I feel like the 400 dollar mark is where flipping quality starts to plateau. Like brs stuff or sentinels really do feel like they’ve had flipping quality maximized. I’ve never gotten to flip a krake raken but it seems like such an amazing outlier in the market. Excited to get my hands on one eventually
Tbh I got my grail in early August. Jimpy Designs Sentinel just clicked for me in terms of pure look of design and heard so many great things about it. Flipping it only solidified my love for it! It's a grade B so it isn't cosmetically clean BUT as you say it's something meant to be used and I flip it almost constantly.
Would be fun to try out an expensive one someday, I have a Heron Featherlight and Glidr Arctic and that's enough for me. If I ever get a grail it would be a custom from Heibel Knives, a trainer in damasteel and harpoon shaped blade.
ive only been flipping for about a year now and the vast majority of that has been with a squid trainer v3.5 so i dont have room to talk on how different it is flipping expensive knives but i can say that i still love that sqt and its still holding up beautifully and flips like a dream :)
If money was no object, I would buy a Shinogi, then an EX10 and then quite a bit below that maybe on Orca or a V2 Monarch. The most expensive thing that I will probably ACTUALLY buy at some point is like a 5150 or a Sentinel. But the next things I’m buying are a beater trainer (Maybe Squid Trainer, not sure) and then probably a Kraken or a SlifT. Maybe a Maryn or Maryn Light, but it’s so far away I haven’t decided yet.
Do you think you could do a vid on how to get a balisong, what I mean is on some websites like squid, there knives sell out in like 8min cuz I recently missed out on the nautilus, but idk just somin I want to know
Those you basically gotta subscribe to their emails and get lucky, but there is other options; bbfirefly, different maxace things, I think there’s a list on the balisong subreddit
i'm a dude with a massive collection(50+ strong) so i know this first hand owning multiple knives. the prince customs syn is a 750 dollar knife and its something else, machined to perfection but i'm more then satisfied flipping the toa Poseidon for example but i still pull out the prince customs a bit actually pretty unique experience and its one i will never get rid of, its one i got due to the kindness of the community, i cant say it any other way building up this massive collection and every experience is unique from the last, this ones light, this ones heavy, this ones in between, this ones blade biased, that's unusual, this one has the thicccccest handles i've ever seen(my cold steel FGX) this one has a tanto blade that's amazing, this one is somewhat rare to see, this one was an impulse buy why is it still in there? its just so much that my collection is so bug but ill be the first to say, you don't need a massive collection, not that your never gonna gain a massive collection its just you don't need one, one good flipper is all you need, heck ill take it further, one cheapo is all you need to enter the hobby.
Hey I know you don’t know me but I only have a cheap trainer and am getting a bear and ops VIII in a couple of weeks but don’t have a decent trainer and I don’t want to cut myself. Any way I can buy a decent trainer from you and you can ship it? All respect and just wondering
Love the videos man. Since it’s Halloween and you work in the film industry you should make a video talking about any scary movies/shows you’ve worked on. And just in case you haven’t worked on any tell us a scary story that’s happened on set. Keep the great content rolling!
Man I agree with you I own a osp matrix and I love it but at the same time I’ve only been flipping my serpent striker and a zephyr so why own it but the looks of it just pays off for me and the craftsmen ship is amazing, I wouldn’t recommend spending more then 500 on Bali’s, for that price you can get some amazing FLIPPERS if you want to spend more because you love the way it looks then go for it Bali-songs are a expensive hobby haha have a great day Will love your stuff. Also I needed this video thank you for it
I am a beginner (currently flipping a 3d printed knife from thingiverse) and thinking about getting a better trainer. How much should I pay for my first good trainer, because I don't know if my budget should be 30€ or more like 100€. Great video btw!
i have very little experience with balis but if i had 100 euros i will say some things i'd look at a atropos spy 2 125 usd for trainer 165 usd live blade, but that's my opinion based more or less on looks, once i seen the pink team option i feel in love with it, but the only reason i would get it as a flipper eould be the titanium handles for cheap, pobably better to beat the shit out of it than aluminium but that's me, that's my opinion, look it up, look other people's opinions about it, reviews and whatever and based on that you can see if it's worth it or nah
I have an python edition ga with my birthday as the serial number and it’s also a prized possession of mine but I flip it more than i probably should for what it is
Definitely agree on the flipping aspect but build quality I disagree. Titanium holds up way better than aluminum. Especially if you plan to abuse it. They last eay longer than aluminum
Hey will! I have a question. Im trying to buy a balisong from atropos and you know atropos is in Russia. I live in the US(NA) and im just wondering how long will it actually take for the balisong to get here from Russia to the US.
