Mailman brought me a haul of new Condors - a few minor QC issues.

[FortyTwoBlades]

Ultra blac2 won't stick to the metal well, they are going with what will.

That's too bad. The UltraBlac2 is the toughest coating I've seen on anything, but if it doesn't stick to 1075 then you have to seek an alternative I suppose! I'll probably end up just using the carbon pieces until they start wearing and then I'll strip and polish them.

 

[SOUTHSTAR]

I just recieved my "18 el Salvador carbon steel machete today and it looks great. I can't belive they took the time to convex the edge. This thing is super sharp.

Also the exposed cutting edge on mine is deffinately coated with something. It has a rainbow look to it like oil but is very thick. It probably won't come off untill I chop stuff with it.

Two things I noticed is that it doesent have the eye of the co dor hole anymore but is stamped on the side near the tang saying condor.

Also mone did not come with a sheath.

 

[HikingMano]

I just recieved my "18 el Salvador carbon steel machete today and it looks great. I can't belive they took the time to convex the edge. This thing is super sharp.

Also the exposed cutting edge on mine is deffinately coated with something. It has a rainbow look to it like oil but is very thick. It probably won't come off untill I chop stuff with it.

Two things I noticed is that it doesent have the eye of the co dor hole anymore but is stamped on the side near the tang saying condor.

Also mone did not come with a sheath.

Wow, they must have started coating them, because mine came bare with a little minor surface rust :thumbup:. And yeah, as I mentioned to you before, mine doesn't have the eye of the condor either...I like it better that way even though it's a big blade.

You should have got a sheath though...my understanding was that all carbon 18" El Salvadors come with a sheath in the package deal...

 

[SOUTHSTAR]

I did go ahead and contact condor . I spoke to Rick and he is going to send me a sheath no charge but he said that they were not supposed to come with a sheath in the CS models. It just sounds to me like they are still tweaking the future marketing of condor in the US and there are still some glitches. But Rick has been very helpful . Try and get that kind of customer service when you buy a tramontina . Ain't gonna happen. The customer service deffinately justifies the slightly higher price. The high quality of machete doesent hurt either.

 

[Joezilla]

Hey South, help me out here. Where did you order the machete from? Did they say it had a sheath in the description? I'm interested to know.

-Joe

 

[Revolvergeek]

A couple weeks ago I received a Golok, Bolo, Kukri, Rodan and Bushcraft knife. Overall I am very pleased with them as a group.

I put the Golok, Kukri and Bolo to work cleaning the ditch bank next to my parent's house. We haven't touched the back part of it probably in 9-10 months at least (basically since doing some tree cleanup after Ike / Gustav) and it was overgrown with a mix of everything, from tall grass to big woody weeds almost 2 inches thick and Oak and Pecan saplings. All three came out of the box with a very polished edge that would shave but not pop hair off my arm. The Golok and Kukri were the stars of the show. The Golok is a beast and went through the big weeds and ~1.5 inch cane like there was no tomorrow, and did pretty well on the lighters stuff also. The Kukri was a much better performer than the Cold Steel Kukri machete that I have been using, so much so that I gave the CS away to a friend of mine later that weekend.

The Bolo chopped well on the heavier plants, but I kept thinking it would have been a stronger performer overall if it was a little longer. I am used to a 22 inch Ontario and I guess I was subconsciously comparing the two maybe.

The Rodan seems nice and stout, came out of the box very sharp and looks like a winner all around.

The Bushcraft was the only one that had any issues. The mark on the blade was double struck overlapping, which is no problem but did make me wonder about my new glasses for a minute! The blade also had a pronounced wire edge and just went nearly butter knife dull when I put it on a DMT steel to try to realign it. It is a handy and comfortable knife, and should be fine once I resharpen it.

The Golok, Kurki and Rodan will definitely get a lot of use by me. :thumbup:

 

[ejes]

Yesterday, I found a box on my step that came direct from El Salvador. Two brand new replacement knives (Rodan and Bushcraft) complete with sheaths. Both were in perfect shape. Looking at the finish and grinds on these two show they are really paying attention to what is going out the door. I think the guys/gals on the line have gotten a lot of practice since they started production and are becoming experts at this! Thanks Condor!!!

 

[SpookyPistolero]

Yesterday, I found a box on my step that came direct from El Salvador. Two brand new replacement knives (Rodan and Bushcraft) complete with sheaths. Both were in perfect shape. Looking at the finish and grinds on these two show they are really paying attention to what is going out the door. I think the guys/gals on the line have gotten a lot of practice since they started production and are becoming experts at this! Thanks Condor!!!

Thank you for following up with us! I am glad to hear that Condor has such a great level of customer service, they've sounded like a great company from all else I've heard as well.

 

[ejes]

Yep. Top notch.

 

[HikingMano]

Yes, ejes, thanks for the follow-up :thumbup:

 

[Joezilla]

glad you are happy with it!

 

[PayetteRucker]

I'm excited, I have a 3 day rafting trip coming up but next month I have a Rodan and a few other knives budgeted... my brother is turning 16 soon and as a birthday/christmas present I'm building him a backpacking starter kit with a Mountainsmith Maverick stuffed with some goodies, a Rodan and Mora will be in there.