Newbie question

MarioG14 · Post by **MarioG14** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 7:05 am

I was wondering, how exactly did everyone get into Balisongs? Who bought you you're first?

ZENGHOST · Post by **ZENGHOST** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 10:00 am

MarioG14 wrote:I was wondering, how exactly did everyone get into Balisongs? Who bought you you're first?

I bought me my first bali. Once you see someone flip a balisong, I don't know how you can resist getting into them. I do remember being in Tijuana when I was a kid and seeing a street vendor flipping one as he tried to sell it to a customer. It was only a matter of time before I got into them myself.

stepdaddy · Post by **stepdaddy** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 11:29 pm

Well when I was about 10 my 17 year old brother had one. I just waited till he came home half-lit and kindly asked him for it. Because he liked his little brother so much he gave it to him making him a very happy lad. On firday and saturday nights you can make a small fortune waiting for older (But still underage) siblings to get home

Icon of Sin · Post by **Icon of Sin** » Mon Apr 14, 2003 1:56 am

I bought a cheapy at a flea market then stumbled across Clay's site about a year and a half ago and I have been flipping ever since.

MarioG14 · Post by **MarioG14** » Mon Apr 14, 2003 5:13 am

Hey, Icon. Remember me?

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Mon Apr 14, 2003 7:51 am

when i was in high school, a friend gave me one that he brought back from a trip to the phillipines with his parents. i learned a few tricks, but promptly got it confiscated - by a teacher.

it wasn't till a couple of years ago that another friend gave me a similar one from the phillipines that my interest was rekindled. now for chrissakes i'm looking at a bloody MT tachyon! am i freakin crazy!?!?!

Icon of Sin · Post by **Icon of Sin** » Mon Apr 14, 2003 11:56 am

Hey, Icon. Remember me?

Yeah man, i didnt know that was you at first, how you been Mario?

ExamonLyf · Post by **ExamonLyf** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 4:29 am

Got my first one in the Marine Corp over 35 years ago (the Philippines).., and never really started "collecting" until a few years after I was out of the service and Jody Samson started making them for Bali-Song, Inc. ~~> which became Pacific Cutlery ~~> which became Bencmade Knife Company.

Martial Arts got me started with a peripheral interest in the Filipino Martial Arts, but these forms were so much different than what I studied previously (Hwa Rang Do), that my interest in these knives didn't peak until the late 70's....

The rest is history.., (and expensive...lol)

MarioG14 · Post by **MarioG14** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 2:21 am

Pretty good, man. I guess I'm on here cause I can't sign up on bladeforums cause of my computer.

ZENGHOST · Post by **ZENGHOST** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 2:57 am

MarioG14 wrote:I guess I'm on here cause I can't sign up on bladeforums cause of my computer.

How does that happen?

Icon of Sin · Post by **Icon of Sin** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 11:39 am

Pretty good, man. I guess I'm on here cause I can't sign up on bladeforums cause of my computer.

You should try signing up again, they just had a massive rehaul over there. New servers and stuff, runs better then ever.

navajo · Post by **navajo** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:12 pm

Like Pete J., got my first one in the Philippines in 1964. Became a PCC dealer in 1980, later a BM dealer.
Still do some knife selling part time, just for fun. Don't do it for a living.

Causeway · Post by **Causeway** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 10:34 pm

Got my first balisong back in middle school.
Been flipping ever since...

Icon of Sin · Post by **Icon of Sin** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 10:45 pm

got mine at a flea market... cheapy, upgraded to BM, been flipping constantly

MarioG14 · Post by **MarioG14** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 11:27 pm

Hmm...

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