Design Showdown | Condor Bushcraft Parang vs Golok Machete | Mini Chop Tournament 2

[@John..18]

That is one nice hat, 🤠🤠🤠

[@homeslicesharpening]

Gotta keep those UV Rays off man 😆

[@c3foto]

Thanks for testing and reviewing 💪🏻 I’ve been looking at the Bushcraft Parang for a while, so it’s definitely good to hear that you loved it 👍🏻😊

[@homeslicesharpening]

Yeah, I'd definitely recommend it. Present top recommendations for an all purpose lightweight chopper are Condor Bushcraft Parang or I just got Varusteleka's Terava Skrama which is just as good, just as lightweight and comes at a similar price, depending on currency conversion rates. I checked out your channel, sweet kayaking videos! I am jealous of your stamina and resistance to the cold!!! Haha! All the best.

[@CSGraves]

I used a parang candung/bandol quite a bit years ago, I too was a fan of that pattern. One thing I learned the hard way, though, is that on traditionally made versions, the grind is variable over the course of the edge... more obtuse in the chopping area about two thirds up the blade, and more acute near the tip, which I chipped/rolled pretty badly in a chopping session. This may be a non-issue with Condors and other western made parang that may not necessarily come with the traditional grind.

[@homeslicesharpening]

Oh that's interesting!!! I already sent this back, so can't confirm, but that's fascinating. I wonder why they do it...

[@CSGraves]

@@homeslicesharpening If memory serves, I think the tip was reserved for more delicate work like skinning and carving. Makes for a versatile blade, if one doesn't bang it up like I did !

[@TOMMYSURIA]

What is the wrap around the handle?🤔

[@homeslicesharpening]

I'm not sure - the viewer/donor put it on. Looks like fabric medical tape? Probably more likely hockey stick wrap or something of that genre. Though medical tape is actually a super interesting idea 🤔

[@michaelwaldeck7081]

I’ve been using the Condor parang for years, mostly to process pine kindling and it has never rolled or chipped. The edge retention though is not the greatest.

[@homeslicesharpening]

Yeah, I love the design so much! So efficient, and the steel seems really tough. But yeah, the steel is so springy and tough because it's a bit soft. Not a big deal on a chopper generally, and it's a wonderful tool, but yeah, edge retention is mediocre.

[@ketodad]

I bought like 5 of the Condor BCP's , in case they stopped making them. Beats ANY large knife to shame , and is great to pair with a shorter bushcraft-type knife. I'd much rather carry a parang and a smaller knife , than a 1/4" thick "pry-bar" expensive can't-cut-worth-shit survival knife.

[@homeslicesharpening]

Amen to that - this thing is amazing. I was thoroughly impressed.