Okay, well first an odd story that kind of led to this, go figure? Allright background info to help the story, I work for Best Buy, doing merch, which is basically stocking everything, plus putting up signs and such, well about a week ago I got an offer to go up to hurst(near fort worth, texas) and help merch a new store they are opening. So, while I am there we are putting up software, which has been bound with some wrap(basically industrial grade saran wrap) and I whip out my (boxcutter) 20$ shrade, and start ripping at the plastic, low and behold even with all the tape gunk on the blade, the damn thing is still sharp and goes right through the plastic and about half an inch into the inside of my left index finger at the first knuckle. Well, that got my goat.(little history, this damn shrade, 20 bucks at walmart, is the stiffest knife I own, you know most folders, you pop them up a little and with a little wrist action you can pop them open the rest of the way, well this one was stiff, so decided to use it to open boxes) Well, needless to say I was rather angry and said screw it, I will go home and get another knife, and chucked the shrade into the trash. Well, come along that evening, circumstances changed and I found myself at the north richland hills mall, with a couple friends, and low and behold a knife dealer, now oddly enough, I allready own somewhere in the nieghborhood of 30 knives and about 8 swords(used to do competition level fencing when younger, dont do it, it leads to an edged weapon obsession)
but had no balisongs, as they (just found out) are illegal in Massachusetts, where I had collected most of my cutlery. Well, I looked down into the case and saw a few balisongs(Rostfrei is the only identifier) for 14.99$ and figured what the hell, took a look at them, fiddled for a couple mins and figured out a basic open, and said hell this will work for box cutting, bought it and went to the hotel I was at. Then suddenly I am sitting on the phone chatting with my wife, and flip, flip, flip, for the entire hour I was on the phone I am sitting there flipping this knife around. Ever since then I cant seem to put it down, and am allready considering jumping into the more expensive knives to add to my collection(looks covetously at the BM 42). Well, after that I knew I had to find out more, so this morning I hop on the net and go surfing low and behold the first site I look at is Clay's, and what a wealth of information, in about an hour I am running over and over all the begginer lessons. Then, I send a message to Clay, asking about Balisongs with straight handles and he sends me back a link to a thread on this board, since then I have spent, about two hours reading through the messages, and echoing through my apartment is the the clink of my bali opening and closing. What a sweet knife, whoever invented this thing should be sainted or idolized (maybe a new religion?). None of the other knives i have are this fun to play with, well except the throwing knives and you cant really play with them anymore(damn cops). Well, just wanted to say hi to the forum, and tell you the story of my first bali. How did you guys wind up getting your first one?
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Is that all you monks ever think about? Sects! Sects! Sects!
but had no balisongs, as they (just found out) are illegal in Massachusetts, where I had collected most of my cutlery. Well, I looked down into the case and saw a few balisongs(Rostfrei is the only identifier) for 14.99$ and figured what the hell, took a look at them, fiddled for a couple mins and figured out a basic open, and said hell this will work for box cutting, bought it and went to the hotel I was at. Then suddenly I am sitting on the phone chatting with my wife, and flip, flip, flip, for the entire hour I was on the phone I am sitting there flipping this knife around. Ever since then I cant seem to put it down, and am allready considering jumping into the more expensive knives to add to my collection(looks covetously at the BM 42). Well, after that I knew I had to find out more, so this morning I hop on the net and go surfing low and behold the first site I look at is Clay's, and what a wealth of information, in about an hour I am running over and over all the begginer lessons. Then, I send a message to Clay, asking about Balisongs with straight handles and he sends me back a link to a thread on this board, since then I have spent, about two hours reading through the messages, and echoing through my apartment is the the clink of my bali opening and closing. What a sweet knife, whoever invented this thing should be sainted or idolized (maybe a new religion?). None of the other knives i have are this fun to play with, well except the throwing knives and you cant really play with them anymore(damn cops). Well, just wanted to say hi to the forum, and tell you the story of my first bali. How did you guys wind up getting your first one?
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Is that all you monks ever think about? Sects! Sects! Sects!