You said you have too many of em. My question is.. HOW MANY do you have😂 Would love to hear that number, maybe you can put them all on one table and show us ur lil problem 😂😂 Greets from Germany ✌🏼
@@landenle_vrandmore4350 do you think reddit is better than instagram to become more active in the community? i guess a better question is, what social platform is the community most active on?
I mean I dropped 1200 on a heibel custom due to the fact that I had a knife design that I wanted made for years and told myself one day I'll have it made so that I can carry it
I hope this isn’t rude and I don’t want to make you uncomfortable, but I’m pretty new to your channel, so when you refer to your husband are you talking about Brandon or is Brandon just a friend and you’re talking about someone else?
If you break it down for a lot of the higher priced knives made by single makers, they often actually make less then minimum wage when you compare the hours spent making a knife vs the price.
Guys, serious question!
We all love the krake raken, I want to know what we prefer. Tanto or Bowie?
Tanto
Tanto
Tanto
Tanto
Bowie
I feel like the 400 dollar mark is where flipping quality starts to plateau. Like brs stuff or sentinels really do feel like they’ve had flipping quality maximized. I’ve never gotten to flip a krake raken but it seems like such an amazing outlier in the market. Excited to get my hands on one eventually
Same but I'll have to get a trainer cos I live in the UK 😭
Tbh I got my grail in early August. Jimpy Designs Sentinel just clicked for me in terms of pure look of design and heard so many great things about it. Flipping it only solidified my love for it! It's a grade B so it isn't cosmetically clean BUT as you say it's something meant to be used and I flip it almost constantly.
Would be fun to try out an expensive one someday, I have a Heron Featherlight and Glidr Arctic and that's enough for me. If I ever get a grail it would be a custom from Heibel Knives, a trainer in damasteel and harpoon shaped blade.
my man, harpoon gang
Is glidr arctic worth the money?
@@Solo_CrZ I have the same question.
@@Solo_CrZ same question here
Please do a replicant review, it’s the only review I want lol
ive only been flipping for about a year now and the vast majority of that has been with a squid trainer v3.5 so i dont have room to talk on how different it is flipping expensive knives but i can say that i still love that sqt and its still holding up beautifully and flips like a dream :)
I absolutely love “unobtainium”, also for the question at the end, I would buy a kraken
I've been thinking about whether or not to get an Alpha Beast🤔 This video helped a lot!
Do it
If money was no object, I would buy a Shinogi, then an EX10 and then quite a bit below that maybe on Orca or a V2 Monarch.
The most expensive thing that I will probably ACTUALLY buy at some point is like a 5150 or a Sentinel.
But the next things I’m buying are a beater trainer (Maybe Squid Trainer, not sure) and then probably a Kraken or a SlifT. Maybe a Maryn or Maryn Light, but it’s so far away I haven’t decided yet.
I want a shinogi SO BAD
Do you think you could do a vid on how to get a balisong, what I mean is on some websites like squid, there knives sell out in like 8min cuz I recently missed out on the nautilus, but idk just somin I want to know
id wanna see a vid on this, balis sell out too fast
Those you basically gotta subscribe to their emails and get lucky, but there is other options; bbfirefly, different maxace things, I think there’s a list on the balisong subreddit
There’s a video on the main channel ua-cam.com/video/VP9KMEzTNr8/v-deo.html
I would like to see your full collection. Could you maybe post it somewhere like Instagram or do a video on it?
