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I probably have 5-6 condors like the Moon Shiner, the Dundee Bowie, several more, but none of there smaller blades. But after watching this I’m thinking about it now . Great video, and Joe Flowers is a really cool designer and adventurer.
Condor is a good company some little quality issues like uneven grinds uneven handle scale but with a little tlc they are great knives i love my bushlore
I have quite a few Condor knives(and many more expensive knives from other brands), and can concur that their QC regarding grinds leaves something to be desired, nonetheless I rate them very highly as a knife manufacturer due to their designs and affordability.
I have a few Condor blades. On amazon, you can get some of them as a blade only, which I do so I can make my own handle scales and leather sheaths. Good blades at a reasonable price point, customized to my own liking. What's not to love ?! Thanks for the review, I will pick one up and "de-handle" it, and make it my own. ps, I love my Condor Kephart replica. I used walnut for the handle scales, I think old Horace would approve.
I have 2 one orange and one green .easy to sharpen ,mine needed a strop when I got them .apart from that they have been very good 👍. God bless you and your family. Lee
Excellent review; better video. I feel one of these knives “coming on”!!! Thanks for the information! God bless you and yours!!! Be safe!!! Chuck Knight.👨🌾
Big fan of my Condor Aqualore. I like a little bit longer blade for batoning, but it does everything it's intended for just wonderfully. And I really like the 14c28n stainless. It sharpens easily and holds a great edge.
It looks like a great option, and at an affordable one at that. I own a few Condor products and its a good company that manufacturers outdoor gear at very comfortable prices, for the average joe. Enjoyed the vid thx for sharing. 👍
Another great "budget" blade to go with this is the tan Kershaw Camp 10, they are almost the same color tan so if the condor is mounted to the Camp 10 it looks like they were made for each other lol.
Looks great!! Excellent review too. I’ll trust Joe’s designing, experience, considerations etc. very simple looking design with lots of thought. More of an actual rather than piece of art. This might be the Scandi I’ve been looking, great price here in the UK too for a beginner. Thanks very much for bringing it to my attention 👍🏻
I think Joe got the blade profile right. It has less belly than the Garberg, so it is actually closer to a puukko profile and has a very long section with a pretty constant curvature, making it closer to a nessmuk style.
I have an older Bushlore. It's awesome. After that, I tried the Hudson Bay knife, which I had to return because of QC issues. I stopped buying Condors. But I recently purchased the Trivittata because I fell hard for that knife! Annnnd it too had really bad QC issues with blade AND sheath. 😢 They couldnt replace it (apparently) and so they offered me replacement options (after months of waiting, I asked for anything...) None of the choices were knives I really wanted, but, I took one and that was it. The last Condor I buy. However, I agree totally on this comparison. I had a Garberg and it never worked for me, personally. I didn't like the blade shape, I found the edge terrible to use. I scandivexxed it, but by then I hated that knife and gave it away. I do miss the nice leather sheath it came in... The reason i can agree is that, in my opinion, most knives ive met are better than the Garberg... Just my opinion, of course. YYMV. 🤷🏼♂️
Value-wise you can't beat a basic Mora Companion, but compared to the more premium Garberg this offering from Condor comes in a clear winner due to it's price point in my opinion.
@cocovasquez1 Unless Mora is using a different stainless on the Garberg, it is not tough enough. The edge rolls when carving on dry hardwood. It is more of an edge stability issue rather than toughness. There is a difference between the two
There are two downsides to Condor knives, from my experience. First, the quality control of Condor is hit and miss. I have had several of their knives, and 2 out of 5 had to be "Fixed" out of the box. The first was a Bushlore and had a chipped tip out of the box. The second was the Terasaur that I bought 2 Christmas' ago, and the grind wasn't centered. I did a little work with my stone to even out the grind. Again, I have a 60% success rate with them, so you can take that for what it is. You kind of get what you pay for when it comes to Condor. Your mileage may vary.
