Condor Bushcraft Parang

Hey guys! In this video we review the Condor Bushcraft Parang that we have used heavily in the initial stages of clearing our forest. It's a phenomenal tool at a pretty reasonable price.
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[@s.e.fernandez4002]

This was a VERY EDUCATIONAL video. I particularly appreciate the time invested in covering the safety warnings. Thank you for taking the time to create this very comprehensive and helpful video! Love your channel!

[@ForestToFarm]

Thanks! We love doing it. It may not be "The Way" to start a homestead/farm from scratch but its "A Way"! Terry

[@saymyname3097]

It's evident you know how to work with that machete. The advice of chopping away from the body is priceless. Thanks for sharing this information. Nice video.

[@ForestToFarm]

You’re welcome and Thanks!!

[@Wildwestwrangler]

Your working yourself harder than necessary. Your really not gaining anything swinging it strongarm with 2 hands, use a pinch grip and keep your wrist loose using a snapping cut. You will be just as effective with less effort, cause you're swinging it like a Westerner would swing a tool, and leading with your elbow working twice as hard!!!

[@ForestToFarm]

Good to know.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Nice to see someone review something they have actually used. Good video

[@ForestToFarm]

Thanks! I know exactly where you are coming from. Yeah we try to actually use stuff before we tell how great it is lol. We have several tools and knives we have had for a good while but have yet to use them. So the review shall wait. That Condor is top notch. I would suggest it to anyone. Terry

[@CM-kr8wv]

Agree on the Condor Parang’s virtues and share the sheath complaints. My first sheath solution was to cut the stitching and drill out the first two rivets and replace them with snaps. The second solution was to heat and flatten a piece of pvc pipe into a sheath. That’s my preferred solution given that the kydex custom ones cost more than the parang does.

[@ForestToFarm]

The Condors awesomeness makes it worth it al! Terry

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

Czy warto kupić Condor buscrafy parang? nie wyszczerbia się w seku suchym drewno?

[@adammcguinness9950]

Great demo mate. I love my Condor tools. They’re reliable. You gave some great advice in this video. I always work away from myself. It makes me cringe when I see some people swing a machete/large knife.

[@ForestToFarm]

Thanks man! They are great tools and tough. You can never be too safe but you can always try. 😁

[@david22202]

Chopping trees sure beats the gym! I love seeing how much light comes in when you take down the trees! Can't agree more on the safety 'where is the blade going if it glances or it goes through the branch)...have a friend that put an axe through his calf muscle and it messed him up proper. He didn't know how to use the tool and life taught him quickly. Right tool and technique for the job, always safety first! I've been big on the Silky saws for anything under 5 inch diameter and loppers for most of the smaller stuff, they help get a lower cut so my brother doesn't bug me on all the 3 ft stumps everywhere! :) Good review!

[@ForestToFarm]

Thanks! Yeah those stumps need to come out. Fall on one and its a big boo boo, lol. We use the chain saw as well for most of that but we just wanted to show what it was capable of if a person had to use it that way. Its great for getting in thick brush and clearing enough branches to get started with the chainsaw. You are going to like our upcoming video of the silky! Very good saw. Terry

[@johnlieske8908]

Well done on demonstration and proper safety of the tool .

[@ForestToFarm]

Thank you! Terry

[@ronaldgaska4480]

Hi Guys! Happy Memorial Day Weekend to the both of you and family from coastal Groton/New London, Connecticut. Must be hot and humid in your parts. Our leaves have been on the trees for three weeks now. Hoping for more sun and less rain. Rough month in these parts humidity, cool, hot, clouds, rain and more rain, 4 rare tornadoes and hardly any sun here at the shore. Your videos of land management and tips are appreciated. God Bless always.

[@ForestToFarm]

Thanks Ronald. And happy memorial Day to you as well! Weather has been crazy here also. It has been rainy and humid here. Thanks for watching! Terry

[@axeandturtle]

Nice review! Great demonstration

[@ForestToFarm]

Thanks! Great tool!! Brian

[@danzigrulze5211]

I own a lot of parangs and machetes my favorites are my Bidor parangs from MyParang.com and the Condor Bushcraft parang with a custom kydex sheath. I live in southern Louisiana so I'm always using them for something. Whether using them to clear a trail in the marsh/swamp to go fishing, to clearing lines of sight for going bow hunting.

