How to use a Parang Knife

Andrew introduces the Parang Knife which is used in South East Asia. The ideal tool for use in the jungle.The parang is the Malay equivalent of the machete. Typical vegetation in Malaysia is more woody than in South America and the parang is therefore optimized for a stronger chopping action.A parang has three different edges, the front is very sharp and used for skinning, the middle is wider and used for chopping, and the back end (near the handle) is very fine and used for carving.
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Howto & Style

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• bushcraft
• asis
• thailand
• bamboo
• price
• parang
• knife
• undercurrents
• cananda
• canoe
• jungle

[garrettzkool63]

bear grylls sent me

[haneefisa]

let see if Indonesia would again be selfish again and claim the parang also belong just to them. hahaha

[ImEuanAndIGotsSkeelz]

@sszabo777 i dont doubt a well made parang is better at chopping than an rtak but still give me an rtak over the likes of the parang in this video any day, i will always prefer a full tang over a rat tail on a knife that is going to be chopping because a rat tail physically cannot be as strong as a full tang

[sszabo777]

@ImEuanAndIGotsSkeelz Actually the Prang is FAR superior a cutting tool to the RTAK. I have both an original Livesay RTAK, had an Ontario RTAK (junk) and a few parangs (I have never been on a spiritual journey by the way, unless you count Iraq, lol.) and definitely prefer the parang. You should try one before dismissing it so readily. The point about the tang is valid and you can get them pinned from the village blacksmith.

[sszabo777]

Awesome as always. AND, you need to tell us how we can get one of those parangs!

[hotdude23]

how to use a knife. reALLY.. DONT U GUYS KNOW HOW TO USE A KNIFE??

[ImEuanAndIGotsSkeelz]

i'll take an ontario rtak over one of these any day, i get annoyed at uk bushcraft's school of thought when it comes to blades. ok so maybe you have an authentic malay parang you got when you went on a spiritual journey of self discovery to the orient but my "tacky american rambo knife" will cut and split wood way better and wont snap at the rat tail in time.

[legalAlien15]

@haneefisa what was that suppose to mean? nationalism is foolish

[yapxw9]

what is the length of the parang

[blackjamm]

@flyboy77730001 Probably impossible to say. Blades have been around in southeast Asia for a long time, and there's no way to tell when and where fat jungle knives for chopping came about. Having said that, there are plenty of regional variations, and lots of different styles. Knives similar to this can be found from western Sumatera and the Malay Peninsula through Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, Timor, Maluku, New Guinea, and the Philippines. Even native Taiwanese blades are similar in some respects

[Fizzypop1211]

I love short videos like this that are packed with useful info and minimal waffle.

Strewth, event the comments are half sensible.