Balisongs and Other Blades

Wow! It is hard to believe that these are handmade!

These are handmade Balisongs from Ciervo Blades.

This is the HazeTac prototype of the blade profile that will be available at Blade Show 2023 West!

I carry this case to work daily. Here are the Bali's that are always in the case and the ones I carry every day.

These are 4 of my HazeTac Carlo Balisongs. Let me know what you all think about this video.

I have to say that this is the best unboxing I have experienced to date! I will post more about the actual knife later.

Got these two beauties in a trade!

In this unboxing there is a couple old school Taylor Manila Folders, Emmanuel Le Brun, and a couple gifts. Enjoy the video!

I sent Jordan my raw Serif and he sent me back a work of art!!

Comparing the very first Devils to the newer ones. Then I did a head to head, the Bowie vs the Tanto.

These are the very first Balisongs ever made by Chris Hayes! I do not have every evolutional iteration of the Devil, but I do have a good representation.

I actually sent two knives to Jordan to be modified, My Darrel Ralph Gemini and my Hazetac antifragle Devil. I did not know that my Gemini was an original from 1997. Due to this knife being rare, Jordan told me to leave it as is. He did swap out the Teflon washers for PB washers to get a better tune on it. He sent the original washers back in case I ever sell it. The (anti-fragile) Devil Hazetac he actually turned into a work of art!! Here is a list of what he did: Mirror Polish Blade Polished then anodized the handles Made CF Glow spacers He all so anodized the original spacers, in case I want to swap the CF ones out. #balisong #balisongmodification #hazetac #derralralph

This Biegler Corsair has Titanium liners with G10 scales and is pretty awesome!! Here are it's spec's: Blade is D2 Blade Length 4.375" Overall Length 9.75" Weight 4.30oz Runs off bushings Now for the rating: 1. Cost gets a 10. This was $550.00 when I purchased it. 2. Quality 8 3. Looks 9 4. Build 9 5. Flippability 9 Total score is a 45!!

This is the first Hazetac I purchased, and it is a base tier model. Here is how the break down of the knife: A2 Steel Blade length is 5 1/4 in Overall Length 9 3/4in Weight 4.6 oz Ti Handles Bushings Now for the Hazetac's score: 1. Cost 10 2. Quality 9 3. Looks 10 4. Build 9 5. Flippability 10 Total score of 48

The Velp is a pleasant surprise!! Here is the break down: 1. Cost - 10 2. Quality - 6 3. Looks - 10 4. Build - 7 5. Flippability - 8 Total score is 41!! And for 65 bucks!!!! WOW!!!

The Emerson CQC-7 Flipper gets a score of 12. Cost - 3 Quality -4 Looks - 3 Build - 3 Flippability - 3 Watch the video if you want to know why the low score.

This is my first Balisong review. My rating is on a scale of 1 to 10. ! being the lowest and 10 being the highest. The qualities I rate are in this order: 1. Cost 2. Quality 3. Looks 4. Build 5. Flippability That would mean a score of 50 would be the perfect Balisong! The FLS Liminal ranking is: 1. Cost 7 2. Quality 5 3. Looks 9 4. Build 5 5. Flippability 10 That gives the Liminal a score of 36!!

Been after this exact Palethius for a long time!

This Balisong was made by a 15 year old young man!

Wander Piam is a knife maker out of Brazil. If you are not familiar with his work, you might want to look him up!

Wow these are cool!!! The first run of the @budobrothers Kobo/Icepick and the original Prototype Kobo/Icepick!! Yep! Eric let me get the one and only Prototype!! How cool is that??

I've been wanting one of these since I first discovered https://www.traditionalfilipinoweapons.com/ And they finally are back in stock!

Wanted to show you all some of the HazeTac line!

Don't need to say much here. It is all said in the video. Here are the links Making the Balisong - https://youtu.be/iaqnyf3-kM8 Shop Tour - https://youtu.be/ftPXuLNzuCY

I am very picky when it comes to traditional blades from the Philippines. That is why my collection of larger Filipino weapons isn't that large (pun not intended). I got very lucky when i bought a Balisong made by Paul Cooper! Long story short, I emailed him to tell him how much I appreciated the Balisong I purchased and to thank him for making it. We hit it off and this Lahot is just the beginning of our journey!