A Balisong work area
I learned so many things about the Balisong other than being just another sharp 29 centimeter-long object or weapon owned by thugs or what. One thing I learned about it was that the handles cold be encrusted with the bone of a horse or horn of a deer to make it a premium item. I was able to see how a horse’s bone was cut and drilled to size the Balisong handles.
The bone cut into shapes for the Balisong handle
Drilling the bone
There are also different kinds of Balisong like the Rambo Balisong, which got its looks from the knife that was used in the first ever Rambo movie entitled First Blood that had a saw back design.
For a while I remembered my late Lolo Marcial who used to own a Rambo Knife…He was a war veteran and really loved watching Rambo. 
And yes, there’s always that adorable Baby Balisong…see the comparative scale of the Baby Balisong to its parent the Bente Nuebe?
I couldn’t find use for the Baby Balisong other than cleaning my nails! It’s that small! 
Another thing I learned from the visit was that Balisongs aren’t purely made with raw metal, but with also used and rusty car parts like bearings. The Balisong makers forge Balisong blades from such, and quality wise, finished products don’t look any different.
These ones really looked all rusty. I never imagined the tips would look great once finished.
Finished products
After those brief new learnings about the Balisong, we were able to meet one of the makers and he eve did a demo on handling the Balisong. Here’s the video:
is balisong indigenous to the philippines?
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testing testing.. yay!
Astig!
woot!
I didn’t learn about it during the visit by there’s always Wikipedia!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balisong_%28knife%29
Thanks for asking me! I got to read more about the Balisong myself! ^_^
i love ur shots here, lalo na yung 4th. wah!
Thanks to the LX3! ^_^
Sis, ang linaw ng vid!
Hindi pa nga yan HD mode eh
See the other video on the Sweet Peanut Making Post. 
hello po. Ganda ng mga shots buhay na buhay. Mas lalong naging lively ang mga balisong. Btw, nice post too.
Sana may shots ka rin ng mga Lomi noodles 
Wow thank you Erick ^_^
Nako..di ko pa natikman ang lomi sa Batangas. May mahaba pa akong post tungkol sa mga kinain ko pero di na Batangas. :p Panay pagkain tinira ko hahaha!
Miss ko na talaga lugar namin.. gusto ko na tuloy mag vacation
Just got back from the PI and I picked up two Batangas balisong at a handicrafts store in Malate. I’ve wanted a handmade Batangas balisong since I was 14 or 15 (I’m 29 now), so I am so happy with them. Hopefully I will be able to make it to Batangas later this year!
http://yangiwei.multiply.com/links/item/219/Balisong_Factory_in_Batangas_Maki_Eduardo_Photoblog
hi!
Thank you for sharing this info and photos.
Where exactly is balisong making in Batangas?
Who can we call to find out more about balisong making?
thanks