[@ForestToFarm]

Thanks for sharing! We love the condor. They hold up extremely well.Will check the others out. Terry

[@michalurbanful]

Good review, great advices!

[@ForestToFarm]

Thank you! Merry Christmas!!

[@sifusasdo2314]

Cool Video 👍 Thank U for the Info and the Links 👍 I have a lot of Condor Machetes and of course the Skramas. I didnt wanna buy it cause the handle looks so ugly...but now I will just put black Hockeytape on it and buy two of them. That was one of the best Machete field tests I ever saw👍 Greetings from Vienna Austria ✌️

[@ForestToFarm]

Your welcome and thanks for the kind words!!

[@ApocGuy]

as a tool its amazing for clearing bushes and vines . i bought one few years ago, still going on strong. my second go to for camping, and i spend a lot of time outside. if you can get past "looks" its really really good tool.

[@darrellallen7931]

Great tool, gotta get me one for sure..... I would suggest adding a paracord lanyard for a more safe and secure grip

[@ForestToFarm]

Not a bad idea. Terry

[@darrellallen7931]

@@ForestToFarm Terry, I make custom natural fork slingshots, and use a thumb lanyard from paracord. You simply attach it to the handle end, then while holding the blade, pull the two tag ends up and across the back of your hand and let your thumb split the two ends, then mark where the cords meet on the other side of your thumb and tie a couple of snake knots to form the loop that goes around your thumb, singe the very end so it doesn’t come apart.

[@duncang01]

I had a Camilus that broke in the handle. Cheap crap. I have several Condors and they are all great.

[@ForestToFarm]

Condors are awesome! Terry

[@ChristianPrepperGal]

Great video! Love the safety tips!!

[@ForestToFarm]

Thanks! We have many more bush craft videos planned for the future. Check back often! Terry

[@ChristianPrepperGal]

@@ForestToFarm Will do! I subscribed and clicked on the bell :)

[@ForestToFarm]

Thanks! And welcome. Its gonna get really interesting soon when we start building our houses. Terry

[@ChristianPrepperGal]

@@ForestToFarm You're welcome. I'll be looking forward to it :)

[@darvinpreece601]

A quick and secure sheath-fold over some aluminum. (The type you put on roofs in the valleys and peaks. I think it’s called “Flashing”.) And fold it to fit the parang . Folded so that 2 layers are over the edge. Then wrap duct tape around it to cover it completely. You can also fasten a Couple Of straps under the duct tape and leave them sticking out to tie the handle so it won’t fall out. However if you hammer the folds tightly then flare out the mouth .of the sheath, it is unlikely to fall out. It will be held very tightly. I made one like this to put on my ATV years ago. It’s still there under the cargo rack. Makeshift, and “caveman engineered” but it works very well. And watch those small stumps sticking up. They are a serious impalement danger. My ATV tires know that well, but I have seen people fall on those and impale themselves. Fortunately, all of those were minor danger. However, it could easily have been much more serious.

[@ForestToFarm]

Sounds like that would work. I hear ya on the stumps. Dangerous stuff if you fall. Terry

[@MrScoresby]

A 1" folded to 1/2" copper trim riveted to the top of sheath with copper rivets might save it. The blade would then slide through the fold in the copper. Old school on axe sheaths. the old guy Bert.

[@ForestToFarm]

Great words of wisdom! Thanks for the advice! The copper is softer than the steel so no problem with the blade getting dull. Good idea. Thanks! Terry

[@felixchin1438]

The manufacturer is located in a small town in Malaysia. It's about rm50 which is USD 10 plus. He has 6 ovens as he sells in the hundreds. We also have many smaller shops with high quality knives. Just sharing...malaysian outdoor guy.

[@ForestToFarm]

Thanks!

[@ivanteo1973]

why didn't you use chain saw when you have such a big forest to clear?

[@ForestToFarm]

😁we did use a chainsaw. This was just a video showing off the tool. Thanks for watching! Terry

[@alangastler9187]

What do you then do with the stumps that are close to waist high. How do you remove or take care of them?

