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Old 11-18-2004, 11:46 PM
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Typhoon Customization

I am assembling the Typhoon kit. I actually decided to buy one while I was waiting for another unreleased knife kit. This knife seems incredibly heavy. I am taking material off the trainer blade to bring it down to the weight of the actual blade (my first balisong so I thought I would practice while keeping my fingers intact). I am skeletonizing the handles. Is part of the function of skeletonizing to reduce the weight of the knife or are all balisongs heavy? I'll try to remember to post a picture when I am done.

Thank you all for the training videos. That is actually what persuaded me to tinker with one of these balisongs.

Craig
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Old 11-19-2004, 03:50 AM
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The skeletonizing does help to reduce the weight. The Typhoon is heavier than a lot of other balisongs due to the stainless steel handles when many of the current (production) balis are using either titanium or aluminum. I don't think it's excessively heavy, but if you're not used to an SS bali it may seem like it is. Also, it's a training blade, but my training blade still cut me a little due to the sharp corners and those horns pinch pretty bad if your finger gets caught there.

Welcome to the world of balisong--I look forward to seeing the finished product.
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Old 11-19-2004, 09:44 AM
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welcome graig!!i've been playing with some typhoons the past couple weeks "and having a blast doing so i must say".skeletonizing it will really reduce the weight quite a bit,and give you better grip.as zen said "those horn's will bite you good" to avoid that just round them off even slightly,i've found that works great!ill post pics of a blade im in the process of doing once its finished.
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Old 11-20-2004, 06:48 PM
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Thanks for the help and encouragement. I am puttering through this in my spare time and will post a picture when it is done. I am going to dull the point of the training blade so not only will I not slice myself I will not impale myself either.
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Old 11-21-2004, 09:05 PM
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Hiya Craigos .., and welcome. Of course we want to see the finished product.., and I think you'll find the weight helpful in building inter-digital strength, and smoothing out many manipulations....

Good luck with it.., and stop by often...


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Old 12-17-2004, 03:46 PM
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Talking Finished product

I also posted this in the the kits forum but maybe everyone doesn't look over there. I think it turned out well. There are a few things I know if I do it again, like the back of the tip of the blade just touches the backstop. It's not hindering anything but it is short of perfect

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Old 12-19-2004, 02:48 PM
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Cool knife, and nice pics!

Looks very clean.


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Old 12-19-2004, 04:31 PM
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..Whoa! Nice job.., looks like you did a great job on that.., nice pictures also....


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