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1. Some times in 2003 or 2004, my son wanted to register for a English course in British Council in Ampang Road, Kuala Lumpur. So I accompanied him there and I'd my Case folding knife in my slack pocket. Walking through the metal detector door which gave a buzzing sound I was asked "Are you...

Gerber Bear Grylls parang is a production knife. The traditional parang is a handmade knife. Health Canada posted the reason as "A weakness in the area where the handle meets the blade can cause the handle or the blade to break during use, posing a laceration hazard". IMVHO most probably...

Left side, I'm right handed :) It's just natural, comfortable and very practical to sheathe or unsheathe any shapes and sizes of knife placed on the left side of the waist with the right hand. You can do that either with both hands or single handed. And you have more than enough space to...

How nice if at that time Ray already knew that it was a Parang Candung so that he can let people know that it was a Parang Candung! Anyhow it's good to let you all know that the name of the parang used by Ray Mears is actually is a Parang Candung! And what Keong of Sepuh Crafts and Nadir of...

This very thread reminds me about "Ray Mears Parang" and the Dayak people of Borneo already used that Parang Candung long before Ray Mears was born :D I raised this issue in our regional forums and the answer is that the name of "Ray Mears Parang" carries more marketing value than the correct...

The criteria for an excellent carving axe are: It has a long blade (i.e. 4" - 5") The edge curves above the haft to allow for nice long slicing cuts. The bearded blade allows your hand to get behind the blade. And the curved haft allows a variety of grips. It should looks like...

It looks nice, strong and very practical :bigok: Congrats to you pal :) mohd

I used parang and golok since my kid days but a parang or a golok is not meant to replace a hatchet. IMVHO a parang and a golok is in the same class as a machete. While a hatchet is in a difference class at all. So in your case you might need either a parang or a golok or a machete and a...

I've seen one Lading Pendek with a full tang made by O'Katz the Telok Intan smith :) Anyhow the ricasso has a flared down choil which we considered as not traditional any longer :cool: Still it looks great to me :bigok: It already went to Jay, my buddy in Penang and yet I'm still waiting for...

Both of you are right :) Condor made the parang base on what we Malaysian called as Parang Candung or Duku Candung (i.e. Parang is a Malay word while Duku is a Dayak word) which is the EDC tool for Dayak people (i.e. Iban is one of the Dayak ethnic) in Sarawak, Malaysia. Many of them still...

Thanks a lot for all the kind words and welcomes! Hope to be able to join you all in the discussions soon. Meanwhile I'm familiarizing further all the topics, threads and the active members in here. And thanks again for the welcomes! Terima kasih :) mohd

Apa khabar, I'm Mohd from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia :) Was born and brought up in a rural area so that I always love anything about bushcraft and outdoor activities. Always lurking in this forums from time to time but today I decided to join in so that I can participate in the discussions :D...