[@ForestToFarm]

Lager stumps we hit with a mini ex. The stuff you see here was just for demonstration purposes. Terry

[@djaw827]

Hello Terry, I hesitate between Warlock, the Village Parang, and this Bushcraft. I lean towards bushcraft. In France, it's the cheapest. I'm looking for a good all-round machete. But I don't know enough about blade grinding. What do you think ? Merci pour votre conseil.

[@ForestToFarm]

What sold us on the Bush craft is the amazing grip. Its rock solid. We feel very confident it won't slip while using it within reason of course. Terry

[@Ve-suvius]

Bushcraft Parang all the way. The Warlock has an awful balance, like a brick. The edge on mine was as thick as that of a cold chisel. And as Terry said, the handle of the Bushcraft Parang is amazing. The polypropylene grip won't get loose either, with intensive use. No pins, no wooden handle that splits ...

[@djaw827]

@@Ve-suvius I ended up buying the Bushcraft Parang. Incredible blade, well thought out. No regrets. Thank you for your feedback which will help the undecided

[@Ve-suvius]

@@djaw827 Great to hear. Yes, it is a very well made parang. Chops very effectively. And comfortable at the same time. Thank you for your feedback 😀👍.

[@fernandojimenez2922]

Buen machete pero no hace falta cortar arbolitos para probarlo usar los caídos

[@ForestToFarm]

I meed a translation for this. Will check back when I get time. Terry

[@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd]

There are lots of reputable brands, Cold steel , and Ontario, makes great inexpensive products.

[@ForestToFarm]

Yeah there’s plenty out there. Great tools! Terry

[@toolsconsumables7055]

Dear Brian, A very interesting how to & more importantly how to do it with safety in mind with such a potentially lethal implement. However personally a cordless chainsaw would be my weapon of choice as less limited to the size of branches &/ tree trunks one could cut as well as being perhaps somewhat safer. Kind regards.

[@toolsconsumables7055]

Dear Brian, Thank you very much for your courteous & hearted reply. I noticed you do have a chainsaw which unlike the parang would allow you to cut the tree right from the bottom & thus removing any bits sticking out of the ground. All the best. Kind regards.

[@ForestToFarm]

True story. Terry

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

Parang is probably the most practical for the forest? Can you scan the Machete's outline? scan you can do a cell phone

[@ForestToFarm]

It’s definitely a good tool to have around! Thanks for watching! Terry

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

@@ForestToFarm Can you outline and trace the Machete Condor buscraft parang on a piece of paper and send the scan?

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

@@ForestToFarm you can do the scan with your smartphone

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

Witam czy można scan obrysu maczety parang?

[@ForestToFarm]

I don’t understand.

[@lyndonlakhansingh]

Take a 3 inch PVC pipe heat it in boiling water, flatten it,cut it to the blade shape and rivit together and you have a very durable and cheap custom case.

[@ForestToFarm]

Thanks for the tips! We may have to try that some day! Terry

[@creater727qp6]

the parang is sharp..but the way it is not correct especially when you cut down. the tree..it no need to use both of your hand....it enough use one hand....this parang popular from sarawak..malaysia...@dayak @iban this type of parang......not to use both hand..ahha

[@ForestToFarm]

One thing is for sure, it does a great job! Terry

[@kaizenlife6792]

Hello! Could you help me. I want to make a drawing for handmade. you can put it on paper and trace around the machete. then scan and send me the file.

[@ForestToFarm]

Sorry. Have been swamped. Will try to get this later.

[@kaizenlife6792]

@@ForestToFarm ok! Thank you

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

Czy warto kupić Condor buscraft parang? Czy nie wyszczerbia się w seku suchym drewno?

[@ForestToFarm]

We like it.

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

@@ForestToFarm można wymiary obrys maczety chcę zrobić samemu taką

[@TheAcfallejoseph]

Fast with good weight towards the tip?

[@ForestToFarm]

It has a great balance and yes weight seems to be forward a bit. Terry

[@TheAcfallejoseph]

@@ForestToFarm sounds like what I'm looking for. Thanks

[@ForestToFarm]

@@TheAcfallejoseph I don't think a person could go wrong with it. Enjoy. Terry

[@Ve-suvius]

It's an excellent tool to have..

