Re: I think we need a Parang !
[Re: RN]
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08/21/10 03:49 PM
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El CacaFuego
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Those Vorpals are huge too aren't they?
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Re: I think we need a Parang !
[Re: pitman]
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08/21/10 06:06 PM
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myketheknife
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Check out this beauty ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/barf.gif" alt="" /> Sorry Pitman,no offence to you just the B-29,way too much belly for me. A straighter edge is a more efficient chopper, with more blade area to bite the wood. I found that out with the sod vs yard hook & the bwm vs a kershaw outcast. The curved blades will chop,sure,I just prefer a straighter blade. Randy's Vorpal with the long gradual upcurve has as much curve as I would want in a chopper. Soo,any news on the SY Parang yet Dan?Hehe.
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Re: I think we need a Parang !
[Re: myketheknife]
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08/21/10 06:16 PM
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Horn Dog
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I hope Dan sees all these pictures of other brand parangs and shuts this thread down! Then immediately makes us a Scrap Yard Parang! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Horned, dangerous, and off my medication.
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Re: I think we need a Parang !
[Re: Horn Dog]
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08/21/10 06:18 PM
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myketheknife
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A straight bladed Scrap Yard Parang!YUP.
SYKCO JYD#112 It's better to have it & not need it, than to need it & not have it.
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Re: I think we need a Parang !
[Re: Horn Dog]
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08/21/10 07:26 PM
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RN
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Immediately!
You're so right HD, would be a game changer in this class/price range.
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Re: I think we need a Parang !
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08/22/10 03:28 AM
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SkunkHunter
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Re: I think we need a Parang !
[Re: myketheknife]
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08/22/10 01:18 PM
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Ksail101
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So I have been thinking alot about this a have been looking at a bunch of different Parangs. I originally thought something like 11 inches would be good. But I have changed my opinion.
I think somewhere around 12-14 inches would be better. It would be a more machete\chopping work horse.
I dont know what you all think. The smaller it would be the less effective I believe it will be to make hooches, chop wood, and clear brush. But this is just my thought. Either way I'd buy one.
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Re: I think we need a Parang !
[Re: Ksail101]
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08/22/10 03:43 PM
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Horn Dog
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The Parang idea seems to be popular here. And Busse Combat has not done one of those yet, to my knowledge. Let Scrap Yard be the first! I would certainly buy a SY Parang.
Horned, dangerous, and off my medication.
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Re: I think we need a Parang !
[Re: Horn Dog]
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08/22/10 06:37 PM
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El CacaFuego
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I can just imagine the mods out of the gate. Dan! WE REALLYREALLYREALLYREALLY need a Parang!
please!
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Re: I think we need a Parang !
[Re: El CacaFuego]
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08/22/10 06:41 PM
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Horn Dog
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How in the world did I ever get to be a moderator? Half the rules were meant to stop things that I did wrong on the forum. But I really, really want Dan to make a parang. Really. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: I think we need a Parang !
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08/22/10 07:47 PM
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Paul the Brit'
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I say keep it simple and keep it cheap. You can easily find parang style knives for under $100, usually made in 1055 or such. The British Army Martindale #2 Golok has a definite parang shape to it. The steel is pretty soft, though, but you can find them for under $60. But one in SR77 or SR 101 with a nice fat cushy Res C handle would be sweet. Keeping the price down is important in these "beaters". Only a bonafide fanatic like me would pay for a custom parang. Dan's would bridge the gap between the really cheap military models and the expensive customs, and out perform them. A sr77 Martindale Golok style parang with standard res-C is the stuff of dreams! That would be a super chopper/survival tool. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> Vic, you're not too shabby as a mod'! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
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Re: I think we need a Parang !
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08/23/10 09:08 PM
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I say keep it simple and keep it cheap. You can easily find parang style knives for under $100, usually made in 1055 or such. The British Army Martindale #2 Golok has a definite parang shape to it. The steel is pretty soft, though, but you can find them for under $60. But one in SR77 or SR 101 with a nice fat cushy Res C handle would be sweet. Keeping the price down is important in these "beaters". Only a bonafide fanatic like me would pay for a custom parang. Dan's would bridge the gap between the really cheap military models and the expensive customs, and out perform them. A sr77 Martindale Golok style parang with standard res-C is the stuff of dreams! That would be a super chopper/survival tool. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> Vic, you're not too shabby as a mod'! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> ![[Linked Image from a.imageshack.us]](http://a.imageshack.us/img203/2117/12gi.jpg) By pitdog2010 at 2010-08-23
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