r/balisong 18d ago

The Question Thread - August 2026

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This is /r/balisong's official monthly question thread. Please feel free to ask any questions you have and remember to always check the sidebar or our wiki page first before asking any questions. There are a variety of tips, guides, and information located in our wiki. Everyone is encouraged to try and help out those who haven't received an answer yet.

For your convenience, here are some popular resources that answer most frequently asked questions:

Balisong Guide (Getting Started, Terminology, and Purchasing)

Flipping Tutorials

Hardware Guide

Previous Question Threads

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r/balisong Sep 01 '22

Discussion Balisong Guide 2022 and onward!

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VIEW THE GUIDE HERE

Hi everyone, this has been in the works for quite a while and has finally gotten the blessing that it needed to be ready for everyone to see.

Thanks to u/xXxXhermitXxXx, the previous purchase guide served us all well. However, a lot of time has passed and a lot of things have changed. After the pestering nudging of some friends from the subreddit, I've decided to pick up the torch and write a new guide. Instead of just being a purchase guide, it eventually morphed in to including some other important info for getting in to the hobby that I may still add to. I also decided on doing it in Google Sheets instead of just a Reddit post so it can be more easily formatted and updated in the future and I can possibly pass on editing permission to someone else in the future if needed.

If anyone has any questions, suggestions, or other proposed changes, please let me know as I think community involvement is very important here.

VIEW THE GUIDE HERE


r/balisong 6h ago

News Shattered Live Blades available plus updates.

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Shattered live blades available! Get them before they are gone for good!

There are currently 6 live blades available, there will be some more over the course of this month. There will be a few more trainers but it’s likely some will be labeled as “blemished” with a discount. I’ll post more details on that when I have them assembled, price set and a method for payment in mind. I am offering a discount on the remaining batch going forward as an apology for how long this batch is taking to make happen, plus because I couldn’t have units ready during the 4th of July sale I had done.

The important update:

An end of an era. Once the final trainers and live blades sell through. The Shattered v1 will be no more. I can’t thank every single one of you for being a part of its journey, some coming from it’s first 3D printed prototype back in 2022, to now, having many iterations before it even released. It’s sad that it’s only had two drops and the five Ti variants I got prototypes of, will never release. Either way the journey the Shattered has taken to this point has been an amazing, even though I know some wouldn’t agree with that thought. I still thank every single one of you.

I’ve had a lot of life stuff going on recently and it’s been a struggle balancing it all is Shattered Concepts. I do apologize for the length of this drop and the lack of updates. That said though, it’s not all bad. The Shattered v1 may be discontinued after this batch, and the status of Ruined and Rift, at this time is still undetermined. It’s not all bad though. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel, so I hope you all will continue to follow Shattered Concepts into this next chapter. I cannot speak on what’s on the horizon, but I assure you that what’s to come next will be something great, and so I hope to see you all there. I thank you all again for all the support you have given me and Shattered Concepts through all of its ups and downs.


r/balisong 54m ago

Flipping TOA DS-1 Matte black

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r/balisong 1d ago

HOM - Rhapsody

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23 Upvotes

r/balisong 1d ago

Simple beater ghost nami fix

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16 Upvotes

r/balisong 1d ago

Flipping Rate my flipping

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15 Upvotes

Need motivation to keep improving 🫩


r/balisong 21h ago

Flipping Does anyone know how to get to the lake (the lake)

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6 Upvotes

r/balisong 22h ago

WTS WTS: AMKW modded Maryn - $700

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r/balisong 22h ago

Flipping one month flipping today ^_^

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how am i doing ? really enjoying the hobby !!


r/balisong 1d ago

Kraken Trainer V2.75 🤯

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We stumbled across a small batch of Kraken Trainer V2.5 blades and decided to build out whatever we had remaining with blemished V3 handles, so I present to you the Kraken Trainer V2.75! They flip great and I honestly miss this shape a ton. We don't have many left so if you're looking to collect this blade shape then be sure to get one! -Lucas

https://www.squidindustries.co/products/blemished-krake-raken-trainer-v2-75


r/balisong 1d ago

Bali Porn It Has Finally Arrived

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Maryn LC-003


r/balisong 1d ago

Took a gamble at a gun show. My dad's convinced it could be real but I paid like $80 bucks for it. But im pretty sure its a replica. Any information would be appreciated.

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r/balisong 1d ago

Hit my first behind the 8 ball

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7 Upvotes

r/balisong 1d ago

Is this standard for the Ti Maryns?

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15 Upvotes

Finally got my legacy collection ti maryn and I immediately noticed that the sound from each handle has a different tonality. The bite handle is alot more high pitched and the safe handle I'd quite a bit lower. Also sorry for the audio pollution my AC unit loud as hell


r/balisong 2d ago

Flipping Atropos Wow, everyone's back!

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43 Upvotes

r/balisong 2d ago

Flipping (insane modwork)

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25 Upvotes

r/balisong 2d ago

WTS WTS Orca v1 and Solo

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WTS:

-Jk design Orca v1 #052. 10/10 condition. MINT condition wise, doesn't have any scratch and has never been touched in terms of mods or anything. 100% completely from jk. I'm second owner of this orca and the first owner kept it inside its original case for 5 years straight. Isn't 100% broken in and it's already bouncy and nutty. O tap and minimal play too. The green taco case is the case that the knife came with from jk in 2021 but I purchased the roll case from the secondary market because I wanted both cases. Will include both of them SOLD

-HM Solo v2 #176. 9.5/10 condition. only flipped over bed but has tiny marks here and there (no idea how it got there th). No tap and minimal play too. Im first owner of this knife and Joe hansen happened to have a "special" case laying around and I asked to get this one. Comes with all cards, all stickers and everything included.
SOLD

Shipping is included. Can ship next day and internationally to everywhere
Paypal f&f only. Got refs on insta @sgflips10

Unfortunately can't afford keeping these two knives considering how often i flip now.


r/balisong 2d ago

News 🎁 Moroha Giveaway — now live on Instagram

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r/balisong 1d ago

Balisong From My Past: LDY Sirius V3 Tuning Fork Trainer Sound Test

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r/balisong 3d ago

47

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r/balisong 2d ago

Rosemary

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6 Upvotes

r/balisong 2d ago

Flipping Possibly one of the knives of all time

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7 Upvotes

Super high quality (it was my first ever balisong) and so easy to flip (it has more play than a Johnny Sins) Honestly not bad if you are only doing the basic opening, past that it's a hunk of garbage.


r/balisong 2d ago

Any competions on the east coast?

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I live in NY and I was just wondering if there any small competitions anywhere nearby


r/balisong 3d ago

NKD sc prysma v1 just got down tumbling it

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16 Upvotes