Planarian hands down my grail it looks so gooddddddddd
You are crazy good flipper. I bought my first knife today and i can do only 2 different opens and closes 👌
Hey that's exciting!! Keep practicing!
i'm a dude with a massive collection(50+ strong) so i know this first hand owning multiple knives.
the prince customs syn is a 750 dollar knife and its something else, machined to perfection but i'm more then satisfied flipping the toa Poseidon for example but i still pull out the prince customs a bit actually pretty unique experience and its one i will never get rid of, its one i got due to the kindness of the community, i cant say it any other way building up this massive collection and every experience is unique from the last, this ones light, this ones heavy, this ones in between, this ones blade biased, that's unusual, this one has the thicccccest handles i've ever seen(my cold steel FGX) this one has a tanto blade that's amazing, this one is somewhat rare to see, this one was an impulse buy why is it still in there?
its just so much that my collection is so bug but ill be the first to say, you don't need a massive collection, not that your never gonna gain a massive collection its just you don't need one, one good flipper is all you need, heck ill take it further, one cheapo is all you need to enter the hobby.
Hey I know you don’t know me but I only have a cheap trainer and am getting a bear and ops VIII in a couple of weeks but don’t have a decent trainer and I don’t want to cut myself. Any way I can buy a decent trainer from you and you can ship it? All respect and just wondering
@@saucyhandles or you can just put painters tape over the blade
im finally here the day something uploads
Ty!
Will what do you like about the Bowie and tanto kraken like I can afford one
I love your vids so much and happy Halloween ❤️❤️❤️
Happy Halloween!!
Love the videos man. Since it’s Halloween and you work in the film industry you should make a video talking about any scary movies/shows you’ve worked on. And just in case you haven’t worked on any tell us a scary story that’s happened on set. Keep the great content rolling!
Looking forward to your balisong collection 2021!
Just wondering about the orange bag that’s there, where can I buy/find more information on it?
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!!
u should do a review on the rebola from black balisong!
Ben grabbed a Benchmade 32 from me just earlier this week lol, small world!
Man I agree with you I own a osp matrix and I love it but at the same time I’ve only been flipping my serpent striker and a zephyr so why own it but the looks of it just pays off for me and the craftsmen ship is amazing, I wouldn’t recommend spending more then 500 on Bali’s, for that price you can get some amazing FLIPPERS if you want to spend more because you love the way it looks then go for it Bali-songs are a expensive hobby haha have a great day Will love your stuff. Also I needed this video thank you for it
Me waiting for him to pick up the glidr: 0:
My current dream knife has to be a Green or Hot Pink Inked Tanto Krake Raken.
I agree that expensive knives arnt needed but they are wanted.
It's probably just a basic aerial but how do you do that aerial at 0:55
Great take will
I would want an inked mako v4 with white handles
I am a beginner (currently flipping a 3d printed knife from thingiverse) and thinking about getting a better trainer. How much should I pay for my first good trainer, because I don't know if my budget should be 30€ or more like 100€. Great video btw!
If you can pay more that's usually better, I'd take a look at Maxace products for sure
I’d get literally anything from squid industries for super cheap get a Squiddy for a bit more expensive get a squid trainer👍🏼
i have very little experience with balis but if i had 100 euros i will say some things
i'd look at a atropos spy 2
125 usd for trainer 165 usd live blade, but that's my opinion based more or less on looks, once i seen the pink team option i feel in love with it, but the only reason i would get it as a flipper eould be the titanium handles for cheap, pobably better to beat the shit out of it than aluminium but that's me, that's my opinion, look it up, look other people's opinions about it, reviews and whatever and based on that you can see if it's worth it or nah
Mann the talisong z has been my grail since it first released, im hoping i can get it soon enough!
If I ever like buy an expensive knife, I will never use it because I will easily get nervous not only dropping it but also scratching it
Haha I understand that
Could the next video be ft. Theone Falcon?
Where does the Nami fit onto this list?
also my grail is the planarian
I have an python edition ga with my birthday as the serial number and it’s also a prized possession of mine but I flip it more than i probably should for what it is
Amazing!
@@hoshi1661 absolutely agreed
@@hoshi1661 exactly not flipping it is like buying a nice car and letting it sit in a garage
Definitely agree on the flipping aspect but build quality I disagree. Titanium holds up way better than aluminum. Especially if you plan to abuse it. They last eay longer than aluminum
Did you get rid of the fiore? I haven’t seen you flip it since the review
I was only borrowing it for the review! I want one so bad now though...
