FOX Parang XL- emergency shelter frame

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Nice day here, since Christmas




A lot of acacia’s trees on the track:


After 2 hours walking, sun was disappearing, so I decided to spend my last 30 minutes of sunlight to build a frame for an emergency shelter, to have some more fun and figure out how much time I need to whit the Parang XL


This is the Parang XL Gen2


Here is the specs:
Blade: Stainless steel 440C – thickness mm 3,5
Dimension: blade 26 cm / total length 43 cm
Hardness: HRC 56
Weight: 440 gr.
Handle material: ABS
Sheath: Nylon
Production: Italy

I used wild hazelnut branches as a shelter’s frame material, no reason to cut down young trees












Some 10 minutes for the shelter’s frame. It was just a sort of joke, anyway a lot of fun!
Ciao
Alfredo
 
Could you expand on your impressions of the overall feel of the knife whilest working with it? Any hot spots? How did the edge hold up (I hope fine but you did stick it in the ground so I wondered if there was any sharpness loss) How is the balance? Does it lend itself to finer work? Love your pictures, was just hoping for a quick synopsis of those pics pertaining to the knife in question
 
barrabas74 said:
Could you expand on your impressions of the overall feel of the knife whilest working with it? Any hot spots? How did the edge hold up (I hope fine but you did stick it in the ground so I wondered if there was any sharpness loss) How is the balance? Does it lend itself to finer work? Love your pictures, was just hoping for a quick synopsis of those pics pertaining to the knife in question
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Any hot spots?
No, also because the task was no more than 10 minutes, this case. Someone has experienced hot spots using the Parang XL for prolonged tasks, me no, never.

Anyway the handle did'nt match 100% the tang, I had no problems but this is something to highlight




How did the edge hold up (I hope fine but you did stick it in the ground so I wondered if there was any sharpness loss)?
The edge is in 440C, not a super-steel, but decent, and hold an edge well. No problem at all until now, here some pics before and after washing the blade with water and sponge





How is the balance?
The knife is right balanced towards the point - obviously. But not so much, due to the thin blade.

Does it lend itself to finer work?
As I said, it's a slasher. If you mean i.e. doing feather-stick, my answer is yes. Carving, I would say not.

Hope this help. Alfredo
 
Good stuff. Thanks for the Review.
You really do live in a "nice place".
 
I hope I didnt come of too pushy in my request (Working nights 7days strait so far) I just was really looking hard at buying this knife and was hoping you enjoyed owning it. I am glad you like it and very much appreciate the extra pictures and explanation. Thank you.
 
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