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fishydude

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Post Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:44 pm

Homemade Balisong

hey i just kinda finished this today i been working for a while. i kinda think it sucks but im gonna change that tomorrow. its a work i progress so dont yell at me about how it looks horrible. im gonna make it look better and flip better tomorrow. and it does flip, very well i might add for just throwing it together in a matter of hours. so what do you guys think, ill take suggestions into consideration. hope you kinda maybe like it. and yes it is wooden Purple Heart, in fact, and i might mill another one some other time, but that takes a lot of time.

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BYAKUYA

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Post Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:42 pm

Re: Homemade Balisong

I don't want to be rude or anything, but that just looks like a tomato case thats been modified into something that is defenitely not a balisong. Instead of wasting hours on this, you could have been improving your flipping or something. I get that the guys around here are hooked on flipping and go crazy with nothing to flip, but shit dude that is actualy just a bit embarasing. Although i think it has potential. Upgrade the wood and focus on smaller details (eg. at least make the handles same lenght, grind down the wood and put some vanish on and round the edges of the handles) to make it more pleasing to look at. Or you could just get a balisong and flip that. Just my opinion don't take it serious.
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Post Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:48 pm

Re: Homemade Balisong

I think it's cool. I do note it is very much a WIP and hey, maybe it's a matter of goin with what ya got? Purple Heart is amazing looking wood when you finish it up, keep at it!
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Post Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:59 am

Re: Homemade Balisong

Errr...Why???????

I don't get it, is it kinda like a modern art thing. Can you please explain;

1. Why would you want to make a Balisong out of wood (have seen them made out of paper as well on
Youtube, that made even less sense).

2. The tomatoe crate comment is on the money, what sort of comments were you looking for apart from the
obvious.

3. Seeing that you have gone to the effort, actually took photo's then posted it are you serious or just pulling
my whizzer?

I'm kinda disappointed and feel a bit cheated. I read your blurb, thought 'oh, yeah this sounds interesting, I'm gonna see something cool', then scrolled down and then bam! the tomatoe crate.
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fishydude

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Post Thu Jun 24, 2010 6:55 am

Re: Homemade Balisong

I don't want to be rude or anything, but that just looks like a tomato case thats been modified into something that is defenitely not a balisong. Instead of wasting hours on this, you could have been improving your flipping or something. I get that the guys around here are hooked on flipping and go crazy with nothing to flip, but shit dude that is actualy just a bit embarasing. Although i think it has potential. Upgrade the wood and focus on smaller details (eg. at least make the handles same lenght, grind down the wood and put some vanish on and round the edges of the handles) to make it more pleasing to look at. Or you could just get a balisong and flip that. Just my opinion don't take it serious.


i didnt think i would hear many comments other than this. but the handles are the same length,i gonna make it look good and flip better today. and i do have a real balisong and ive been flipping it for around five months,its a szabofly, and its a great knife. but ill post pictures of the finished product later.


1. Why would you want to make a Balisong out of wood (have seen them made out of paper as well on
Youtube, that made even less sense).

2. The tomatoe crate comment is on the money, what sort of comments were you looking for apart from the
obvious.

3. Seeing that you have gone to the effort, actually took photo's then posted it are you serious or just pulling
my whizzer?

I'm kinda disappointed and feel a bit cheated. I read your blurb, thought 'oh, yeah this sounds interesting, I'm gonna see something cool', then scrolled down and then bam! the tomatoe crate.


1. because i thought it would be cool to have a balisong with wooden handles, and purple heart is a hard wood and its acculy harder per square inch than aluminum.

2. i am going to finish it. and it is gonna look good but i spent three hours on it yesterday, im gonna spend a longer time on it today and ill make it look way differnt.
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c.wigum

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Post Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:06 am

Re: Homemade Balisong

O.K, didn't know that.

I know jack about carpentary so can't help much, but can give you my uneducated opinion.

Once you shape the handles, perhaps use uniform screws and counter-sink them into the wood. Looks a bit Mickey Duck at the moment.

Are you sticking with the wooden blade? If so the profile it doesnt look wide enough. If you are serious about it, there are so many cool blade designs that you could do. My first impression of a knife is normally taken from what I think of the blade. At the moment it's looking like a Popsicle stick. It may be the worlds best flipper but if it doesn't look the part, what's the point.

Anyway that's my two cents. Keep us posted with your progress.

Good-luck.
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Post Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:13 am

Re: Homemade Balisong

I craften one similar to this in woodworking class it took me like a week so it was actually well made
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Post Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:54 am

Re: Homemade Balisong

c.wigum wrote: is it kinda like a modern art thing.


LOL! So right!
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Synergy

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Post Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:21 pm

Re: Homemade Balisong

No need for mean comments people =(. They don't accomplish anything.
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Post Thu Jun 24, 2010 2:38 pm

Re: Homemade Balisong

Its a bit rough around the edges, but for a few hours, i think you did decent. you didnt get the alignment perfect when you attached the handles to the blad- err wooden rod i mean.
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Post Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:57 pm

Re: Homemade Balisong

c.wigum wrote:O.K, didn't know that.
It may be the worlds best flipper but if it doesn't look the part, what's the point.


Good-luck.


i don't give two shits how my bali looks. it could have handles shaped like a goodamn cock and a blade made to look like a bird but as long as it flips well, aesthetics don't matter whatsoever.
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fishydude

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Post Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:12 pm

Re: Homemade Balisong

ok heres the kinda finished prouduct. it looks a lot better and it flips a lont better also. i think it looks preatty good. what do you guys think?

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Post Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:15 pm

Re: Homemade Balisong

Pretty cool man. Nice work.
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Post Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:18 pm

Re: Homemade Balisong

Waaay better than the original. Not a bad job man.
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fishydude

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Post Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:20 pm

Re: Homemade Balisong

im gonna give it a metal blade when i get back from my trip. and i might re-make the handles out of metal and in lay them with wood :TU:
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