Condor Golok Machete

Bought one of these from Heine. First Impressions? A serious bit of kit. First job, Wipe it with Waxoyl. Take it back and play a bit. Green branch 2" thick and have a hack. Weight is forward and choppy. Going to need to practice. Wiped with Waxoyl and inspected, Not a mark on it. Diamond superfine (1200) Sharpener ordered. This will last a lifetime with a bit of TLC.

My earlier review regarding Golok and Waxoyl I forgot to mention I pre-treated the Handle to a double layer of Boiled Linseed. The Waxoyl is for the Superb Steel.

Looks great, well made quality machete. The golok is so sharp straight out of the box and feels good in the hand. Comes with a good quality sheath that fits tight. I am very impressed and just need the jungle to give it a good run out. HH are just awesome with a great site, good prices and outstanding delivery. I have used them several times and they are brilliant.

I'm gonna keep this one short and sweet. The golok is a fine tool, well made, great for packing out in the wilderness. Heinnie did sell just the golok with no sheath at a reasonable £30-£35 and now for some reason [HH says - Condor changed the specificatio, sorry, not alot we can do about that] you have no option but to buy the sheath with it when the sheath isn't worth squat. It's poor fitting to the golok and slop's on your belt...really naff bit of leatherwork and not worth having to be honest... 3 stars for the set as the sheath is not much cop... Shame as the golok is a prime tool...

All knives, etc' are a compromise, but if you want a well balanced workhorse this will do the job, one slight personal gripe is the sheath is too large, I would have preffered something a little less bulky and easier to tie to my webbing

Lovely, thick and well made piece of kit. I was looking for a machete in between 12" and 18" and this fits the bill perfectly. Comfy in hand and sharp out of the box. Handle was a little dry so oiled right away which makes it look even better. Comes with a sheath which I never realised, so had to send 2nd one I'd bought back. Saved myself £20 so no biggy! HH speedy as ever in posting! Thanks

Beautiful to look at and equally beautiful to hold, this is a quality product at a quality price. The Heinnie Haynes service and delivery really is second to none.

Bought this in 2011 what a great machete. HH is a only 4 miles from me so it's great, also I got the full tang model (the one in the picture is not) so I was well happy, make sure its full tang. Also bought the great leather sheath aswell. Thanks HH.

I gave this a 2 rating because although the steel is good, the angle of the edge is very shallow like an axe so it doesn't penetrate very deeply into wood and takes 3 or 4 cuts to chop through a branch as thick as my arm, whereas my Tramontina or Ontario would take 1 or 2 cuts. It is also unbalanced with a heavy handle. If you are looking for a small machete I would recommend the 15inch (blade) Tramontina which is readily available and is excellent steel. I do a fair bit of path clearance and I mainly use Tramontina and Ontario.