The knife was extremely dull out of the box I could ea...sily run my finger down the edge. All the reviews I read mentioned razor sharp. It also had a defect on the edge and the wood handle had some kind of orange brown stuff on it and was very rough. I sanded down the handle a put some linseed oil on it. I also am having the blade professionally sharpened. As a knife user and collector for over 15 years I am very disappointed in this knife and Condor quality control since it is obvious the knife was never completely finished.
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If you are looking for a Machete to last 2 Lifetimes th...is one will fill the bill. This machete was everything I was hoping for and more. The leather sheath is a very high quality and reinforced at all the right places and the stitching appears to be very adequate. Heavy duty is an understatement. The blade will need a little honing to be made razor sharp but that was expected. Besides you need to spend some 'Quality Time' with this blade to make it 'yours'. I will rub the handle down with some boiled linseed oil and put a lanyard on it as well. Buy with confidence. (Mine came from El Salvador)
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Condor's village parang machete is probably the best c...hopping machete. The high carbon steel holds an edge very well. However, high carbon steel is subject to rust and must be protected. I used fixin wax (recipes for fixin wax and sealing wax available on you tube). Any light oil will also work. Don't use penetration oil which is not a good rust preventive. I highly recommend all of the Condor knifes and machetes.
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Great machete It was paper slicing sharp out of the b...ox and has enough thickness to chop limbs with one whack. As Troy Landry might say..." I hold that machete up to the light and the shadow of the blade cut off two table legs".....very pleased so far.
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Great machete! Great quality, & a good feel to it. Balanced... very good. I would recommend this brand to anyone! Shipping was really fast also
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