[@rhondablanton1137]

is sweetgum soft or hard wood

[@ForestToFarm]

It is considered hard wood. Very hard to split. Yet its not strong, just stringy.I hear people used it for board and baton siding on barns back in the day. Terry

[@bank80]

Forest To Farm they are also used for fence posts...

[@ForestToFarm]

Did not know that. Terry

[@dragonclaw88]

make your own sheath out of PVC pipe...heat it up form it....works great

[@ForestToFarm]

Thanks. May have to try that. Terry

[@laodealmuqarrabun656]

is it full tang?

[@ForestToFarm]

The tang goes back to the lanyard hole and the lanyard tube goes through it. I have used it to chop 6-8" trees in half (once felled) just to test the durability. It's held up extremely well. I have also used it to baton large stock and it does great at that as well. Definitely a good investment! Brian

[@laodealmuqarrabun656]

Thanks for your reply

[@ForestToFarm]

No problem, glad to help!

[@onixpyro3883]

Thats not really a too handed tool i was wondering why u felt the need to use both hands

[@ForestToFarm]

Ha ha, it varies with the material for me. Sometimes I just feel the extra grip helps out especially on larger material or if I am a bit tired from working. Brian

[@csempire]

Sweet gums are trash trees; only good for bean sticks.

[@ForestToFarm]

Hey its the big Winner! We do not care for them either. They make great shade trees but those gum balls are awful. We will be clearing them out as we thin the forest making room for more desirable trees. Terry

[@13bravoredleg18]

csempire I always used them for a "back log" in a wood stove. The wood is so wet, it will burn all night. Wake up in the morning and you still have hot coals!

[@ForestToFarm]

@@13bravoredleg18 That's a good thing! Terry

[@syedfuadin2358]

Incline , that is the right way to cut small tree or sapling. I am Malaysian I know that.

[@ForestToFarm]

Thanks!

[@Wildwestwrangler]

It's made in El Salvador, but please don't mistake it for something that central or south America uses!!! The parang originates in south east Asia Malaysia, Borneo, Thailand, the Philippines, they vary Abit from golok to parang, to bolo, or even barong!!! They also use the enep style of machete as well!!!

[@ForestToFarm]

Either way its a great tool! Terry

[@arshatarifin7442]

Yeah..the parang is originally invented and used in Malaysia and the surrounding area..that's why it's called a "Malayan" machete..Malayan refers to Malaya..the former name of my country and it can also mean Malay, which is the main Race in Malaysia..it's not made by someone in central America originally 😁😁..if u want the original parang...pls come to Malaysia or u can buy it online..and I got a few of them myself.

[@mrc2205]

Condors machetes are great.

[@ForestToFarm]

Agreed! Very well balanced and cut great! Terry

[@mistersmith3986]

1. Do you have a video of sharpening this Parang with a puck 2. Thank you for NOT doing a stupid paper cutting test. Thanks for the video my Bladed Brother ⚔️ ✝️

[@ForestToFarm]

Howdy! Here’s the quick sharpening video I did: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5u0ZIaorbqXo6M You’re welcome, haha. Thanks so much for watching! Have a great day! Brian

[@viseshseernam39]

the blade but the sheath is crap need a leather one

[@ForestToFarm]

Yeah. But like you said its an awesome blade. Terry

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Just a thought but all US videos on parangs and machetes that I’ve seen cut small trees. Only part of the work of a machete. Also a lot easier as easy target. Cutting brush, thorn, bramble etc is kind of harder as need to connect with the branches and cut at same time in one swing, with limited room. I am relieved you were taking the trees down anyway as some youtubers just park car walk ten minutes and start cutting trees pointlessly. I hate to see it.

[@ForestToFarm]

Thanks! I agree its sad to just cut trees for no real reason. Terry

[@user-fs7df1xg9v]

Put hockey tape on the handle

[@ForestToFarm]

Honestly we have never had a problem holding on but yeah that is still a good idea 👍. Thanks for the input for watching! Terry

[@user-fs7df1xg9v]

Yeah it's the black cloth tape also used for bats. You can just tack it down with super glue and smooth the seam. Now the trick is to coat it with paraffin wax to seal and give it perfect grip.

