Condor Golok

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Jay S.

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I just received my Condor Golok yesterday and I am very impressed to say the least. Fit and finish was excellent with the machete itself as well as the sheath. It has a nice grind on the blade from the tip to the handle. The handle was well finished with no rough spots. Without knowing the price on this I would have guessed well over $100. Can't wait to clear some trails with it this weekend!
 
It's kinda heavy, but it is a heavy machete [1/4" at the handle] so I can't complain. I need to figure out the best way to waterproof the sheath. I keep putting off my hotwax attempt.
 
I was excited about the performance i got from mine as well. It's a high value item I would replace quickly if I somehow lost the one I have now.
 
bladerique said:
It's kinda heavy, but it is a heavy machete [1/4" at the handle] so I can't complain. I need to figure out the best way to waterproof the sheath. I keep putting off my hotwax attempt.
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Pick up some waterproofing spray for leather at a shoe store. If it works for leather boots, it'll work on a machete sheath. :)
 
I like mine, but it isn't really that heavy to me. It felt lighter than I thought it would have been, but that is good in that it swings faster for me. Great, affordable blade.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Pick up some waterproofing spray for leather at a shoe store. If it works for leather boots, it'll work on a machete sheath. :)
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The problem with a long sheath is that water will run down and "fill" the inside, where the spray has likely not made an impact. I have to find a way to hotwax the thing all the way through.
 
bladerique said:
The problem with a long sheath is that water will run down and "fill" the inside, where the spray has likely not made an impact. I have to find a way to hotwax the thing all the way through.
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i have 2 ideas for you:

1. drill a hole in the very bottom of the sheath to let water out
2. maybe you could use vaseline to coat the leather.
 
i was serious, but i don't have any first hand experience with leather sheaths. i was just thinking/writing "out loud". if what i said is useless/wrong, i will delete my post.
 
bladerique said:
The problem with a long sheath is that water will run down and "fill" the inside, where the spray has likely not made an impact. I have to find a way to hotwax the thing all the way through.
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For what it's worth, I've never had any real big issue with the effect you're describing. Water will still be trapped inside, whether it's waterproofed or not, and I'd imagine that un-waterproofed leather would at least have some slight capillary action that would draw water more evenly throughout the surface level where it would be able to evaporate easier because of increased surface area. Might be wrong, but like I said I've never ended up with much water in my sheath, and whatever did always managed to dry out of it in not too much time. :)
 
drill a hole through the sheath at the bottom so water can drain out.
hot wax & oil tanned leather can be a bad combination.
 
1066vik said:
drill a hole through the sheath at the bottom so water can drain out.
hot wax & oil tanned leather can be a bad combination.
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That's what I'm worried about. The leather has been tanned and treated already. :(

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Hey 42, is there someone I can email at Condor that may be able to offer me advice?

I'm in FL, so that's why I'm concerned about this. It gets pretty wet during rainy season.
 
You could always give Rick Jones at Condor a call. He's a busy guy, but he's always happy to answer any questions a customer has! Even sent a reply from his Blackberry on a Sunday to a question I emailed him once. :p

If you really want to do something to give the sheath drainage, I'd take a leather punch and punch a small hole clean through the sheath near the tip. I think spray will do a good enough job as a whole though. Try borrowing one of those straw thingies from a can of WD-40 or something so you can spray a tight stream deep inside the sheath. :)
 
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