# Any knife flippers? **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [May 10, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-knife-flippers/302164 "2019-05-10T00:20:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![E2\_yoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/e2_yoyos/32/41208_2.png) [@E2\_yoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/E2_yoyos)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-knife-flippers/302164/1 "2019-05-10T00:20:06Z")
I’ve been knife flipping for like 2 years so far. anyone else? [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BLueXCFLho) ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-knife-flippers/302164/2 "2019-05-10T00:21:50Z")
I try to stay away from knives! I am fine being “the yo-yo guy” but I am _deeply uncomfortable_ being “the knife guy” 🔪 ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-knife-flippers/302164/3 "2019-05-10T00:23:38Z")
I had a cousin who could whip a butterfly knife around like crazy. I’ve always been a bit too sketched out by having a blade flying around near my fingers :joy: ---
**Author:** ![Z\_Car](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/z_car/32/72879_2.png) [@Z\_Car](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Z_Car)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-knife-flippers/302164/4 "2019-05-10T00:27:46Z")
Those are illegal where I am from. I also have a record so you’d never catch me with one. Still very cool looking though. ---
**Author:** ![E2\_yoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/e2_yoyos/32/41208_2.png) [@E2\_yoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/E2_yoyos)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-knife-flippers/302164/5 "2019-05-10T00:37:44Z")
in California (where i am) they are only illegal to carry in public, or concealed. though you may own them on private property. i only have 2 real ones, the other 3 i have are trainers (dull/blunt blade) like the one shown above its also an outrageously expensive hobby, quality knives starting at like $300 ---
**Author:** ![Z\_Car](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/z_car/32/72879_2.png) [@Z\_Car](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Z_Car)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-knife-flippers/302164/6 "2019-05-10T00:52:33Z")
I just did a quick search and they are actually legal to carry around here. Apparently when I had one confiscated it was just because of the blade length. We can’t carry any knife with a blade longer than 3 inches. It is switch blades that are 100% illegal ---
**Author:** ![Marm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/marm/32/46204_2.png) [@Marm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Marm)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-knife-flippers/302164/7 "2019-05-10T01:45:24Z")
I stopped doing this a while ago, really not good [https://www.instagram.com/p/BxQ5V9yBq5v/?utm\_source=ig\_share\_sheet&igshid=opemg8uzuuol](https://www.instagram.com/p/BxQ5V9yBq5v/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=opemg8uzuuol) ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 1:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-knife-flippers/302164/8 "2019-05-10T01:57:40Z")
I got a Squiddy for Xmas! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/6/4/b6486db641d8c66cccc07486ebd584371a229b31.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Leithead](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mark_leithead/32/56640_2.png) [@Mark\_Leithead](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mark_Leithead)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-knife-flippers/302164/9 "2019-05-10T18:03:13Z")
@E2_yoyos Nice moves! Also really smooth maneuvers @Marm. I made this video a couple of years ago if you’re interested in checking it out. It’s a legal trainer but I play it as if it were a live blade (of course). Sooooo much fun don’t try this at home. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/d/4/ad435bb12cd0390e523fc851cab7b8ea7e9b4f5f.jpeg "WhyTunes - a Butterfly Trainer Trick Video (Widescreen 1080p!)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTb9aAXNie8) ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-knife-flippers/302164/10 "2019-05-10T18:31:21Z")
I have a practice/trainer balisong that I play with every once in a while and have a handful of basic moves down solid. I don’t know if I would get a real one though, I’d probably just cut myself a bunch haha. ---
**Author:** ![E2\_yoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/e2_yoyos/32/41208_2.png) [@E2\_yoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/E2_yoyos)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-knife-flippers/302164/11 "2019-05-11T22:53:41Z")
@TheThrowingGnome Ive been considering getting the squiddy for a while. How its it? ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 11:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-knife-flippers/302164/12 "2019-05-11T23:02:55Z")
Well… it’s the only bali I own, so I have no frame of reference. It’s super fun though and has with stood the many drops it’s taken. I did put a tiny tiny piece of soft foam in each handle where the blade hits to dampen the clacking sound. ---
**Author:** ![beherenow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/beherenow/32/125309_2.png) [@beherenow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/beherenow)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-knife-flippers/302164/13 "2019-05-18T21:49:22Z")
> [@YoYoExpertGarrett](#): > > I have a practice/trainer balisong that I play with every once in a while and have a handful of basic moves down solid. I don’t know if I would get a real one though, I’d probably just cut myself a bunch haha. You need one of these! (Stitches, butterflies, tournies, etc.) ![rambokit](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/f/0/ff0a657e3082b4f9b1d5ecdcd4d12e86c973b81a.jpeg) I did a faux copper patina on my Alpha Beast 3.0 with a multi-layer annodizing job. Ti is fun since you have to do the lower voltage colors last etc. Different finishes too. ![ab3Copper](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/6/d/66db5a3ae58f6d78c91d53ebcc3a268528acd939.jpeg)