[@user-fs7df1xg9v]

This tip is for the Condor....great parang!

[@jamilwahab4965]

👍🏻👌🏻🇲🇾

[@ForestToFarm]

:) Terry

[@christianlaesser9079]

Good and bad quality comes from China... a cheap and crappy knife as well as an extraordinary good one. A 10ct lighter, as well as a flagship iPhone. Almost all steel too. It just means your first two machetes were lower end imports. If you want a SV90 grade steel, it also comes from China. Good review, greetings

[@ForestToFarm]

Thanks! Yeah it's all about quality control and what the actual company wants to sell.

[@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd]

Keep it slathered in any cheap old grease and Don’t ever store it in the sheath .

[@ForestToFarm]

Great plan! Thanks for watching!! Terry

[@block672008]

niiice, so you say you keep your walking sticks always at hand entering your property...?:) a walking stick for you mom, aaaand one for you son, and for you honey, damn...where's my walking stick! - thought I left it somewhere round here...:))

[@ForestToFarm]

Ha ha.

[@evilbrave5379]

You should cut all the trees I think. A living tree worth nothing and is probably useless. the good thing to do is ... to cut it for fun, and again and again and again. Good job dude ! And don't forget to tell everyone to do the same ;-) That's SOOOO fun

[@ForestToFarm]

Ha ha. Actually one of the reasons we bought it was to save the trees there. There was a local school system looking to buy it and they would have leveled it to the ground and then put in buildings and a big parking lot. Then there are several builders we have talked to who said if they knew it was for sale they would have bought it and developed it. Again clearing it to the ground and then building houses roads and sidewalks. We can not afford to buy that much land and set on it so we are compromising and bought it, are clearing enough land to build our two houses and a barn and a small pasture and garden area and some fruit trees. The rest will remain forest. Plus we are clearing the massive amount of poison oak that has all but killed many of the larger trees. The huge pines we have taken down were infested with pine Beatles so we have actually done the forest justice buy clearing them out and in turn reducing the spread of those nasty bugs. About 3 or 4 seem to die off every year. If we do not take them down in a safe controlled manner they end up many times wiping out other healthy trees. So there's that. We are slowly improving the land and developing habitat areas for deer, turkey and other animals that live there. We are planning to work with the American Chestnut Foundation in trying to restore the American Chestnuts back to our countries forests. They were almost extinct. We hope we can get some growing here in a natural way. That alone would make all our hard efforts worth while there. There are other tree species we are looking at that we hope to also plant and help restore to our area. We are also doing our best to eradicate and invasive shrub species that is taking the place over. As older trees die off the invasive shrubs are so thick that other plans/trees struggle to make it while this invasive stuff just keeps on taking the place over. So yeah we are taking some trees out and it is fun and it is a great thing and very beneficial for the forest. We have caught some flak here and there for what we are doing. I always say making assumptions is not always a good thing. Give a person the benefit of a doubt before judging them. Terry

[@bobsmoot2392]

Make a butter knife out of what's left of the SS China CRAP. Condor is great quality at a great price. Condor is honest.

[@ForestToFarm]

Agreed! Terry

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

1:00amezind jak to się stało

[@ForestToFarm]

Hitting wood, a pine tree.

[@DominikChmiel-mp8ch]

Witam czy można rysunek parang maczeta przesłać tutaj chcę zrobić samemu parang maczeta

[@HappyfoxBiz]

14:55 and there is a very high chance that testicular cancer will no longer be a concern for you as well, you can repair a leg, but family jewels is... well, self appointed Darwin awards are never a good thing to aim for

[@ForestToFarm]

Ha ha! Terry

[@Wildwestwrangler]

It should not be a good workout, the tool should be doing the work not you.

[@ForestToFarm]

Yeah its was a long day and I think he was spent from all we had been doing. Terry

[@Wildwestwrangler]

@@ForestToFarm nobody can say that he doesn't have one hell of a work ethic though #oldschool!!!

[@Wildwestwrangler]

I got the Condor pack golok cause I'm about to go in for surgery on my back and really can't swing, but with a proper pinch grip and wrist flick it'll bite just about as hard as my Stihl hatchet!!!

[@ForestToFarm]

@@Wildwestwrangler You got that right!! Terry