As the title really, on the surface looks a good piece of kit but in my experience there's usually a few drawbacks. I have been looking of getting a heavyish parang/kukri for a while now and wondered if anyone has any experience with it ?
Any Lofty Wiseman survival tool reviews
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I had one yr's ago, but to be honest I hardly used it as I thought that the Handle Grip & Thickness was abit of a issue with my Hands, But if your looking for a well proven tool with a great rep and history.
It will do the job.
It will do the job.
Tried one a while back, the grip didn't work for me at all
I'd rather have a spring steel Parang
I'd rather have a spring steel Parang
Ah, thats two against the grip. Its a lot of money to start carving it around for comfort like i did with my Tramontina. Do you still have the Parang ? If so where did you get it ?
Passed it on a while back but I got it off a guy on britishblades
but you can find them around
www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/1292-MY-Parang-Duku-Chandong-10-Inch/
has decent reviews and the cheapest i've seen it - Heinnie have it for over £100
but you can find them around
www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/1292-MY-Parang-Duku-Chandong-10-Inch/
has decent reviews and the cheapest i've seen it - Heinnie have it for over £100
It’s another three against the grip, assuming you’re talking about the staniforths - me and the two people I’ve rehandled them for.
http://www.stewartjlight-knives.com/2012/09/a-re-handled-lofty-wiseman-survival-tool.html?m=1
A second rehandled Lofty Wiseman Survival Tool!
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Just to say, the tang on those is very short so I would only use one against soft vegetation.
I had the 1st Model ? of Lofty's Parang / Survival Tool which had the Black Rubber? Handle Grip.
I thought that the the Grip was Good but the Handle thickness on it wasn't enough for my hands, But with Gloves it felt ok, But I didn't think that wearing Gloves every time I was going to use it was going to be a winner.
I thought that the the Grip was Good but the Handle thickness on it wasn't enough for my hands, But with Gloves it felt ok, But I didn't think that wearing Gloves every time I was going to use it was going to be a winner.
Had one of the first ones was very thick at the spine traded it on British blades now use a kukri if I need a big blade
Like all tools you have to use for many months to be proficient with it and most knives will be good then. My use of the MOD survival knife a long time ago took ages to be good with it and most people hated that knife.
Looking at the re handled version it might be a idea to get a Lofty wiseman knife a good knife and re handle it. It will last a lifetime.
Looking at the re handled version it might be a idea to get a Lofty wiseman knife a good knife and re handle it. It will last a lifetime.
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It is a strange looking beast. I got myself a Condor Lochnessmuk blade blank from Heinnies some time back, for around £20, took a file to the blade because it was very crude, a sharpened crowbar, and fashioned a simple but functional leather handle for it and it is not a bad chopper at all.
Looking up something the other day, I accidentally re-watched a video by virtuovice.
Nata. Suddenly, an overpowering desire for a nata has returned.
Nata. Suddenly, an overpowering desire for a nata has returned.
Big fan of these, heavy enough blade to use in woodlands.
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I still have one of those ones which would really be the 2nd model as Survival aids sold his Oakwood stainless steel version back in the early 90's for £150. I think of all the versions the rubber handle one made by the welsh blacksmith chap outclass all the others due to not been cut out a bit of plate steel and ground. I have been using my one for 19 years now and it is in my mind a superb tool for backwoods stuff, cutting trees down and especially splitting fire wood.
I also have had the pleasure of using Loftys original tool he made in the far east out of a truck leaf spring. You can see that oen being used by Peter Duncan at the Tenbury wells area training ground lofty used to use
I still have one of those ones which would really be the 2nd model as Survival aids sold his Oakwood stainless steel version back in the early 90's for £150. I think of all the versions the rubber handle one made by the welsh blacksmith chap outclass all the others due to not been cut out a bit of plate steel and ground. I have been using my one for 19 years now and it is in my mind a superb tool for backwoods stuff, cutting trees down and especially splitting fire wood.
I also have had the pleasure of using Loftys original tool he made in the far east out of a truck leaf spring. You can see that oen being used by Peter Duncan at the Tenbury wells area training ground lofty used to use
I also have had the pleasure of using Loftys original tool he made in the far east out of a truck leaf spring. You can see that oen being used by Peter Duncan at the Tenbury wells area training ground lofty used to use
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