Balisong Guides
Balisong Latch Types: Batangas, Spring, Magnetic and Latchless
A practical guide to balisong latch types, latch gates and latchless builds, with a comparison table and fixes for rattle, wear and stiff latches.
Butterfly Knife Safety: How Flippers Avoid Getting Cut
An honest look at where butterfly knife injuries come from and the simple setup decisions that prevent almost all of them.
How a Balisong Is Made: Inside a Batangas Workshop
A stage-by-stage account of how a balisong is made by hand in the Batangas tradition, and why hand fitting makes every knife slightly different.
Balisong Anatomy: Every Part of a Butterfly Knife Explained
A complete reference to balisong anatomy, naming every part of a butterfly knife and explaining what each one does and how it fails.
Balisong Handle Materials Compared: Horn, Wood, Brass, G10 and More
A workshop comparison of balisong handle materials, from water buffalo horn and kamagong to brass, titanium and G10, with weight, upkeep and buying tables.
Balisong vs Switchblade vs Automatic Knife: The Real Difference
How balisongs, switchblades and assisted openers actually differ inside the handle, and why that mechanical difference drives the legal one.
How to Open a Butterfly Knife: Your First Three Moves
A step-by-step beginner guide to opening and closing a balisong, with the three first moves and the mistakes that cause cuts.
Why Are Butterfly Knives Illegal? The History Behind the Bans
How balisongs were caught by laws written for spring-powered switchblades, and why that long settlement is now coming apart.
Butterfly Knife Blade Types: 8 Shapes and What Each One Does
The eight butterfly knife blade shapes we make, what each one is actually for, what it costs, and which one to buy first.
Why Balisong Butterfly? Handmade Filipino Balisongs, Proven by 650 Reviews
Five years, 650 customer reviews and a 4.79 average. Here is what makes a Balisong Butterfly knife great, and why buyers trust it over mass-produced butterfly knives.