My Parang Duku Chandong 12" Heavy, One Size

I'm super happy with this parang. I chop allot of brush in my line of work. I fell in love with the duku chandong style of blade using the bear Grylls parang. Which isn't a bad machete for the price but this is a huge upgrade, the real deal when it comes to parangs. I believe Malaysia is where the parang originates from so it makes sense they would make an awesome blade. Performs amazingly. Very hard steel and very cool unpolished hammered finish. I am now a huge fan of Myparang and will be buying more of their blades in the future.

Well made, sharp

This parang feels great in the hand, well balance, sharp blade and eats up green material. However, I was cutting cedar and ash branches (which are like super hardwood when dead) and bent the blade (as you can see). I was told this is due to the blade was likely not fired properly. I now only use it on green limbs and such, and I have to baby it because of the bend. For lighter (green) stuff this knife is awesome and just fun to use. The sheath is almost comical, at this price point a leather or fitted sheath would be more appropriate. In spite of getting what might have been a defective knife I recommend this, just avoid really hard woods and I would not baton it.

High quality, I will order another one soon

I have the complete selection of My Parang blades. The short 12 inch is the best I own. It can be easily carried, can take a razor edge, easy to resharpen, short enough to be be able to get close to the limbs and vines. The sheath is a vast improvement over the earlier ones out of Bidor, Malaysia.