Condor Jungle Bowie

My lady enjoys her Hog Sticker very much! :D

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The combat was one of the first Condors I got. It's a good li'l chopper, especially when you're carrying a bunch of other stuff, too. :cool:
 
You're a lucky man, 42. A cute wife who likes blades, a kid on the way, you get to live in Maine AND you get to work in a knife store? What more could a man ask for?

Well, I gave that Jungle Bowie a whuppin' yesterday. Well, not as much as I would have liked. But I did cut down a bunch of dead sunflowers out on my deck. :D It was dark, and I couldn't really see what I was doing- and WHACK! I swung that puppy full tilt into one of our mild-steel rod planters. DING! Rolled that edge right on over- mushed it. Which is exactly what you want machete steel to do if you pull a stupid stunt like that and hit something hard. D'oh! Needless to say, I was displeased with myself. But I took the knife in and gave it a few hard licks with a butcher's steel, and was able to push a good bit of the roll back into place. With a diamond stone, some sandpaper and a strop, I was able to get the edge back almost as good as new. There's a little nick about 1/16th of an inch across where I lost the steel I couldn't roll back into place, but the edge is back to screaming sharp, and I got to learn about how Condor's stainless holds up. Pretty well, I would say. That same hit would have damaged ANY blade- and the steel deformed instead of chipping- I was able to repair most of the damage.

Good stuff! :thumbup:
 
moonwilson said:
Blargh. Fine. No sense prolonging the inevitable, I suppose. One Combat Machete, one Hog Sticker and one 12" Tramontina on the way for good measure.

I'll be able to put together a pretty rad group shot of my machetes soon, at this rate. :foot: And I'll prolly be eating Ramen and living in a cardboard box.
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atta boy!

this thing kept me awake last night..scheming on how im going to get the mrs to approve :D
 
moonwilson said:
You're a lucky man, 42. A cute wife who likes blades, a kid on the way, you get to live in Maine AND you get to work in a knife store? What more could a man ask for?
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Better pay and a job that's not seasonal. Also a manger who's not a d-bag...but I digress. :p Glad to hear that the Jungle Bowie held up to that beating! I think I'd actually get a little sick to my stomach if I hit an iron rod with one of my choppers! 'Tis a sensation that belongs only in nightmares! :barf: :D

dawsonbob said:
It's "The Eye of the Condor." Silly, I know, but there it is.
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It's sort of like when Spyderco puts a hole in one of their fixed blades. It's just sort of their thing. :D It DOES give a novice audible feedback about edge alignment, though. If your edge is properly aligned with the swing you'll get a nice subtle whistling noise. :D
 
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