Butterfly knives

Mississippi Rifleman

Mississippi Rifleman

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Does anyone know of any company making good quality BFK anymore? Since Benchmade quit making them for some reason, I can't find any. Also, I'm looking for some good instruction on their use. If anyone knows of a good book or video, please let me know. Thanks everyone.

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MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
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Ben Lee
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I know that Rick Hinderer in Ohio will be making some. He also makes his own damascus and mokume and is very adept at folders. I'm hoping to get one of his butterfly knives when he starts them, which he told me should be pretty soon. Not factory knives, customs, that should be fairly affordable.

Jeff Imada has a pretty good video out, and I think that you might be able to get it from Benchmade?

G2

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Do a search on butterfly or balisong. There was a message about a site that was selling higher quality butterfly knives from the Philippines. Apparently, US Customs has backed off of the ban to some extent.

Benchmade is planning on producing another high-end production Bali-Song next fall. That
is a long wait though.

The best instructional media I've come across is Michael Janich's video Mastering the Bali-Song Knife. It is available from Paladin press. Do a web search on paladin press.

Jeff Imada's bali-song manuals are pretty good too, but harder to learn from. I think they are available from amazon.com.

Hope this helps.
 
A little search of the archives here at bladeforums will turn up several recent threads answering this very question.



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Chuck
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Well mine are not the best by any means, but for the price they aint bad!

Just click on Dragon Forge below in my sig file. I have new models which will be in tomorrow and will post picks. Mine are copies of Benchmade's now discontinued economy line.

Here is a pic of one.
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Gary-Can you post or email info in getting in touch with Rick Hinderer concerning the custom balisongs

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Tim

 
Mike,

You Dragon Forge web site isn't coming up. Your others are though.

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MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
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Fear the man that owns only one rifle,
he likely knows how to use it.
- Anonymous
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Ben Lee
Computer Science
Yahoo Msgr: mississippi_rifleman
www2.netdoor.com/~rifleman
www2.msstate.edu/~brl2
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TimDennis

Rick's email address is

Rhind64@aol.com

Phone number is 330-263-0962

Tell em Gary Graley sent you...
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G2
 
Hi Ben,

Guess what?

Yup, 2 bailsongs are up on blade auction right now.

Later,
John
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I've seen some nice pictures of Ralph Turnbull's balisongs. I don't know the prices, but they sure look good.

Jani

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Although I'm a big fan of Benchmade/PC balisongs and also the high quality japanese imports from the early 1980's I would not carry one because of the problem replacing them.If I did carry a balisong again for fun/utility or whatevever I probbably would go with one of the readily available Bears,Dragonforge or Jaguars.

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Tim

 
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