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In this shot, we've got a selection of American-made balisongs from HazeTac. From L to R:

Pleroma #008 (plain satin, first Pleroma to actually be produced)

XL DMC (jeweled with high-volt lime green ano by Bali Jesus)

C-Devil Kukrisaw - Miami Noice '69 (blano'd and ano'd by Bali Jesus, blade engraved by HazeTac)

EDIT: Here is a BONUS ALBUM for those who like things that GLOW!

I'll do my best to list all the patch makers here, but I wouldn't be surprised if I missed one or two. This doesn't include the handful of patches currently on my gear.

IAmTiredOfEarth, Sty.Lftd, Poikilo Blade, Anti Carry Carry Club (no longer exists), Order of Silent Frequencies, Voodoo EDC, The Warrior's Crest, Lunarity Collective, WorkArtPeople, RubyArt, Patchlab, Works by Lyons, Data Crew, Myke Cruz, Inky.EDC, FTW.EDC, Loadup, Pop Figure Vault, SpookyTheCollector, Legendz EDC (no longer exists), Loko EDC, Stxtch Worx, Rude Patch, Brotac Gear, Antiquated EDC, Horimukade, Tactical Geek, Eddleman Knives, AFO Patches

Patch case is from F-Bomb Morale Gear.

...but when it does, sometimes I feel like it's my fault. Or somehow connected to my general disposition. I know that's untrue and also selfish, but I'm having such a bad month, and my morning has been shit from the get-go.

Please, just leave me with just this little moment to vent, while I struggle to find some brightness and beauty in my life.

HazeTac somethingorother I don't care right now 😑 but I wish I could be on that beach 🌴

Technically this is about a month or so late, but I had a couple balis out for mods and such. Now, the whole gang is back together 😊

Let's start with the red JK, and work clockwise:

1. JK Regime, #086 (first drop, serial hunter, thanks Julian!)
2. LDY Vixen V2, blasted DLC
3. Morph Turbid V2, #13 (serial hunter, thanks Saury!)
4. Syco/Poikilo Nova, #053
5. Eddleman Dolphin, modded/tuned by bali_jesus
6. HazeTac XL DMC, modded/tuned by bali_jesus
7. HazeTac CDevil Kukrisaw "Miami Noice Edition", #69 modded/tuned by bali_jesus and Chris from HazeTac (fuckin love these guys 🌴)
8. HazeTac Pleroma, #008 (technically this is #001, but he let me choose my serial as it was the first one off the machines)
9. Black Balisong V3 Reaper, Baker Forge Farfalla blade, #001/005 (Hector is my hero 🤘🏻☠️)
10. Black Balisong V1 Reaper, V3 two-tone damascus blade, DLC handles
11. Black Balisong V2 Reaper, V1.5 blade, timascus handles
12. Black Balisong V2 Xolo, fully textured
13. Black Balisong Mist, polished damascus Farfalla blade, FFF Channel Tingers
14. Black Balisong Mist, Baker Forge Farfalla blade, fully textured, copper spacers, #002/005
15. Black Balisong Mist, polished and textured damascus Rebola blade, DLC handles, FFF carbon spacers

Just got my Eddleman Dolphin back from bali_jesus today! He made this thing look and flip like true royalty. Fully cranked and tuned, jewelled spines, blue and gold ano.

Gorgeous! 🤌🏻🐬💿

Got this back when they first dropped at the end of last year. Had some tune issues, so I worked it out with Sam (the maker), he sent me some new oversized bushings to work with, and now we're gold.

Quite literally! I sent it to JJ (bali_jesus) to handle the mod work. To keep with the theme of the embroidered patches that are included with all of Sam's knives, I asked JJ to come up with something clean and classy for me, using blue and yellow/gold. He slammed it home with some gorgeous jewelling, along with a two-tone gold over blue ano that keeps this looking super clean.

For anyone curious; super underrated flipper! A bit longer than most offerings out there, but unexpectedly light and nimble. Sam fixed the issues with the undersized bushings, and now all of his balis (including customs) are able to be fully-cranked with some snug tolerances.

Black Balisong X Baker Forge

Inferno Reaper

commanding, energetic, vivid & alive

Black Balisong X Baker Forge

Inferno Reaper

commanding, energetic, vivid & alive

Black Balisong X Baker Forge

Inferno Reaper

commanding, energetic, vivid & alive

Black Balisong X Baker Forge

Inferno Reaper

commanding, energetic, vivid & alive

Hector, thank you SO MUCH for all of these beautiful pieces you've made for me over the past year! So much skill and craftsmanship went into all of these, along with the ever-growing pile of spare parts I have for all of these now. Each one is such a unique and special experience, each one has a story to tell! More still on the way...

From top to bottom:

• Mist / Rebola: polished and rocked damascus blade, teal anodized handles, 3D printed carbon spacers from FoxFireFactory
• V3 Reaper: double-edged two-tone damascus blade, "Synapse" anodized handles, stock floating channel titanium spacers
• Mixed Reaper: V1 satin blade, V2 polished channel timascus handles with high-heat anodizing
• ===NEW! Reaper / Farfalla: Baker Forge Inferno GoMai blade, V1 sandwich handles DLC-coated by RCO Customs, hex standoffs from FrankenForge
• ===NEW! Mist / Farfalla: Baker Forge Inferno GoMai rock-textured blade, Mist handles DLC-coated by RCO Customs, rock-textured copper spacers
• V2 Xolo: rocked and polished Xolo blade, rocked and polished channel handles
• Mist / Farfalla: polished damascus Farfalla blade, rocked and polished Mist handles, floating channel titanium spacers from FoxFireFactory