Mora is better than Condor especially the steel but Condor is not a bad knife and they offer wood handles which Mora does not. If you like wood on your knife, Condor is the best choice for not a lot of $.
When ever I feel this way, I always make my self think of how long the boy in the book "where the red fern grows" had to wait for those dogs. It makes me calm down, LOL!
Just to let all those who like his knife, (as I do) you will find it much much less in price if ordered with *CHICAGO KNIFE WORKS* .. just saying.. like I just ordered it for 34.00.. Amazon won’t match that price.. 🔪
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I agree with your evaluation of this knife, I'm left handed so I really like the sheaf, afew swipes with a ceramic rod keeps it razor sharp.
I do like the Condors.. good all around tool.
I probably have 5-6 condors like the Moon Shiner, the Dundee Bowie, several more, but none of there smaller blades. But after watching this I’m thinking about it now . Great video, and Joe Flowers is a really cool designer and adventurer.
I just got the moonshiner. Can’t wait to test it more.
Condor is a good company some little quality issues like uneven grinds uneven handle scale but with a little tlc they are great knives i love my bushlore
I have quite a few Condor knives(and many more expensive knives from other brands), and can concur that their QC regarding grinds leaves something to be desired, nonetheless I rate them very highly as a knife manufacturer due to their designs and affordability.
I have a few Condor blades. On amazon, you can get some of them as a blade only, which I do so I can make my own handle scales and leather sheaths. Good blades at a reasonable price point, customized to my own liking. What's not to love ?! Thanks for the review, I will pick one up and "de-handle" it, and make it my own.
ps, I love my Condor Kephart replica. I used walnut for the handle scales, I think old Horace would approve.
Condor has always had excellent knives Joe has really turned it up!!!✊️🔥✌️💚
Condor does put out some good products
Yes they do
Great video. Very useful. I think I am going to buy one to test.
I have 2 one orange and one green .easy to sharpen ,mine needed a strop when I got them .apart from that they have been very good 👍. God bless you and your family. Lee
Condor makes some very good knives. I still like my Mora's but I think I want one of these.
Yes they do
Excellent review; better video. I feel one of these knives “coming on”!!! Thanks for the information! God bless you and yours!!! Be safe!!! Chuck Knight.👨🌾
Big fan of my Condor Aqualore. I like a little bit longer blade for batoning, but it does everything it's intended for just wonderfully. And I really like the 14c28n stainless. It sharpens easily and holds a great edge.
Love the scandi, out of 4 customs and a bagfull of moras, i only had one chip. Made it into a scandivex and problem solved. Great vid!
It looks like a great option, and at an affordable one at that.
I own a few Condor products and its a good company that manufacturers outdoor gear at very comfortable prices, for the average joe. Enjoyed the vid thx for sharing. 👍
I have that knife, Condor Terrasaur, no need to think about a Mora. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the review. Seems like a good price as well. Thanks for the links.
Another great "budget" blade to go with this is the tan Kershaw Camp 10, they are almost the same color tan so if the condor is mounted to the Camp 10 it looks like they were made for each other lol.
Cool idea!
@ThePreparedWanderer with both its around $100, and would be a solid setup 👍
Condor makes a companion machete for it it's call the terrachete
@MObushcrafting indeed they do and id like to check it out too, the camp 10 would probably be better for batoning and whatnot I'd guess 🤷
Looks great!! Excellent review too. I’ll trust Joe’s designing, experience, considerations etc. very simple looking design with lots of thought. More of an actual rather than piece of art. This might be the Scandi I’ve been looking, great price here in the UK too for a beginner. Thanks very much for bringing it to my attention 👍🏻
I think Joe got the blade profile right. It has less belly than the Garberg, so it is actually closer to a puukko profile and has a very long section with a pretty constant curvature, making it closer to a nessmuk style.
I'm going to get both, condor for wood and garberg for hunting.
