Pathfinder Scout Tomahawk, Condor Parang, Nepalese Khukhuri and Colombian machete

These are just some of the big choppers that have been put to very good use in a swamp which needed clearing. The newest member - the Pathfinder Scout Tomahawk - is now up there with my Nepalese Khukhuri in heavy steel that I first go to when a tree needs 'relocating'!

More detailed videos to follow.
Any questions, just fire away.

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[timwaltham]

i was initially put off the condor parang from hearing about your burrs in the blade but i got one and have spent a week clearing hardwoods, i got a few burrs the first few times even after light chopping but after a couple of sharpening they have gone and i havent experienced any from chopping wood since. looks like it needs a couple of sharpenings to get to the harder steel.

i also have no problem with the handle except for impact vibrations in the fingers after about an hour.

[TheEnglishRedneck45]

@timwaltham Thank you for sharing your experience - it is always good to get as many different people's experiences with such tools.

Can I ask whether yours is the new model or old one? The newer is around 1/4inch thick down the entire length of the blade and is full tang, whilst the older has a tapering tang with a partial tang. They are very different beasts!

I will have a video up comparing the two shortly.

[tomfaranda]

Nice vid. Just a heads up - the kabar kukri is a very high value piece of equipment. Low cost (under $50 US) and cuts like crazy.

[TheEnglishRedneck45]

@tomfaranda Yes indeed - I have heard many good things about Ka Bar's kukhuri. I would someday like to compare this Nepalese one with one of the Ka Bar/Cold Steel ones. Their grinds are very different indeed, and I would be interested to see the adcantages/disadvantages of each in different tasks.

Cheers

[KAPichon]

just slip a piece of bicycle tire tubing over the handle, easy on easy off, you can carry water in it, it weighs nothing, and its alot more comfortable than wood.

[TheEnglishRedneck45]

@KAPichon That's a good idea - thank you KAPichon. The added water-carrying application of it is certainly an attraction.

Cheers

[SINESTERSERPENTSIXXX]

try working with some leather gloves and save your hands chief. khukri and tomahawk amazing combination

[jlgis77]

here is a trick i do for my tomahawk sheth is to spead it open and squrt supper glue along the inside edge where the sharp edge rides..it wont cut thru the sheth for a long time. my hawl is hand fordge and it stays very sharp and ive used the same sheth for 15 years..i do the same for the leather cover on my axxes to.....good vid..

[timwaltham]

@TheEnglishRedneck45 mine is the version with the full tang and is 5-6mm thickness all the way down the blade, im guessing the steel is the same between each version.

it storms through the undergrowth and smaller trees, i was feeling impact stress in the fingers after a 3 or 4 days from wood chopping but apart from that i didnt find the handle too bad except in the wet where i couldnt grip it.

looking forward to your comparison video between the old and new version.

[CliffStamp]

@TheEnglishRedneck45 That is good to hear, I will be interested to know how the new one performs and if the old one keeps getting damaged after extended sharpening.