ben's cryo/heat treat is definitely on point. I have only ever had to strop them to touch up the edge, never had to use the whetstone yet. Hope it serves you well. ATB, Allan

[@Mike-kr9ys]

Thanks for the good review. It is good because you have the knowledge, skills, and ability to test the (any knife/blade/tool) knife with real world usage. Anyone can make a KZbin video, but it takes skill to test a knife in a relevant way. Re: Condor parang - shame about that. To me, it seems that Condor can make a design that LOOKS like it would work well, but falls short in the DOING of the work. Re: I think I remember, hazy memory from back in the day, that the UK military issued, or had available a parang for use for some units, maybe in certain environments. If that is so, I, for one, would love to see you review one. Thanks for another great video!

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

The Golok tree beater as they called it or something else?

[@Mike-kr9ys]

@@RobEvansWoodsman Now that you say that, I believe it was called a golock. It was way back in the mists of time, and my memory fades...or golok...anyway, I was curious if the golok was more like the Condor version, or more like the one you tested here. Maybe somewhere in between?

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

@@Mike-kr9ys it wasn't like either of them, I think they were originally made by Martindale (🐊 emblem) Google it, they were a straight short thick machete.

[@martinoutdoors6941]

I do like a parang and have much admired the iban parang from Ben however I did also very much like the nessmuk X-L from Dorset woodland blades.

[@johnturner6251]

THANKX ROB

[@schonbeardwildmark]

That’s a beautiful knife mate! Nice to see it in action!

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I like it so much I'm thinking of buying one in stainless!

[@ericlevine420]

Ok Robert That knife is very cool because it has style and functional Work of art really. I would hate to carve a netting needle with it, but that's not what it's for. 🍻

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I'd give it a go!

[@grahamblackall6305]

Here's hoping that you get your parang back!

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Unlikely.

[@gareththompson5653]

Great review, really nice looking parang.

[@martyb3783]

Great video and review.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

👍 thanks

[@Mugwumps107]

Great filum again Burt 👍🏻 That Parang is a Beaut, I handled one at Bens store at the Shraftin show, very nice indeed as are all his stuff. Great, fair and unbiased review as always. I hope you find your own Parang and it comes back to you. You didn’t enjoy the Condor Duku then by the sounds of it. Mind you it’s not very expensive to be fair and mass produced I spose. Burt Evans could stickerfeather with a rusty teaspoon I reckon 😁 Now to more important matters of Tea, Yarkshuh tea is indeed the best from what all my mates tell me too. I prefer a nice coffee 😮😀🇬🇧

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I like both Dave

[@The-Armed-Pacifist]

I think you could make a feather stick with an old lawnmower blade and a broom handle. Nice work!

[@ericlevine420]

Lmao Or a broken bottle

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Give anything a go mate, the problem lies in making multiple feather sticks, you really need the right handle /grip.

[@The-Armed-Pacifist]

@@RobEvansWoodsman Which of your own designs do you prefer?

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

@The-Armed-Pacifist I'm struggling to answer that one , I think I prefer the MK2 to the MK1 but I have a new version of the bushtool coming soon which might just be my perfect knife, I prefer both my designs than my existing bushtool.

[@The-Armed-Pacifist]

I have never made a knife from scratch. I have installed scales from our own wood grown onsite. Most of the knives were Damascus forged by Billy Meeks in BelAir, Maryland, USA. Unfortunately, Billy has suffered at least two strokes and is pretty much retired. Of the knives he made and completed, my favorite is a Damascus copy of a large knife which Bowie SUPPOSEDLY gifted to a friend of his. It is beautiful, but not practical. I would love to purchase one of yours someday. I’m running out of time. I will be 75 on the 18th.

[@spider5001]

Really cool Mr Evans. I never been able to try a parang yet. I like to use kukris. I noticed a portion of unsharpened up near the handle. I know people in my area have been sharpening that to their preferred scandi for feathers. Kind of a rip off of the skrama. Do you think you would be able to put your scandi up there without weakening the blade? It would be cool to see a mod. Great video again!🙂

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I'm not touching the grind on this knife, it's an awesome tool and I have dozens of scandi knives I can use..

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

Can't fault the parang except that it isn't a khukuri!

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I'm a big fan of the Cold steel kukri.

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

@@RobEvansWoodsman those I haven't ever had or used but haven't really heard anything really bad about them except current prices!

[@stonemonkey1968]

Rob was it the full size parang or the pocket parang? I think the pocket parang from Ben has a 7" blade. Great video as always

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Full size Eban parang , I love it, getting a new one in Aeb-l soon.

[@skovbo65]

You shoud try the part between the handle and the edge it migth be suitable for a ferro rod.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

It's been rounded for comfort when choking up.

[@JJ-ef7lb]

Ben Orford only makes quality knives and tools. Hefty price but you get what you pay for sometimes.

[@THENEWWRANGLER]

Can you explain more the lack of love for the condor duku parang please.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I do explain in another video but I can't remember which one it is, to keep it short I found three failings, steel is soft, not enough weight up front and the awful round slippery handle which rotates in the hand when in use. The sheath was also far too tight and sat too high on the belt.

[@THENEWWRANGLER]

@@RobEvansWoodsman I see I altered the sheath on mine for a lefty, and used a drop down belt loop so it rides lower than the stock sheath loop, also I used camo duct tape to wrap my handle for added grip and perhaps to stop the rolling in the hand. also added a lanyard so it locks to my hand, I can't comment on the soft steel, I don't think I could tell the difference

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

@@THENEWWRANGLER I flattened the handle and made another sheath which was an improvement but I really don't like the tool.

[@svDrakus]

how to place an order for a MK Skookum knife?

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

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