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	===== Liner =====		===== Liner =====
	Liners are the part that touch and sandwich the spacer. If a balisong uses liners, it will also require some form of scales. Those scales sit on top of the liners and sandwich those. The construction for sandwich construction balisongs which use liners looks something like this: ~~scale~~-~~liner~~-~~spacer~~-~~liner~~-~~scale~~. An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Replicant\|Replicant]].		Liners are the part that touch and sandwich the spacer. If a balisong uses liners, it will also require some form of scales. Those scales sit on top of the liners and sandwich those. The construction for sandwich construction balisongs which use liners looks something like this:

			Scale --> Liner --> Spacer --> Liner --> Scale.

			An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Replicant\|Replicant]].

	A picture of such a balisong handle is provided.		A picture of such a balisong handle is provided.
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	====Slab====		====Slab====

	If the balisong uses only ~~one~~ solid~~, single piece~~ to sandwich the spacers, those pieces are called "slabs". Slabs are usually made either out of Aluminium or Titanium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Titanium_Barebones\|Titanium Barebones]].		If the balisong uses only two solid pieces to sandwich the spacers, those pieces are called "slabs". Slabs are usually made either out of Aluminium or Titanium. The construction for sandwich construction balisongs which use slabs looks something like this:

			Slab --> Spacer --> Slab.

			An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Titanium_Barebones\|Titanium Barebones]].

	===Channel===		===Channel===

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	==Construction types==		==Construction types==

	Balisongs currently have 3 different types of construction.		Balisongs currently have 3 different types of construction. The Sandwich construction, the Channel construction and the Chanwich construction.

	~~===Channel===~~

	~~Channel means that the knive is usually made out of one single block of metal. Usually the metal in question is either Titanium, or 7075 Aluminium. An example for this type of~~ construction ~~is the [[Squid_Industries_Krake_Raken\|Krake Raken]]. <br>~~
	~~In some rare cases~~, ~~channel handles may include scales mounted on top, but~~ the ~~underlying structure remains a single-piece channel. For example, the [[Squid_Industries_Nautilus\|Nautilus]] is a channel knife with scales, which are held in place by the pivot screws,~~ and ~~by the screws at the end of~~ the ~~handles.~~
	~~An easy way to to determine whether a balisong has a channel construction is if the blade is enclosed by a continuous piece of material from the blade’s point of view, it is channel~~ construction.

	===Sandwich===		===Sandwich===
			[[File:Brs ab.jpg\|thumb\|An example of a balisong with a sandwich construction. Notice the screws at the bottom of the handles holding the 2 pieces each handle is made of together.]]
			The Sandwich construction is probably the most common type of balisong handle construction. A balisong that has a sandwich construction is a balisong in which '''the handles are''' '''made of 2 separate pieces of material''', kept together by 1 or multiple screws.

	~~The handles of sandwich knives~~ usually ~~incorporate some form of~~ spacer. Spacers come in different sizes pins/standoffs/chunks and can be made from different materials for example: Aluminium, Titaniun, G10, Ultem and many more. Spacers get sandwiched between 2 handle halves. Those handle halves come in two sub-categories:		These 2 pieces are usually seperated by a spacer. Spacers come in different sizes pins/standoffs/chunks and can be made from different materials for example: Aluminium, Titaniun, G10, Ultem and many more. Spacers get sandwiched between 2 handle halves. Those handle halves come in two sub-categories: Liners and Slabs.

	====Liner====		===== Liner =====
			Liners are the part that touch and sandwich the spacer. If a balisong uses liners, it will also require some form of scales. Those scales sit on top of the liners and sandwich those. The construction for sandwich construction balisongs which use liners looks something like this: scale-liner-spacer-liner-scale. An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Replicant\|Replicant]].

	~~Liners are the part that touch and sandwich the spacer. If~~ a balisong ~~uses liners, it will also require some form of scales~~. ~~Those scales sit on top of the liners and sandwich those. The construction for sandwich balis which use liners looks something like this~~: ~~scale-liner-spacer-liner-scale~~. ~~An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Replicant~~\|~~Replicant~~]].		A picture of such a balisong handle is provided.
			[[File:BalisongSandwichConstructionLinerDiagram.jpg\|thumb\|Balisong Sandwich Construction - Liner Diagram]]

	====Slab====		====Slab====

	If the balisong uses only one solid, single piece to sandwich the spacers, those pieces are called "slabs". Slabs are usually made either out of Aluminium or Titanium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Titanium_Barebones\|Titanium Barebones]].		If the balisong uses only one solid, single piece to sandwich the spacers, those pieces are called "slabs". Slabs are usually made either out of Aluminium or Titanium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Titanium_Barebones\|Titanium Barebones]].

			===Channel===
			[[File:Bm42.jpg\|thumb\|A Benchmade Model 42 balisong, which features a channel handle construction. Notice how each handle is 1 single piece of material.]]
			The Channel construction is the second most common type of balisong handle construction. A balisong that has a channel construction is a balisong in which '''the handles are made out of one single piece of material.''' Usually, if not made of plastic, the material in question is either Titanium, or 7075 Aluminium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Squid_Industries_Krake_Raken\|Krake Raken]].