I have two of the Terrasaur, really a good bushcraft knife, also have a Condour machete and a Hudson Bay, that’s a good chopper
Good video and info brother thank you
You bet
I have an older Bushlore. It's awesome. After that, I tried the Hudson Bay knife, which I had to return because of QC issues. I stopped buying Condors. But I recently purchased the Trivittata because I fell hard for that knife! Annnnd it too had really bad QC issues with blade AND sheath. 😢 They couldnt replace it (apparently) and so they offered me replacement options (after months of waiting, I asked for anything...)
None of the choices were knives I really wanted, but, I took one and that was it. The last Condor I buy.
However, I agree totally on this comparison. I had a Garberg and it never worked for me, personally. I didn't like the blade shape, I found the edge terrible to use. I scandivexxed it, but by then I hated that knife and gave it away. I do miss the nice leather sheath it came in... The reason i can agree is that, in my opinion, most knives ive met are better than the Garberg... Just my opinion, of course. YYMV. 🤷🏼♂️
Love the terrasaur but the Garbergs thicker handle feels better to me
Value-wise you can't beat a basic Mora Companion, but compared to the more premium Garberg this offering from Condor comes in a clear winner due to it's price point in my opinion.
Agreed
Got one and love it just don’t like the sheath so got a leather one
Check the Bush-glider by Condor. Same handle but has flat grind.
Oh!!
@@chrisburley7242 I believe Ganzo has a knife similar to the Mora but with a more flat grind. It seems to have some positive reviews.
How do you think this knife compares to the BPS knives?
Just as good. Similar price point but the bps is more traditional looking and has a nice finish
The Mora fit and finish is better but I think the Condor is tougher
I would agree
Good review, thanks for sharing, YAH bless !
Thanks for watching!
I have a Condor bushman parang and it’s great. I have the Terrasaur but to be honest the Brother f012 is a much nicer knife in d2.
nice video
The blade thickness is 3mm or 0.118 inches, just 0.2mm thinner than the Garberg and other heavy Mora bushcraft-ish knives.
I would take the Condor over a Mora any day. The extra toughness is the reason why.
The Mora Garberg is not tough?? lol
@cocovasquez1 Unless Mora is using a different stainless on the Garberg, it is not tough enough. The edge rolls when carving on dry hardwood. It is more of an edge stability issue rather than toughness. There is a difference between the two
🤷🏻♂️
i have both knives, it's mora for me, the condor is great they make good knives.
but in this case i like the mora better
nice except for one thing...
POLYPROPYLENE HANDLE
hate that & had bad luck with it
There are two downsides to Condor knives, from my experience. First, the quality control of Condor is hit and miss. I have had several of their knives, and 2 out of 5 had to be "Fixed" out of the box. The first was a Bushlore and had a chipped tip out of the box. The second was the Terasaur that I bought 2 Christmas' ago, and the grind wasn't centered. I did a little work with my stone to even out the grind. Again, I have a 60% success rate with them, so you can take that for what it is. You kind of get what you pay for when it comes to Condor. Your mileage may vary.
Mora is better than Condor especially the steel but Condor is not a bad knife and they offer wood handles which Mora does not. If you like wood on your knife, Condor is the best choice for not a lot of $.
you should go camp in the jungle with Joe !
Got mine. Now? The wait... 😞 The most painful part of Amazon ha
When ever I feel this way, I always make my self think of how long the boy in the book "where the red fern grows" had to wait for those dogs. It makes me calm down, LOL!
Just to let all those who like his knife, (as I do) you will find it much much less in price if ordered with *CHICAGO KNIFE WORKS* .. just saying.. like I just ordered it for 34.00.. Amazon won’t match that price.. 🔪
But shipping isn’t free on that site. It is if your are amazon prime member.
condor make a pure bad heat treating ! bps knives are better of condor knives!
I disagree
I would say Condor has some QC issues, but I fully believe they know what they are doing with their heat treat process.