Which golok, parang or machete?

[Trunks]

Ebening all,
I'm not in the Market yet, but for my next knife, I would like something big
Can you recommend me a parang, golok or machete?
Any particular model? Pics & links would be even better

Priced around the £100 mark. Cheaper is good too

Cheers

 

[snozz]

Ebening? Been celebrating the end of term!

 

[SimonM]

I recently got one of these, my first big bladeand rather like it.

I got it from Heinnie Haynes.

Just remember the sheath is extra.

HTH,

Simon

 

[Trunks]

Ebening? Been celebrating the end of term!

Sounds like I've got a blocked nose!

 

[Trunks]

I recently got one of these, my first big bladeand rather like it.

I got it from Heinnie Haynes.

Just remember the sheath is extra.

HTH,

Simon

Cheers Simon, I was looking at one of those, but it seemed incredibly cheap for such a big knife! What's the steel & build like?
After all, I wouldn't want it to come apart & slash my chest open!!!!!!

 

[SimonM]

Cheers Simon, I was looking at one of those, but it seemed incredibly cheap for such a big knife! What's the steel & build like?
After all, I wouldn't want it to come apart & slash my chest open!!!!!!

I bought it after reading a review done on here. I'd agree with everything said in the main review...well worth the money IMHO.

Simon

 

[Trunks]

I bought it after reading a review done on here. I'd agree with everything said in the main review...well worth the money IMHO.

Simon

Your opinion is good enough for me thanks Simon.

 

[SimonM]

Your opinion is good enough for me thanks Simon.

No pressure on me then...hope you like it!

Simon

 

[ged]

...After all, I wouldn't want it to come apart & slash my chest open!!!!!!

You been talking to JD?

You haven't said what you'll be wanting to use it for. I have several machetes and parangs, you'd be welcome to try out a couple if we ever get that Oxfordshire meet organized [edit- forget I said that, it was Tank not Trunks]. Failing that, maybe we could do another passaround.

My take on it is that there are two main uses for this kind of blade. Slashing thin vegetation to clear spaces or make a path through it, and cutting bigger things like tree limbs for shelter building, firewood (including splitting smaller logs), and larger clearing operations. I use a light Tramontina machete for most brush clearing type jobs, cheap as chips and perfectly adequate. I have heavier parangs and similar for heavier work. JonathanD did a review a while back (search for "Borneo Parang" or something). It was one of those that, er, cut short his recent Venezuela trip. The ones reviewed by JD are also cheap but as they were brought back from Borneo by Woody, not as cheap as they could have been.

There's also the issue of bending low. If you don't want to spend a lot of time crouching to reach whatever you're cutting then a much longer blade is desirable. A bit of a pain to carry if you're not using it, however.

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

I dont need more sharps, i dont need more sharps, i dont need more sharps....

 

[Trunks]

I recently got one of these, my first big bladeand rather like it.

I got it from Heinnie Haynes.

Just remember the sheath is extra.

HTH,

Simon

Cheers Simon,

One happy hammocker here

I bought one (more details http://www.heinnie.com/Knives/Condor-Knives/Condor-Knives-Golok-Machete/p-92-130-6180/ )

It seems like a cracking bit of kit, i'll put up more info when i've given it a proper going over

 

[SimonM]

Glad you like it James...

Simon