Balisong

[JohnnyBmore]

nice! except the last part. lol

Hey If your not getting cut your not Pushing yourself right?? .. Plus its always good to remind people that if one does slip up , THEY DO GET CUT!!

But yeah that was the first hour with the new knife , freaking loving it though

here she is looking HARD next to a BM47 & Arc Angel .........

 

[LawAnomaly]

How do you do that spin around the one finger? I cant figure that out

 

[JohnnyBmore]

How do you do that spin around the one finger? I cant figure that out

Keep doing it over and over till the Baligods decide you have been frustrated long enough and they bless you with magnetic fingers .....

For real though make sure your finger is in between the safe handle and spine of the blade, the when you spin it lead with the safe handle and let the blade and bite handle follow . Start with big SLOW circles till you get the feeling of keeping it on your finger , then speed it up ....
Takes a while , just stick with it .. one day it will just POP!

 

[JohnnyBmore]

How do you do that spin around the one finger? I cant figure that out

Ever get it Down???

 

[LONGSHOT]

look under knife reviews for for butterfly knives.

 

[JohnnyBmore]

New Benchmade for 2012 ..Sandwich style 42 dubbed the "62"

 

[smokey]

New Benchmade for 2012 ..Sandwich style 42 dubbed the "62"

sure is nicer than my lil' cheapie. Gotta love some albainox though.

 

[clarkcondor]

New Benchmade for 2012 ..Sandwich style 42 dubbed the "62"

When will it be available? and of course how much?? Hope it is less than the 42. Glad it is very different from the 42 for those that bought 42s at MSRP.

 

[LawAnomaly]

Ever get it Down???

kind of still working on it lol

 

[BlueHeeler]

kind of still working on it lol

It helped me to try it with other balis. I have the Bear & Son 4", 5", and the Kimura V. They all flip a little differently. Once you can do it with one, you can do it with any of them IYSWIM. For me the Bear 4" seems to be the best to learn something, while the Kimura is better in all other ways.

 

[JohnnyBmore]

kind of still working on it lol

Well get to work !!

When will it be available? and of course how much??

looking like the next few months .. and street price about $220

 

[JohnnyBmore]

Where my Arc Angels Live .............

Just in case anyone suffers from Bali-drop ( when the Bali lays sideways in your pockets ) .. Easy fix is to stick a Bali size pocket in the rear to keep it strait up for easy draw ... Just run a vertical line, stitching your rear pocket in half ... Been doing this for years !!

Quick phone vid ..No rehearsal normal draw ... Gum Ball anyone???



Side view ..filmed with the other hand none the lesss!!! :manganr:

 

[WeaponsCollector]

Side view ..filmed with the other hand none the lesss!!! :manganr:

This is my favorite way to open a butterfly knife, I practiced a lot and now it seems easy to do.

 

[JohnnyBmore]

This is my favorite way to open a butterfly knife, I practiced a lot and now it seems easy to do.

yep ... like second nature ... and if for some reason you miss the deployment it is very easy to recover with another swing . very dependable!!

 

[Heist]

Why so few?


Growing up my neighbor/buddy's father was Filipino. 1st generation immigrant and he had about 20 balisongs, each more gorgeous and finely crafted than the next. Some were just plain wood handled inlays but amazingly balanced and smooth, while others were uniquely bespoke with pearl inlays and frillery engraving on the blade and handle.

The speed at which and the ways he and his son could open and close their knives always left me with my mouth agape. His father had a move where he'd draw his knife by the latch, whip it open, then launch it like a shuriken at the fence about 7-10ft away. 8/10 times it stuck in the fence.

 

[JohnnyBmore]

A few more

For some reason my lighting was really bringing out the purple in the Ano . it is way more blue in person .

 

[Punchabearinnamouf]

I recently got a Bearops B-200

And ordered a Bradley Kimura V last week.

This one is also on it's way from Balisong.com

I fell in love with these things about a year ago and I'm getting all my friends into it haha
I should take a picture of my collection some time.
Johnny, I love your collection, those are some beautiful knives!

*edit:
Also anyone just getting into flipping, check out Cutlerylover's youtube channel. He's got some great instructional videos on there. Helped me out a lot getting started.

 

[JohnnyBmore]

Shweet man ! the B200 was designed by two great guys in the flipping community Looseyfur and KnifeZoid, they also own the company BladeRunnerS .. My knife called the "Alpha Beast " is a Bali designed for freestyle flipping by them .
My collection is getting upwards of 40 + knives now ... I love um more then Firearms ..............
Feel free if you ever hit Ocean city to drop me a line .... we will spin a few Blades !!

 

[SCARCQB]

I'm visiting the town of " balisong" in the province of Batangas next month. I'm hoping to find an authentic hand-made balisong.

True Balisongs are proven to be authentic when the maker demonstrates the blade by stabbing a quarter. It should go through without damaging the blade.

 

[circleshooter]

I've always wanted a balisong for my small pocket knife collection. Decided to finally take the plunge today after reading through this thread. I decided on one probably more decorative than "tactical" but I'm assuming it will get any cutting job done that I'll ask of it.

It's a Fillipino knife (from Balisong.com) and has a 14 cm blade; a brass handle with Kamagong and bone scales. Can't wait to get it!