Joe must have been sleeping that day. I swear he designs all of the other condor knives

I also believe they have two different lengths of this knife available as I've seen a much longer chopper version on good ol ebay...

Being a super genius freak of civilization and beast of nature is like being strapped to 11 with everyone already dead. 😮‍💨 My home is gone, music has no melody, and the god of greed and fear sits on a throne of ignorance, indifference, and insecurity.

want that frictionless slide

@@LXT43 ….yes they all are. Never did I think I could spend so much on a knife.

My thoughts exactly, the fit and finish isn’t exactly stellar. but still good materials with a good looking design.

What is a milk and water apocalypse?

@@DL-ij7tf It's when you get attacked by milk and water containers and have a sudden need to destroy them (LOL).

@@realbroggo Oh hahaha I should have figured that out

A lot like Ontario in my experience. Good designs, solid materials, not always best QC

QC has improved tremendously, recently bought 3 Condors : trail intent in 14C28, bushglider in 1095 and mountaneer trail in 440c, all 3 sliced paper easily. Not shaving sharp, but sharp enough that I had to spend less than 2 minuts on ceramic.

I too had lots of Condors before the prices increased, good designs.

Yes, but also this is one of the brands that got me in the habit of buying too many knives LOL Great users for beating up around the yard and stuff.

Same, them and the inexpensive Cold Steel and Ontario stuff. I have a lot of all those brands. The Condor Bushlore, Swamp Romper, and especially the Hudson Bay have been some of my most used knives.

Yeah, the most disappointing thing is that their quality control seems to have noticeably declined while prices have increased. I’m reluctant with Condor purchases now, sadly.

@@brawndothethirstmutilator9848 I would agree that Condor remains a little iffy on QC, at least compared to Cold Steel, but I think they're better than they used to be. Probably compared to Ontario which can be a bit shoddy especially with grind angles and sharpness. I like Ontario but I have a few that essentially had to completely reprofile the edge since they came with a 75 degree edge hah.

I’m curious, beyond look or feel have you had any durability issue with them?

Who is considering Morakniv knives as the best bushcraft knives? Maybe the best budget option but not the best bushcraft knife. To state this it also makes no sense as everyone has different preferences. I personally don't like Scandi ground knives that much...BTW. I live in the near of Mora in Sweden.

@@Robert.Northwoods Mors Kochanski, Cody Lundin, Dave Canterbury, also all the other survival/bushcraft instructors who do not try to push their, or other knives (marketing) All these, including me. Now, if your opinion, has come out after watching too many KZfaq marketing videos,but you ignore, that they all try to make more money, then you are 100% right, that we all have different opinions. However, people I mentioned, all are considering Moras, as the best bushcraft knives. PS We all own thousands of $ in knives. from Martiini, to 400$ custom and even more than that. Ferarri is also a great car, however, all people buy 4X4 for the outdoors, and Toyotas for their family..

@@greekveteran2715 yes, all of them have used these knives and they recommend them as a budget entry....except maybe Mors. This is about marketing....and Morakniv is good with it.

yes that is what i do, and then they become really great and the way i want them.

My current go-to batoning knife is a SOG in .125" 7cr, and it's been fine, good even. The edge has never chipped, or even rolled, and I've also twisted and pryed it out when it was stuck fully expecting it to break. I don't have a ton of experience with 1095. Are you genuinely telling me that 1095 wouldn't hold up to what my $20 7cr Chinese SOG will, or is your experience more based on reading forums than using knives?

@@CNYKnifeNerd I have made knives since 1992 and I'll stand by what I said. 1095 is a simple high carbon steel, the number tells you what it's composed of, .95% carbon, same as many steels like O1 or 440C. If you're Chinesium steel doesn't break it's because it is only around Rc56-58 hard and .70% carbon. At the same hardness 1095 would be fine for batoning, but at Rc60+ I'd be careful using it for splitting wood unless it was thicker because it isn't just hardness that causes brittleness. Higher carbon 1095 if not heat treated right will have what is called retained austenite and that is what can cause brittleness, that and its shape. I would guess your knife isn't hollow ground, not the best shape for splitting wood, would get stuck a lot. Ever slice carrots with a hollow grind? Your 7Cr14MoV can be heat treated much harder than they typically do and it should be, but mass produced knives are seldom maximized to their best parameters. Because it is lower carbon at .70% and has a small .2% more or less of vanadium its grain structure will be very fine, that is what small amounts of vanadium does, it doesn't start making vanadium carbides in that high Cr matrix until it is at least 2.00% V. The low carbon content will also prevent the formation of too many chromium carbides which would also make it brittle. I tell people if they want to split wood a hatchet works a lot better than using a knife to do it, but if they want me to make a thin knife I'll use 14C28N which is very tough, far surpassing 7Cr and especially 1095, if made from a high carbon steel I'd make it out of 15N20 a high nickel steel which is what they make bandsaw blades for sawmills. Very tough can also use L6, but it's not usually available thin enough. FYI I also used to be the heat treater for a large machine shop among my other duties. Before I went to work there I had only ever HT 3 steels O1, 440C and D2. I started making knives using a charcoal forge and O1. I only use O1 with the .20% vanadium, restricts grain growth better.

I’m thinking with a little more time from release this Condor will drop to $84 or so. Often happens with their lower price point offerings.

I have 2 Old Hickory 14 inchers great machete