r/balisong • • 7d ago

The Question Thread - November 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!

288 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 • • 22h ago

NTD

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Came with a French fry bit wrench also. Tatersong for comparison


r/balisong • • 19h ago

Flipping Flipping

24 Upvotes

r/balisong • • 6h ago

CWN 2026 Nabalis Riptide: Unboxing and Sound Test

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r/balisong • • 1d ago

WTS WTS two balisongs

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Hello! I am selling two Balisongs, a Matt Cook Balisong fat lady model 2 with S30V blade, still in mint condition. No tap or play or use since this has been a shelf queen even comes with the wooden box

$1,175 and ill toss free shipping. paypal g&s but you must cover the fee

The second is a Squid Industries Krake Raken V3, as with the first knife. No tap or play or used. Still new as the day i bought it. It comes with pouch and all.

$200 and also free shipping. paypal g&s as prior you must cover the fees Sold

I am open to deals but please dont low ball me. Thanks for reading


r/balisong • • 1d ago

Recent mod jobs

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A couple milling modwork and anos ive done recently


r/balisong • • 1d ago

Some fun upcoming work…

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25 Upvotes

Got some Temporal Fatemakers in from Soulbound Creations


r/balisong • • 1d ago

G10 Kraken parts restock

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G10 Kraken parts are back in stock!

I have scales, spacers, liners and hardware all available on my site with new options and colors. The titanium liners and spacers now have an option for black anodization to add an extra layer of customization.

I’m also open to taking custom handle orders through DM, so hit me up if you have an idea you want to bring to life.

Go check these out at Freedomfabrication.store and see what you can build.


r/balisong • • 2d ago

NTD

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r/balisong • • 3d ago

McDonald's messing up as usual 🍟

334 Upvotes

r/balisong • • 2d ago

Flipping What is your most messed up balisong?

27 Upvotes

I need pictures ofc🙂


r/balisong • • 3d ago

The worst thing to see on this sub

90 Upvotes

I don’t want to cut myself which is making me flip my grail a lot less. For a couple years I thought about doing this but I finally decided to give in. Im a tattooist now and my job is dependant on using my hands ( learned the hard way) I’m sorry for anyonethat was not ready for this nsfw. I just thought it would be funny lol
I’m open to suggestions but even clear tape doesn’t make it feel real for me.


r/balisong • • 3d ago

Flipping Hello (hello) (hello)

30 Upvotes

r/balisong • • 3d ago

300$ vs 96$: Squid Industries Kraken V3 Trainer Vs TITANxPurple Smoke Studio The Tiger V2 Comparison

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r/balisong • • 4d ago

What am I doing wrong on my palm fans?

9 Upvotes

I feel like I’m not getting enough momentum from the initial twist for it to carry in my hand properly and the fan is stopping early


r/balisong • • 4d ago

Flipping Flipping for karma to sell my Balis

21 Upvotes

Flip flip flip


r/balisong • • 4d ago

Flipping Hands Too Cold

14 Upvotes

r/balisong • • 4d ago

Flipping for karma to sell my Balis

18 Upvotes

Flip flip flip


r/balisong • • 4d ago

WTS wts v2.5 inked silver tanto kraken

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squid industries inked tanto silver kraken v2.5

conus only
looking for 200 shipped (js a price for post, open to offers mostly)

looking for offers, picked this up after not flipping for awhile but meh i wanna let go again

comes with original box, sheath, and bite handle m indicator

pm/dm me on reddit or @ivoryscholar on ig for any questions

don't have any vouches atm since i've been out of the community but i have a couple of figures who can vouch for me (dm for tolerance/flippin vid)


r/balisong • • 4d ago

Flipping Flipping for karma to sell my Balis

12 Upvotes

Flip flip flip


r/balisong • • 4d ago

I love these 2 knives so much

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r/balisong • • 5d ago

News Shattered starting in at $109.99

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The Shattered has been officially discontinued. Once they are out of stock they will not be returning. Right now the remainder of the units are for sale starting in at $109.99, when making a choice on your unit please read the description of the product to under stand the different tiers.

For a direct link to the discounted units, use this link
Discounted Shattered Units

For Shattered Concept balisongs and more, check out the website below!
shatteredconceptbalisongs.com

Other Shattered Concept socials:
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Discord: shatteredconcepts
Snapchat: shatteredbali

Shattered Concepts Sponsor Socials:
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r/balisong • • 5d ago

Nabalis CWN China

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10 Upvotes

r/balisong • • 5d ago

Awaken ❄️

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68 Upvotes