As a guy who has been collecting and sharpening knives his entire life, having amassed a collection worth more than my car, I have lots and lots of sharpening equipment, from $10 strops, to $300 Japanese stones, to $1400 Wicked edge system, to belt sanders and powdered diamond abrasives, I must say that for someone using a set of whetstones for the first time.... your form was very good! you did a much better job as holding angle, regulating pressure, and forming a burr than most people who are trying it for the first time. Also this is the first video of your's I've seen. New sub here. God bless.
@@Sesquipedalian3 nope, the circular movement is fine, but it's a more advanced movement, specifically for Lower(rougher) grits, to remove metal fast. Once you get a finer grit.. you don't want to do that.
if you look at it, it's just him. they clearly put it like that on purpose for some reason which is interesting. plus, they made him partially translucent, maybe to look like a ghost so people would comment about it and increase engagement? either way it's definitely intentional, but he deserves the views anyways.
9:20 You are right, the 250$ Squid Industries Kraken may be better at flipping because it's a knife made specifically for flipping, the Ceroni is more of an art piece that proves the maker's capabilities of making something truly unique, not focusing 100% on the flipping aspect.
That is true, I have a Ceroni Arachnophobia and a Swordfish and I've always went for the swordfish bc it flips better and it's not valued at 850 bucks. I'd say Ceroni is first and foremost an artist that happens to make balisongs
Why not both though... i would prefer for a price as high as that, it should do both, if not perfect, than at least equally. maybe im picky combined with poor but i would almost be disappointed at a price point like that if it didnt flip well and look good. especially if the makers are one of the top branding of balisongs and the sort.
@@invertedsun well I think in this case it's just that Ceroni has a very distinct style bc he always does heavy titanium with pinsless and a wide gap so that naturally makes them not the best flippers regardless of the price
The advantage of the popsicle stick knife is its extremely cheap can probably be made with things already around the house, and because you have control on what the blade should be making it a blunt light wooden blade makes it a perfectly harmless fidget toy. Making it a perfect practice knife that anyone can try at home getting good at the art of spinning it around without hurting yourself.
Butterfly knives originate here in the Philippines located in Batangas City where you can find the finest craftsmen of what we called "BALISONG". Best of the best maker of butterfly knives in the world.
I cannot stress enough how exciting this video is for me as you are the reason I've started Balisong flipping, you're the person who made me find what I think is my purpose in life, you're the reason I'm starting an Italian RU-vid channel on this topic and for that I'll never thank you enough. These videos are beyond amazing and entertaining!
0:13 I am broke but I AM HAPPY ......dude you just explained the greatest truth in the universe...far reaching from the normal understanding of people....loving your videos man...really inspiring and fun to watch😀😀😀
I have been 2atching this channel for 4 years now and I Have noticed how much better this content has got it is very funny and fun to watch keep grinding much love
That 2nd slingshot is just a fancy bean shooter. We used to make them out of a water balloon, a rubber band, and the top of a plastic soda bottle...Panorama!!!
Just stumbled upon your channel and you’re a funny guy! Balisongs are super fun but I typically use a trainer so I don’t slice myself. Keep up the content! 😂
I love your dedicationa nd how you can rewatch these videos over and over again and it gets better each time. thank you for your dedication for all the time you spend for this.
Yeah, thanks mate. Ever since I saw your first butterfly knife video, I got one and I'm GREAT at doing tricks now, especially the ones in your first video.
could probably do it with a strike anywhere match type thing, when you open it it has enough friction to light and when you close it the match goes into a channel which starves it of oxygen and cuts the flame, not sure how opening it slowly would work but its probably possible to make it work
Also you’re supposed to put the point on that lil pedestal you ignored and let the weight of the knife cut the wire. You can get a knife that would properly score over a thousand if you did it right score under a hundred by using the wrong technique.
Gonna be honest, I instinctively tried to blow out the flaming blade cuz it was making me anxious lmao. To be completely serious here tho, I’d suggest continuing to learn tricks with the Krake Raken. It’s really good within the balisong community, and can be great to learn on. If you maintain it well, it’ll last for a good while.
i made that same one out of popsicle sticks a few years ago, then improvised it a little to end up with the best fidget pencil ever, with the pencil being the blade and the latch as an eraser
Fine grit stones can break if you "drown" them. Depends on what their insides are like. A light spray is all you need. Keep the surface wet while working the knife to get rid of the filings more easily.
4:12 ah the trick training accidents - my right thumb has a scar across the whole knuckle from a super sharp, heavy bladed Thai Butterfly Knife I had. Didn’t feel it and only noticed when a friend who was mixing records started seeing fine droplets spraying the decks so hit the main lights only to see what looked like an episode from Dexter and me still twirling and rolling and spraying 😂
the entire fucking popcicle stick section gave me chills cause anytime he talked about doing something to the popcicle sticks i just imagined the sound of it and then that made me imagine the feeling when you bite them and pull them across your teeth and just EUEFGGHEUEGHH
Depending on how the knife was made, its is very important to do the same on both sides on the knife to remove ideally the same amount of material so your cutting edge stays aligned with the center, the reason for this is because a lot of knives are laminated steel with harder better cutting steels at the center and better more corrosion resistant materials on the sides.
if it is real damascus steel (witch i think on that price with pearl inlays) than the "steel sandwitch" you talk about was folded to about 300 layers. so there is no more middle steel
I was NOT expecting the 1 of 1 Juggernaut jumpscare in a Mike Shake video P.S. If you talk to Squid again, definitely don't ask them about the Megalodon 😉
I've had that bottle opener for years. I went to Florence when I was in Uni and during a museum tour we had to pass the metal detectors. I totally forgot I had the "knife" with me. The security guard told me to empty my bag and see the knife, he laughed loud AF that every1 turned their heads and then asked me to give him the link where to buy it. One of the funniest experiences ever.
