UK based Parang seller

[ged]

My favourite machete is one of these. I've given mine all kinds of abuse and it's withstood it well. For the price of them it has to be worth a try. If your hands are soft you'll need some tape for the handle, they aren't usually well fitted. I never bother, even though my dog chewed off some of the handle. Thick skin I suppose.

 

[Chris the Cat]

I've a parang on the bench at the moment as it happens It's a similar blade to the one I have in the traders section, but this has a beech handle and will have a leather sheath I expect.

I'll post a picture next week when its done

Sounds great Dave, giz a look pronto mate!
Chris.

 

[Retired Member southey]

My favourite machete is one of these. I've given mine all kinds of abuse and it's withstood it well. For the price of them it has to be worth a try. If your hands are soft you'll need some tape for the handle, they aren't usually well fitted. I never bother, even though my dog chewed off some of the handle. Thick skin I suppose.

What is it ged, the link doen't load for me.

 

[ged]

What is it ged, the link doen't load for me.

Oh, that's odd. It still works for me. Try this instead? Or go to Heinnie's site and type Tramontina into the search box or just use Google or Yahoo to search for Tramontina machete".

They're very commonly available, cheap, tough, do the job, several sizes to suit your taste. I have a small one (my favourite for hacking around in the woods) and a big one (will split logs).

Gotta log off now.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Cheers chap, nice chopper youv'e got there.

 

[dave53]

IF YOUR GOING for the tramontina go for the 14 inch i had the 18 inch and found it to springy so i cut mine down to 12 inch and its great now inmo regards dave

 

[Extreme Pilgrim]

So it looks like there isnt any UK sellers, or not any that are good copies of an Asian design.

 

[Stew]

So it looks like there isnt any UK sellers, or not any that are good copies of an Asian design.

Drop Dave Budd a pm with an exact design that you want. I'm sure he could oblige making something similar.

 

[nitrambur]

Does anyone want to comment on the quality of these (including related products) ?
http://www.transtools.co.uk/store/p...ine-gardening-panga-machete-480mm-/-19in.html

Or should I forget that I ever saw them?

 

[JonathanD]

Does anyone want to comment on the quality of these (including related products) ?
http://www.transtools.co.uk/store/p...ine-gardening-panga-machete-480mm-/-19in.html

Or should I forget that I ever saw them?

Possibly the latter.

 

[Stew]

Does anyone want to comment on the quality of these (including related products) ?
http://www.transtools.co.uk/store/p...ine-gardening-panga-machete-480mm-/-19in.html

Or should I forget that I ever saw them?

£3 for 19" of steel? How good would you really expect it to be?

It depends on what you want it for, I guess. Something to whack back the brambles? Probably work ok.

 

[JonathanD]

£3 for 19" of steel? How good would you really expect it to be?

It depends on what you want it for, I guess. Something to whack back the brambles? Probably work ok.

Brambles might be too much. Nettles maybe.

 

[nitrambur]

£3 for 19" of steel? How good would you really expect it to be?

I'd expect it to bend if I looked at it the wrong way

 

[ged]

Does anyone want to comment on the quality of these (including related products) ? ...

I use quite a few Silverline tools. In the main I find them OK. Chinese high-speed steel drill bits haven't been a great success for me but I don't think I've had any from Silverline. To be honest a lot of the cheap Chinese tools are junk. The Silverline product I use most is their tungsten carbide tipped disc saw blades. The equivalent disc from e.g. Bosch is five times the price. I use the nail cutting variety, I use it practically every day (trying not to hit too many nails with it) and it's fine. Every year on my birthday I fit a new blade whether it needs it or not.

There's a place just down the road from my office that sells quite a lot of Silverline stuff, if I see any machetes there I'll pick up a couple and give them a try. They're about a quarter of the price of even the cheap ones from Tramontina, so I won't expect a lot but if they'll hold some sort of an edge they'll be useful.

 

[JonathanD]

Hehe, look forward to that review.

 

[Extreme Pilgrim]

Not a perang though, as per the OP

 

[nitrambur]

Not a perang though, as per the OP

Indeed, but what is a parang? I can't seem to find a definitive shape

 

[Extreme Pilgrim]

There are many types but the most frequently favored is the Parang Kota as per my picture nitrambur. This is version used often seen on the hip of Ray Mears and was no doubt recommended to him by UKSF guys who often use this type during jungle training in Brunei.

 

[nitrambur]

Nearest I can find for sale in the UK is the MOD issue jungle machete that's said to be a cross between a parang and a golok

 

[Extreme Pilgrim]

Nearest I can find for sale in the UK is the MOD issue jungle machete that's said to be a cross between a parang and a golok

Yeah that's all I keep finding and from my experience, they are pants.