Condor knives?

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They have few nice designs ,are inexpensive and have good sheats.How is their heat treatment on 1075?Most of these knives seem to have scandi grinds for working with wood(I use my knives for everything,including food prep).Which Condor is good slicer too?Any recomendations?
 
Good knife for the price. I have two Bushlores (wood handles, not mircarta). I had the Rodan but didn't like the handle. I replaced with a second Bushlore. I've been looking at the Crotalus too.

Do a search for Condor. You wont find too many complaints. Good bang for the buck and there is nothing wrong with their 1075 imo. Like any high carbon steel knife, it does require care tho.
 
I must second what gazz said, great knives for the price. I have the Condor Bushlore and Hudson Bay and love them both, amazing price for them too($30 & $40). The quality of the sheath is worth the asking price by itself.

Very little complaints other than the odd one about the knives being slightly unfinished or in need of sharpening though if you do have a problem if you contact customer service they will take care of you.

1075 Steel is great, tougher than 1095 and has a decent heat treat, Condor is very popular for a reason and I recommend the Bushlore and Hudson Bay whole heartedly, great budget blades. Other ones to consider are the Rodan and Kumunga, might need some handle reshaping but are great nonetheless, especially the rodan which is a tank but it's blade profile is amazing.
 
They have more than a few nice designs. I keep buying them. Have only owned one of their knives that was "off". They are an excellent value. Never cared much for the Rodan and yes, I didn't care for the handle at all.
 
Count me as a fan as well... I currently own just top side of 20 Condor blades and not a one of em am I disappointed with....especially for the price. some of them are among my favorite blades available at any price for what they do..... though admittedly I tend to own more of the big choppers than the smaller knives.
 
Thanx guys, Ill get couple of these, and will probably modify grinds a little.Yeah,lots of good designs and decent prices!
 
I think the Two Rivers Skinner would be a good slicer. That is my latest Condor which I purchased along with a Moonshiner a couple months ago.
 
Their 420HC stainless is very good. Have a number a couple of their machetes and knives in it. Sharpens up razor sharp and holds an edge reasonably well. We aren't talking super steel here. But I am very satisfied with both the 1075 and 420HC that they use. Have not tried one of their hatchets yet.

The one that I expected to be a good slicer is their Kephart, but I could never get it as sharp as I would like. It feels like a steak knife to me.
 
My few Condors have been great. The Golok is a formidable brush-clearing tool, esp. on the heavier stuff. The Bushlore is an excellent blade. The Kephart needed some work, and still needs more beyond my skills, but even so has been quite useful in camp.
 
22-rimfire said:
The one that I expected to be a good slicer is their Kephart, but I could never get it as sharp as I would like. It feels like a steak knife to me.
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The factory edge is pretty thick. Needs thinning out before it'll cut like it should.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
The factory edge is pretty thick. Needs thinning out before it'll cut like it should.
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I've heard stories about some gentleman at Baryonyx Knife Company that will thin the edge right out for you for an extremely reasonable fee. ;)

More seriously, I was going to say this before FortyTwoBlades popped into the thread, but if you want a Condor, go to his website, pick the special grade option and get it that way. You'll end up with a significantly better product than you otherwise would.
 
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The metal us soft in all the condor knives I have
The way to help that is to change the secondafy grind angle to make them more robust
 
insipid moniker said:
i've heard stories about some gentleman at baryonyx knife company that will thin the edge right out for you for an extremely reasonable fee. ;)

more seriously, i was going to say this before fortytwoblades popped into the thread, but if you want a condor, go to his website, pick the special grade option and get it that way. You'll end up with a significantly better product than you otherwise would.
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same !
 
Insipid Moniker said:
I've heard stories about some gentleman at Baryonyx Knife Company that will thin the edge right out for you for an extremely reasonable fee. ;)

More seriously, I was going to say this before FortyTwoBlades popped into the thread, but if you want a Condor, go to his website, pick the special grade option and get it that way. You'll end up with a significantly better product than you otherwise would.
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That is what I should have done, and will certainly do the next time. I was dismayed to learn after the fact that Baryonyx seems to have a lot of the knives I have been buying.
 
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