Should i get a squidtrainer or a kraken? Whats a big difference between them
Will since you loved theone Falcon you should try reviewing Theone Alien also! It's a good original design balisong.
Thanks for the vids I got a kraken cuz of you
Hey will! I have a question. Im trying to buy a balisong from atropos and you know atropos is in Russia. I live in the US(NA) and im just wondering how long will it actually take for the balisong to get here from Russia to the US.
Can take up to 4 weeks I've seen
Do you think the krake racken or the Atropos kirat 2 is a better purchase?
quick question, what did you use to record this video?
DJI pocket 2!
I want a chab so bad.
My absolute grail is the Shinogi Konohishi
Ughhhhh I want one so bad
I dont really know which knife , I need a decent trainer as it's illegal for the knife in Scotland
You said you have too many of em. My question is.. HOW MANY do you have😂
Would love to hear that number, maybe you can put them all on one table and show us ur lil problem 😂😂
Greets from Germany ✌🏼
can you talk about ways to become more active and involved in the bali communitt?
i mean this gos for any community. join more subreddits make content and chat with others about balisong!
That's a good idea! One of the best ways for me is attending blade show or meetups if possible
@@landenle_vrandmore4350 ye I feel like Reddit and discord are the best places
@@landenle_vrandmore4350 do you think reddit is better than instagram to become more active in the community? i guess a better question is, what social platform is the community most active on?
@@WillHirschFlips i wish i were able to attend this year’s blade show 🥲
i mean.. i wouldnt consider the krake raken a cheap knife.. sure its cheap compared to, lets say a jk but it still is an expensive knife over all
can we get a tutorial on that Aerial combo you always do?
i have a $20 trainer and i don't know how a good flipper feels lol
I'm getting a Mako V4, that's about as expensive as it's gonna get for me😂
I just ordered a mako v4 Halloween edition on Friday!
That's what they allll say
@@WillHirschFlips They then realise how great the krake raken is and dish out £160 for one 😂
@@WillHirschFlips yeah I'll probably spend more than that 🤣🤣🤣
pogs
If money was no issue either an alien or monarch v2
I mean I dropped 1200 on a heibel custom due to the fact that I had a knife design that I wanted made for years and told myself one day I'll have it made so that I can carry it
I have a talizong Z and i have a question, what type of lube should i use for it
Dry lubricant like graphite powder
Graphite powder or super lube
If money was no object I would get a dripped out mokuti alien tbh
him talking about how if he had over 6 it would be a problem. me sitting here with 14 balisong...
Which is better krake rakan trainer or nautilus
Depends on what you're looking for, both are great. Kraken is closer to other knives while the nautilus is fast and light, and unique
Nautilus but the live blade kraken is better
@@WillHirschFlips do you prefer the arctic glidr or the nautilus?
How about this. Should I baby my expensive knives?
Up to you! If you cherish their look and finish them probably, but if you like how they flip more then that they flip it up!
@@WillHirschFlips Alr. Thanks. Just wanted a second opinion on the matter.
Kraken costs around $400 here.....not worth it imo, since i got the maxace obsidian with much better materials for 280
If you guys flip with a live blade, how long did you use a trainer before hand or did you start live?
I used a trainer for about a year and a half I'd say
I hope this isn’t rude and I don’t want to make you uncomfortable, but I’m pretty new to your channel, so when you refer to your husband are you talking about Brandon or is Brandon just a friend and you’re talking about someone else?
Brandon is a childhood friend and my husband is someone else! His name is Joe but he's not really interested in being in videos
@@WillHirschFlips thank you so much appreciate the reply and love your videos!
Hello
Hi!
Flip my kono for a week and I guarantee you will change your mind
255 dollar are very expensive to me xd
Anything above 500 is fundamentally overpriced even if it's made by stone tools
If you break it down for a lot of the higher priced knives made by single makers, they often actually make less then minimum wage when you compare the hours spent making a knife vs the price.
Will you should get someone to design a cool display case for your balis (:
First
Dang
Not for material