Got a Condor (Golok), came in great shape other than the edge.

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SilvanNosty

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I don't know how to sharpen blades, really, not that I even have the equipment. I'm sure I could learn, that's no problem. The problem is where to start and with what. lol

It's dull enough to just bend paper. Won't slice through any sort of fabric, and is just abysmal. Makes me sad. So how can I fix this? :)
 
Freehand, get a SIC stone.
Free hand, bastard file.
Free hand sandpaper on glass.

Jigs, powered sharpeners... Lot to read in the stickies.
 
A file and some sandpaper will get you there plenty good.
With a machete you can reprofile the thing with a file.
 
Find a piece of concrete or a rock with a flat edge and rub it on that until the edge feels sharp. Then find some sand paper and smooth the edge out.
 
Just remember, it's a machete and if you make the edge too thin, it won't last chopping woody material. But you blade sounds a bit dull to me. I use a Smith or DMT diamond stone that you can pick up at a hardware store in coarse and fine. Use the same stone on axes. It's the one that fits inside the handle.
 
Its not really a machete, more of a chopper so dont get the edge too thin.

Id use a belt sander and sharpen the crap out of the factory profile if it was me.
 
I LOVE my worksharp for my larger woods blades. Puts just the right edge on my choppers. It's an investment but it makes it super super easy.
 
theAntihero said:
Its not really a machete, more of a chopper so dont get the edge too thin.

Id use a belt sander and sharpen the crap out of the factory profile if it was me.
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Personally I'd say take the edge down to 15 degrees per side.
 
Search for Cliff Stamp and Condor Golok on youtube. He has a ton of videos on it's use, and on how he thinned down the grind on it and what it is capable of etc.
 
Cashmore said:
Search for Cliff Stamp and Condor Golok on youtube. He has a ton of videos on it's use, and on how he thinned down the grind on it and what it is capable of etc.
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I did that and those are very good videos. I just have no idea how to do any of it. :confused:

But I did buy a file and figured out how that works, lol. It's decently sharp now. So it's okay for me. This is my first machete anyway.
 
I like the Condor Golok a lot. For years I had problems getting a machete sharp enough until I tried out the diamond file I mentioned above. I hand sharpen most of my knives but the machete was always a challenge. Stay safe with your chopping. Pay attention.
 
22-rimfire isn't kidding, I purchased the Condor parang and Golok, those blades really cut after a little stone work on the edges. I really really watch out swinging those blades, one bad swing or a glancing blow off of some wood and into your leg and you might be chopping yourself a new prosthetic limb! Nice blades! I'll carry one all the time now hiking, camping, hunting ..... To the steak house? :)
 
monster said:
22-rimfire isn't kidding, I purchased the Condor parang and Golok, those blades really cut after a little stone work on the edges. I really really watch out swinging those blades, one bad swing or a glancing blow off of some wood and into your leg and you might be chopping yourself a new prosthetic limb! Nice blades! I'll carry one all the time now hiking, camping, hunting ..... To the steak house? :)
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you aren't kidding! I knicked my shin with a HD kukri through jeans, while stropping on a belt. I wasn't even pressing that hard, and the weight alone plus the 4 inches of acceleration space = 1/2" wide 1/8" deep cut. Full swing....yeah I don't even want to know.
 
Hey SilvanNosty... first off, welcome to bladeforums. There is a wealth of knowledge here and plenty of folks willing to help out with questions like yours. Bladeforums can be a bit complicated to navigate at first, so below is a link to a subforum that will give you more info than you ever wanted to know about sharpening your blade. Hope it helps!

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/794-Maintenance-Tinkering-amp-Embellishment

BTW, I have the a Condor Parang and love it. The good thing about a heavy (thick stock) machete is that is excels on harder woods while the thinner machete's are better on thin vegetation. Get it sharp and go whack on some stuff! Let us know how it goes... :thumbup:


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kdstrick said:
The good thing about a heavy (thick stock) machete is that is excels on harder woods while the thinner machete's are better on thin vegetation.

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Not necessarily. Under many circumstances that's the case, but one good example was when I received the samples of my Baryonyx Machete design from Condor. I had requested one in 2.2mm (originally intended spec) and 1/8" (prototype and popular request) stock thickness to see which one I liked better performance-wise. The 2.2mm actually chopped slightly deeper than the 1/8" version in a test on a green birch tree stump and weighed a full half pound less. Better performance and less weight.
 
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