Handmade Balisong Steak Knife Set of Three | High Polished High Carbon Steel | Rose Wood Handles with Leather Sheaths BF-171
Original price was: $435.95.$326.96Current price is: $326.96.
Two steak knives and a fork, all three on butterfly frames in rose wood. The three piece exists because two people eating steak need two knives, which sounds obvious until you try buying a set that admits it.
Pieces – Two steak knives and one fork, 3 pieces
Blade Material – High Carbon Steel, high polished
Handle Material – Rose Wood with steel bolsters
Overall Length – 24 cm each
Blade Length – 12 cm
Hardness – 58-60 HRC
Sheath – Fitted leather, included
Ships worldwide from Memphis
Packed and posted from our shop in Memphis, Tennessee, to any country we are allowed to send a knife to. Free shipping inside the United States, 49 USD flat everywhere else. Shipping and delivery times
Hand-forged in the Batangas tradition
The balisong was born in Batangas, Philippines. Every knife in this catalogue is made by Filipino artisans and metalworkers, many from families with generations of experience, now working in the United States. Blades are ground from 440C stainless, D2 tool steel, VG10, high carbon and Damascus, and fitted to handles of kamagong ebony, carabao horn, Philippine deer horn and bone.
Checked four times
Detailed hand inspection, smoothness and pivot testing, blade alignment checks, and durability and finish quality control. If a knife doesn't meet our standards, it never reaches our customers.
Engraving available
Initials or short text $19 in the font you choose, a custom logo $29. Select it above Add to Cart and upload the logo file at checkout.
A sheath with every knife
Every knife includes a fitted leather sheath. Both live blades and trainers are offered, and every order ships worldwide with tracking.
Buying more than one?
Trade pricing starts at ten pieces and reaches 45% under retail at volume, with your logo on the bolster. See wholesale and bulk, or design one from scratch.
The BF-171 is a three piece balisong steak set, two knives and a fork, polished high carbon steel, rose wood handles. It is the two piece set with a second knife, and the second knife changes what the set is for.
Why three and not two, or four
A two piece set is a place setting. It is a gift for one person, and it works beautifully as that.
A three piece set is dinner for two, because in practice the fork gets shared or one person eats with an ordinary fork and nobody minds. Four piece sets look tidier in a photograph and are mostly bought by people who will use two of them.
We make the three because it is the number that actually gets used, and because a set that gets used is worth more than a set that stays in a drawer looking symmetrical.
Plain edges, again
No serrations on either knife. Serrated teeth tear the cut face of the meat and push the juice out of it, and they cannot be resharpened by anyone without specialist equipment. A plain edge slices cleanly and comes back on an ordinary stone in a few minutes.
High carbon is the friendliest steel there is for that. It gives ground quickly, you feel the burr form, and you can see the result immediately. If you have never sharpened anything, a set like this is a reasonable place to learn, because the consequences of a mediocre first attempt are a slightly less perfect steak.
Matching the wood across three pieces
Rose wood varies. Colour runs from a light orange brown to something close to purple, and the streaking varies with it. We cut the panels for a set from the same board wherever the board allows, so a set looks like a set rather than three knives that happened to meet.
It will still not be identical across all three. Wood is not manufactured. What we can promise is that they came from the same tree, which is a rather better promise than a colour match.
Three folding knives at a table
Worth being practical about. These fold, which means each one has a pivot, and a pivot does not want to sit in standing water while somebody finishes their wine. Clear them, wash them by hand, dry them properly, and put them back in their sheaths only once they are genuinely dry.
Do that and the pivots stay smooth for decades. Leave them in a sink overnight and you will be introduced to the one maintenance job these knives can actually demand.
Specifications for this three piece balisong steak set
| Pieces | Two steak knives and one fork, 3 pieces |
| Overall length | 24 cm each |
| Blade length | 12 cm |
| Blade | High carbon steel, mirror polished, plain edge |
| Hardness | 58-60 HRC |
| Handle | Rose wood with steel bolsters |
| Sheath | Fitted leather, included |
Ordering the BF-171
All three pieces are sharpened where they should be, tuned and checked by hand, each in its own fitted leather sheath, with a gift box.
Laser engraving is $29, chosen on this page. Free shipping inside the United States, flat $49 worldwide.
Every knife is checked for lockup, pivot action and edge before it goes in the box. Nothing ships that we would not keep for ourselves.
Processing
Most orders leave the bench in 1 to 3 business days. If the knife you picked is not in stock we forge it for you, which takes roughly 2 to 3 weeks. Engraving adds a little time on top of that.
What shipping costs
- United States: free on every order.
- Everywhere else: a flat 49 dollars for the whole order, however many knives are in it, so two at once ship for the same as one.
How long it takes
- USA: 4 to 8 business days
- International: 8 to 14 business days, longer if customs takes an interest
Those are carrier estimates, not promises we can enforce.
Tracking
A tracking number reaches you by email as soon as the parcel is collected. Carriers often take 24 to 48 hours to start showing movement, so a quiet first day is normal.
Customs and local law
Import duty, VAT and customs fees are set by your own country and are yours to pay. Balisong law varies by country and by US state, so it is worth checking yours before you order.
The full detail lives on Order and Shipping and Return or Exchange.
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Processing
Most orders ship in 1 to 3 business days.
USA delivery
4 to 8 business days, tracked door to door.
International
8 to 14 business days. Customs times vary by country.
Made to order
Out of stock pieces are handcrafted for you in 2 to 3 weeks.
We ship worldwide. The customer is responsible for customs, VAT and local legality.
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