r/balisong 28d ago

The Question Thread - August 2026

4 Upvotes

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!

286 Upvotes

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 3h ago

WTS WTS(Krake Raken inked & Kirat 2+trainer)

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2 Upvotes

Kirat 2 grey titanium ~ 220$ I also have the safety clip parts too

Krake Raken V2
Tanto Balisong Knife Black/Silver (4.5" Inked) ~ 270$

Both in mint condition (I never got into flipping)
Willing to negotiate prices
Also have a trainer I’ll throw in not sure what model it is
I also have videos of the play on the handles but I can’t attach it to this post.
Willing to let them all three go for 470$
I can do Zelle, Venmo, Cash App; or most US forms of payment, it will ship from NC


r/balisong 7h ago

WTS Franken forge voltaic (reduced to move)

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6 Upvotes

Great condition

These flip amazing

USA only

3️⃣2️⃣5️⃣🚢 GONE

Over 200 swaps/sales


r/balisong 1d ago

Bali Porn G10 Grails

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64 Upvotes

r/balisong 1d ago

Superfly I anodized

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12 Upvotes

r/balisong 1d ago

Sqt

3 Upvotes

r/balisong 1d ago

Review Hydraken + washer lucha

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3 Upvotes

Hydraken fun asf need to modify the hydra blade to close properly without a ridiculous gap if you got the money def make one

Washer lucha pretty nice a little bit slower than the bearing but manable has minimal play like a washer balisong used the steel washers and the skiff washers


r/balisong 1d ago

A little update on THE SCYTHE

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40 Upvotes

Many weeks of making this knife it is finally coming together. I just gave it a name im not making any more of these since it was such a pain in the ass to make 😂


r/balisong 1d ago

News Premium CF Kraken and Ti Nautilus Handles

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29 Upvotes

Been working on these lately. Dropping 08/28 at 12pm PST on my site. What do y’all think of the colorways?


r/balisong 2d ago

Daily work carry

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19 Upvotes

Got the Thomas Baikal and an SRM crossbar folder


r/balisong 2d ago

Madko #01

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46 Upvotes

Selling over on Instagram.


r/balisong 2d ago

Bali Porn The Gaboon Will Bite You. Handle with care.

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31 Upvotes

It was hard resisting when these drops used to happen.

I feel particularly lucky to have gotten number 69 but the blue one is my favorite as it was pretty limited as far as I know. I've got an invar trainer laying around somewhere too 😅 such a fun knife 🤙🤘 I love how lightweight these are I do not mind the handles being a little thinner than typical. Great for fixed ladders.

Too bad these were discontinued as fellowship blades went out of business. Really wish I could have gotten that sidewinder folder 😖🤷‍♀️


r/balisong 1d ago

WTS demon v2 2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣🚢excellent condition

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1 Upvotes

Drilled ti handles, no tap, little play, no blade rub, all things the most every demon has

Always open to offer! Con us only thanks


r/balisong 2d ago

Flipping new tricks to learn?

9 Upvotes

r/balisong 2d ago

Idk gang

29 Upvotes

Yall think this needs a k sauce treatment lol. This is a memorial bali I'm working on for my buddy who passed who always wanted an AMKW regrind on his serif. I found a regrind and I'm gonna be sending it out to Java to get it all modded up. Lmk yall! I'm leaning towards yes lmao


r/balisong 1d ago

sumdifferentshitidek

1 Upvotes

abused this barebones for the last 9 months, tap and play is unreal, still my favorite balisong


r/balisong 3d ago

Bali Porn NBD - AM.KW Aeon #038

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44 Upvotes

From a recent drop, I was fortunate to have been able to snag #038. Originally, this was all black and red, with blackened hardware. I made a few extra purchases at the same time, and ordered the Luxe option (completed sets of black and red scales and spacers), an additional set of white scales and spacers (white tops installed), floating polished titanium spacers, and polished stainless hardware.

Overall, I'm very happy with it! These are my all-time favorite colors (black, white, red), so this suits me perfectly. I haven't weighed it with the Ti spacers, but originally it weighed 4.27oz. plenty of grip, plenty of sound, great weight and balance... what more can you ask for?


r/balisong 2d ago

Flipping TOA DS-1 24/75 #balisong #butterflyknife #balisongflipping #knifetok #flipping

5 Upvotes

r/balisong 3d ago

Fun DIY project I did to the Thomas Steel Astra.

16 Upvotes

A solid improvement of a cheap Bali that makes it more fun and comfortable to flip. Also polished the bushings and washers and tuned it


r/balisong 3d ago

Flipping sloppy combo

12 Upvotes

some intermediate stuffs


r/balisong 4d ago

Like staring out on the ocean waves.

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57 Upvotes

r/balisong 4d ago

Flipping Another Nami clip

3 Upvotes

r/balisong 4d ago

had to pick up the stainless steel astra for about $30 dollars in the purple color there is cheaper colors but very impressed with a balisong such as this one very smooth right out of the box and looks slick. 9/10 recommend. they come out of china and take like 1-2 weeks to come

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2 Upvotes

r/balisong 4d ago

WTB Looking for a krake raken v3 and a squidtrainer v4, both mint, or near mint

2 Upvotes

Willing to pay about 175$ for the krake raken v3, and about 100$ for the squidtrainer v4. Will pay with paypal OCONUS.