The perfect Balisong sharpener?!

The handles are extremely light being made of plastic. This actually makes it difficult to manipulate. Also, the handles are deliberately made to narrow for the sharpening pieces so that they have to be forcably spread to put the sharpening piece in. The result is a sort of spring tension. It's like having the screws on your 42 set to tight. The pins are sort of the opposite of balisong pins. They're press-fit into the sharpener and the handles rotate on the pins. In a balisong, the pins are fixed to the handles and the blade rotates around on the pin. This makes is hard to fix these problems.

But, I have gotten mine loose enough for some simple manipulation.
 
Thanks Gollnick, I didn't know about the handle material and about their tightness.
It looks like I'll have to make my own "trainer" balisong, or buy a Leatherman PST :)
 
I used to have an Eze-Fold in my daypack for backpacking (I also have a fishhook sharpener shaped like a key on my keychain) It sharpens nice and is kept safe in the handles but as chuck said, isnt designed well for flipping.
 
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