Parang

[Rick Marchand]

Here is a Mini Parang. It is small but has lots of cutting power. I really like the ergonomics of this one.


Rick

Parang
1084FG Steel
14 3/4" OA
8 1/2" cutting edge
5 1/2" Handle
7/32" spine, distal taper, tapered tang
handle is leather backed, hemp wrapped and epoxy soaked
sheath is 10oz cowhide, hand dyed, stitched, tooled and wax dipped.

 

[cramsey3006]

That's a chopper if I've ever seen one. Nice!

 

[mtnfolk mike]

love that Parang Rick..:thumbup:

 

[Dan Pierson]

I like that. The loop for the sheath belt loop is both good looking and practical.

 

[kevin adams]

loved all you just posted but that parang, wow!

 

[dfarmerknives]

Great lookin piece, Rick!

 

[JCavSD]

Nicely done Rick. Looks very functional and pretty to boot.

 

[spyken]

very nice looking.

how do you find the shock to the hand when using non-handled (or for that matter, non-mortised/hidden tang) choppers?

 

[Rick Marchand]

very nice looking.

how do you find the shock to the hand when using non-handled (or for that matter, non-mortised/hidden tang) choppers?

Actually, I would consider the new wrapped handles I'm doing to be closer to mortised/hidden than full. I remove about a 1/16 all the way around the tang, add tooling leather scales, wrap it in hemp then soak it in epoxy. the whole thing becomes one solid mass in the end.

I think it absorbs shock rather well... but then again, I don't feel much shock from full tangs either. Probably from decades of being a rock drummer... Ha!


Rick

 

[untamed]

DAAAMNN! Another functional beaut! :thumbup:

 

[chainring]

That looks great.

 

[LMT66]

That looks like a workhorse! Nice job on the design.

 

[the jerm]

sweeeeeeeeeet!!!!! I like everything about it.

 

[catros]

sweet...
nice hidden tang design
AFAIK, none maker in my country made tang like that
I've made 2 parang with rat tail and full tang

this is your own design ?
may I adopt that design ?

thanks

Sorry, my english not too well

 

[Mistwalker]

That looks great bro, lately I'm really liking shorter machete type choppers. I bet that 7/32 does give it some heft and power.

 

[Bayou Custom Knives]

Super nice . i really like that handle design.

 

[Carl_First_Timer]

Great total package.

 

[rpn]

Yeesh...chopper heaven. :thumbup:

Is that the same size as you did for the WSS machete challenge?

 

[Rick Marchand]

rpn...

The WSS Challange blade was 12" long... this one is 8.5".