Wowpinoy! Batangas...Photos of local sword & knife industry

Rick · 27th April 2006, 04:57 PM

Nice pics 'Vinta,

Okay , I've wondered about this long enough .
I have a couple of nice balisong from Batangas shops .
I've found that you have to kind of tune them to get optimum performance as they, being hand made, are all a little different .

What I want to know is ; what is the purpose of the beveled holes in the blade and the shallow notches on the false edge ?
I got the bottle opener cut out figured ; that's easy enough ; but the other features have always puzzled me .

What's up with them ?

27th April 2006, 04:57 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	Nice pics 'Vinta, Okay , I've wondered about this long enough . I have a couple of nice balisong from Batangas shops . I've found that you have to kind of tune them to get optimum performance as they, being hand made, are all a little different . What I want to know is ; what is the purpose of the beveled holes in the blade and the shallow notches on the false edge ? I got the bottle opener cut out figured ; that's easy enough ; but the other features have always puzzled me . What's up with them ?