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BALISONG BUTTERFLY

Handmade Filipino Balisong Knives

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Knife care

What a hand made balisong needs from you, and what it does not.

High carbon and stainless are not the same knife

We build in 440C stainless, D2 tool steel, VG10, high carbon and Damascus. Stainless steels carry enough chromium to resist corrosion on their own, so they forgive a missed wipe down. High carbon steel does not. It is chosen for edge behaviour rather than corrosion resistance, and it will take on surface rust if it is left damp.

That is the whole difference in practice. A stainless balisong asks for very little. A high carbon or Damascus balisong asks for a protective film on the steel and somewhere dry to live between sessions.

The routine

Nothing here is complicated. It is the same short list every time.

Rust protection Eezox is what we recommend for protecting the steel.
Heavy rust Bar Keepers Friend will take heavy rust off, used carefully.
Pivots Every pivot is hand tuned before the knife leaves us. If the action changes, it is the pivot hardware that wants attention first.
Storage Dry, and out of prolonged damp. Every knife ships with a fitted leather sheath for carrying it.
Trainers A trainer has no edge, but it is still steel and the same rust rules apply.

Handles are organic, and behave like it

Kamagong ebony, carabao horn, Philippine deer horn and bone are natural materials. They were part of something living before they were part of a knife, and they respond to their surroundings the way wood and horn always have.

Keep them dry and away from prolonged damp. That is the entire instruction. Product titles across the catalogue also show wenge wood, rosewood, micarta, stag, brass bolsters and 410 stainless, and the natural materials in that list want the same treatment.

See the handle materials on the knives
Damascus balisong blade with kamagong ebony, carabao horn and bone handle materials

More of this, in one place

Care, materials, flipping and the questions people actually ask.

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