Condor Village Parang defects - acceptable for a machete?

bertosknives said:
I don't know $60 is alot of money for that crappy fit and finish.
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Factor in the $25 MSRP leather sheath ($20 at equal level of discount as the $60 paid for the complete package) and it's really only a $40 tool, and there's nothing wrong with the fit aspect of the equation--just grind tolerances (ground more on one side--not a warp since it's straight as an arrow on the opposite side) and a zone of the edge that was overground, resulting in a dip. Factor in that you get distal taper and significant stock thickness for that money (features usually found on knives costing more) and it goes to explain a little better why some folks don't sweat the blems so much. But it all comes down to what's acceptable for the individual in question, which can be highly subjective. :)
 
Is this thread serious?

If you plan on using that, I would expect this sort of irregularity sooner or later. If you are not planning on using it, send it back and save up for something nicer (and you might also expect higher uniformity).

I would not expect those irregularities to impact use at all. I also would not expect $$$-level performance, fit and finish, or uniformity from a $$-level knife.

No offense and Not ranting, just offering my opinions.
 
I know where op is coming from you search for the best knife at a reasonable price then you save up and order then you wait and read more reviews and wait some more then you finally get the package and open it up then you see the defects and get kind of pissed and think man how could they send something out like this I should have saved up for something nicer then people say what did you expect and youre thinking a knife with no defects It probably won't make a difference in performance but if they don't care about sending out a knife with visable defects hows the heat treat and so on. thats how I would feel but I'am just a little coocoo.
 
Hell, I've never inspected a Condor knife that closely, and I have a few. For the price, little imperfections are not surprising, so I don't sweat them. BTW, I love my Condor knives and tools in spite of the fact that they my have small imperfections, because they work, and I never found the imperfections to begin with. Sometimes ignorance is bliss. I'm with the rest of the folks: touch up the minor flaws and party on with it. But batoning? Buy a Boomslang for that. Seems like the wrong tool for the right job.
 
Thanks for the additional input guys, I appreciate it.

As already mentioned, there is no bending this blade and that's OK because it's not bent as I first thought. It's asymmetrically ground.

My question is serious, I'm new to knifes and I don't know what passes for acceptable. I feel a lot better about it since I now realize it's not bent. I might contact Condor anyway and see what they say.

I put it to task last night and had a ton of fun with this thing. It's sheer size made batoning with a huge club a lot of fun and very satisfying.

What makes this thing such a poor choice for batoning? I have a coldsteel thrower/survival knife that I baton with and it's a little small for the bigger stuff. I live in the rocky mountains at 10,000ft and have campfires 2-3 time a week in the warmer months. I have a shed about 6 feet from the fire pit so it's not like I'm lugging this miles into the wilderness. It's just for entertainment and to develop a new skill with a large, heavy blade. The axe does most of the wood splitting, but I enjoy bashing with a club. Gets me in touch with my inner cave man. UGGG!!

When I do venture out into the mountains on my dirt bike, I just carry a Mora robust. My survival gear is a USGI goretex bivy, 20 deg down sleeping bag, self inflating pad and a 406mhz search and rescue beacon. I figure the chances are pretty high that I will be injured to the point where collecting wood and maintaining a large fire for this climate (freezing overnight temps even in summer) are not going to happen. And often enough I'm riding above tree line anyway.
 
Colorado^ said:
Thanks for the additional input guys, I appreciate it.

As already mentioned, there is no bending this blade and that's OK because it's not bent as I first thought. It's asymmetrically ground.

My question is serious, I'm new to knifes and I don't know what passes for acceptable. I feel a lot better about it since I now realize it's not bent. I might contact Condor anyway and see what they say.

I put it to task last night and had a ton of fun with this thing. It's sheer size made batoning with a huge club a lot of fun and very satisfying.

What makes this thing such a poor choice for batoning? I have a coldsteel thrower/survival knife that I baton with and it's a little small for the bigger stuff. I live in the rocky mountains at 10,000ft and have campfires 2-3 time a week in the warmer months. I have a shed about 6 feet from the fire pit so it's not like I'm lugging this miles into the wilderness. It's just for entertainment and to develop a new skill with a large, heavy blade. The axe does most of the wood splitting, but I enjoy bashing with a club. Gets me in touch with my inner cave man. UGGG!!

When I do venture out into the mountains on my dirt bike, I just carry a Mora robust. My survival gear is a USGI goretex bivy, 20 deg down sleeping bag, self inflating pad and a 406mhz search and rescue beacon. I figure the chances are pretty high that I will be injured to the point where collecting wood and maintaining a large fire for this climate (freezing overnight temps even in summer) are not going to happen. And often enough I'm riding above tree line anyway.
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There is nothing wrong with it, it's just batoning is a very controversial subject. Some are very opposed, some love to baton.
 
TheGame said:
There is nothing wrong with it, it's just batoning is a very controversial subject. Some are very opposed, some love to baton.
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It'll all good in my book. I just enjoy any excuse to play with knives. No doubt if I start breaking blades on a regular basis, I my change my opinion.
 
Yup, IMHO, NOTHING to worry about with that. Sharpen it up the way you want & use that puppy like it was meant for !!!!
 
In actual use you almost certainly won't notice it at all. I've used (and use) plenty of knives with much worse flaws and have never run into trouble from them. :)
 
the first "knife" i ever made as a full length real leaf spring off a 69 ford sedan , i was younger and had more muscle and less back issues then , i parked my truck on it , lifted it back against the curve of the spring , moved the truck some , repeated the process .. for a day and a bit till I had it straight .. well straight enough to use . in the last 25 years its got some of the bow back in the blade , but it still demolishes stuff just a well as when i had it straight .
a bit of a bend in a longer blade , or a off centre grind .. usualy doesnt affect how the thing works .. at least not if youre just clearing brush or splitting kindling anyway , in my experience .
 
From one Aussie to another, Thanks for the story Myal. I have fond memory's of my Grandad building me knifes out scrap metal on the bench grinder when I was a kid, living on the Gold Coast Hinterland. Sounds like you knew what you doing a bit more than my grandad though :-).
 
this kinda bend ..
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its out about 1cm over the length of the blade ..

it isnt even noticed really when Im using it

it is still one hell of a fun tool tho
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