Gollnik's favorite blade style!?!

[Dawkind]

It's a BIG one!!!

Sorry 'bout mis-spelling your name, Chuck

[This message has been edited by Dawkind (edited 08-07-2000).]

 

[Clay]

Hmmmmmmmmm........

I think Chuck's favorite is a Tanto, preferably in black.

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Clay
www.balisongxtreme.com
Because......
getting 'em open
is half the fun!

 

[Dawkind]

Clay!!!!!! My sincere apologies, 'O God of the BaliSong. I meant to address YOUR favorite blade style and blew it!

 

[Clay]

Haaaaaaaaaa........ relax dude. Chuck HATES Tantos, especially in black.

I just wanted to see if we could get a reply from Chuck on that one.

I myself like Tantos, but Kris blades are a very close second.

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Clay
www.balisongxtreme.com
Because......
getting 'em open
is half the fun!

 

[Gollnick]

I dislike Tanto's so much that one of my favorite knives is a BM44. If you can get this sorry slow knife moving, your 45 or 42 will fly. So, I like to work out with my 44. Then, I take my 44 out and prune my roses, tend to the yard, etc. And, when I'm done, I latch it open, put it on the top rack, and run it through the dishwasher. It comes out perfectly clean, in desperate need of some Militec-1, but ready for more abuse.

Excuse me... I just blew a new thing I'm doing which I call a "torque roll" and ended up dropping my BM42 on the keyboard. If you've never slashed your ring finger with a balisong, you're gonna love the torque roll.

Anyway, with all those extra characters removed, we can go on about this interesting blade. While it's nicely done, as Kris blades go, it's not very good. Sorry, but one of the key measures of merit of a kris is how the median ridge follows the undulation of the edge. I don't see much of that here. The depth of the undulations is another measure and these are rather shallow. These are what makes a great kris, it's what distinguishes a great kris maker. This is really more of a flame blade.

But, it is still a very nice balisong overall. I must say that I am rather jealous of it.

My favorite, though, remains a Jody Samson Weehawk, this, despite the fact that one of the balisongs I am most famous for owning is a Tanto.



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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com

 

[Dawkind]

You're right on the money, Chuck. I guess I've never heard of the flame style.........and speaking of the Jody Sampson WeeHawk blade grinding:

 

[Gollnick]

That's the stuff!



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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com