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Great enjoy. Personally I find smaller balisong very hard to flip. I like mid ti larger ones as they are easy to build up momentum and flip. Enjoy your new Balisong.... Just so you know there isn't too many people I know that settle for just 1....you will get the bug and before you know it have many...

AFAIK, any blade length is legal provided it is easily seen. No concealment..that is a no no and will get you busted for concealed weapon.

How much handle/blade play dropped when using the I.K.B.S system? Is there wobble between the blade and the handles like a bushing systems? You know when you can push one handle up and pull the other down? I would think the play would be significantly less or perhaps null.....Since I have never seen...

Wow, very impressive Balibalistic. Your Skills improve exponentially on each of your pieces. Very nice indeed. I have yet to try out a balisong with a bearing systems but I bet they would work very nice. Do you find the I.K.B.S bearing system much harder to implement on your designs then classic bus...

Agreed, your skills are quite good. I love the detailing down by the latch. Actually, I like the entire balisong. Very sweet.
Nice work as always.

Yes, I noticed the blade looks very sharp indeed. Overall nice unit.

-I am not sure "surgical" was the right word. What I mean, is very clean lines, slick design..clean and "surgical". It was a complement. Very nice balisong, your designs are great.

Your turning out some very nice pieces Balistic, very nice indeed. Personally I love the bowie blade on the Balisongs but then again I like other styles also. This one looks very nice and surgical.....

Yeah, the bolsters sound cool. Run with your imagination....just make sure to take pics for us!

After more research I decided aginst the PB washer addition. This blade is amazing right out of the box. Forget I asked about it.

Hey guys. I have been collecting balis for about a year but recently decided to put out the cash and buy a BM42. I received it a few days ago and I am one happy baliguy. That knife is amazing..well worth the money. I noticed one of the pivot screws was a bit loose, I expected I would need to loc-tit...

What about the material your using now with some exotic woods as inseart or possibly full handle scales to add some contrast? -would look very nice in my opinion.

I don't have a belt sander to use anyway but thnx for the procedure, I like reading info such as this. I am looking at the Lansky systems and Gatco units. I remember my father using a lansky "V" system when I was younger and he said they are great. I will continue my research thnx for the help guys.

Well sure, all must work to varying degrees. What I mean is which system do people find the best? Which give the best edges and have ease of use etc? Which system is the best? I am looking for something quick and simple that will give a shaving sharp edge when used....Just looking for opinions from ...

Hey guys, With all the sharpeners, stones, systems..etc. What does everybody use and which are good and which should be avoided? I would prefer to get a nice sharpener that will put a shaving edge on my blades when they need to be sharpened but will not mark up the surrounding metal with scratches o...