			<br>
			In some rare cases, channel handles may include scales mounted on top, but the underlying structure remains a single-piece channel. For example, the [[Squid_Industries_Nautilus\|Nautilus]] is a channel knife with scales, which are held in place by the pivot screws, and by the screws at the end of the handles.
			An easy way to to determine whether a balisong has a channel construction is if the blade is enclosed by a continuous piece of material from the blade’s point of view, it is channel construction.

	===Chanwich===		===Chanwich===

	Chanwich means that a handle is made out of 2 handle halves, with no spacer in-between. An example for this type of construction is the [[Squid_Industries_Tsunami\|Tsunami]].		Chanwich '''[also sometimes called a Chandwich]''' means that a handle is made out of 2 handle halves, with no spacer in-between. An example for this type of construction is the [[Squid_Industries_Tsunami\|Tsunami]].

	==Comparison and Trade-offs==		==Comparison and Trade-offs==

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	Channel means that the knive is usually made out of one single block of metal. Usually the metal in question is either Titanium, or 7075 Aluminium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Squid_Industries_Krake_Raken\|Krake Raken]]. <br>		Channel means that the knive is usually made out of one single block of metal. Usually the metal in question is either Titanium, or 7075 Aluminium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Squid_Industries_Krake_Raken\|Krake Raken]]. <br>
	In some rare cases, channel ~~knives can also have~~ scales. For example, the [[Squid_Industries_Nautilus\|Nautilus]] is a channel knife with scales, which are held in place by the pivot screws, and by the screws at the end of the handles.		In some rare cases, channel handles may include scales mounted on top, but the underlying structure remains a single-piece channel. For example, the [[Squid_Industries_Nautilus\|Nautilus]] is a channel knife with scales, which are held in place by the pivot screws, and by the screws at the end of the handles.
			An easy way to to determine whether a balisong has a channel construction is if the blade is enclosed by a continuous piece of material from the blade’s point of view, it is channel construction.

	===Sandwich===		===Sandwich===

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	===Chanwich===		===Chanwich===

	Chanwich means that a handle is made out of 2 handle halves, with no spacer in-between. An example for this type of construction is the [[Squid_Industries_Tsunami\|Tsunami]]		Chanwich means that a handle is made out of 2 handle halves, with no spacer in-between. An example for this type of construction is the [[Squid_Industries_Tsunami\|Tsunami]].

	==Comparison and Trade-offs==		==Comparison and Trade-offs==

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	The handles of sandwich knives usually incorporate some form of spacer. Spacers come in different sizes pins/standoffs/chunks and can be made from different materials for example: Aluminium, Titaniun, G10, Ultem and many more. Spacers get sandwiched between 2 handle halves. Those handle halves come in two sub-categories:		The handles of sandwich knives usually incorporate some form of spacer. Spacers come in different sizes pins/standoffs/chunks and can be made from different materials for example: Aluminium, Titaniun, G10, Ultem and many more. Spacers get sandwiched between 2 handle halves. Those handle halves come in two sub-categories:

	====~~Liners~~====		====Liner====

	Liners are the part that touch and sandwich the spacer. If a balisong uses liners, it will also require some form of scales. Those scales sit on top of the liners and sandwich those. The construction for sandwich balis which use liners looks something like this: scale-liner-spacer-liner-scale. An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Replicant\|Replicant]].		Liners are the part that touch and sandwich the spacer. If a balisong uses liners, it will also require some form of scales. Those scales sit on top of the liners and sandwich those. The construction for sandwich balis which use liners looks something like this: scale-liner-spacer-liner-scale. An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Replicant\|Replicant]].

	====~~Slabs~~====		====Slab====

	If the balisong uses only one solid, single piece to sandwich the spacers, those pieces are called "slabs". Slabs are usually made either out of Aluminium or Titanium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Titanium_Barebones\|Titanium Barebones]].		If the balisong uses only one solid, single piece to sandwich the spacers, those pieces are called "slabs". Slabs are usually made either out of Aluminium or Titanium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Titanium_Barebones\|Titanium Barebones]].

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	The construction of a balisong refers to the construction method of the handles.		The construction of a balisong refers to the construction method of the handles.

	==1 Construction types==		==Construction types==

	Balisongs currently have 3 different types of construction.		Balisongs currently have 3 different types of construction.

	===~~1.1~~ Channel===		===Channel===

	Channel means that the knive is usually made out of one single block of metal. Usually the metal in question is either Titanium, or 7075 Aluminium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Squid_Industries_Krake_Raken\|Krake Raken]]. <br>		Channel means that the knive is usually made out of one single block of metal. Usually the metal in question is either Titanium, or 7075 Aluminium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Squid_Industries_Krake_Raken\|Krake Raken]]. <br>
	In some rare cases, channel knives can also have scales. For example, the [[Squid_Industries_Nautilus\|Nautilus]] is a channel knife with scales, which are held in place by the pivot screws, and by the screws at the end of the handles.		In some rare cases, channel knives can also have scales. For example, the [[Squid_Industries_Nautilus\|Nautilus]] is a channel knife with scales, which are held in place by the pivot screws, and by the screws at the end of the handles.

	===~~1.2~~ Sandwich===		===Sandwich===

	The handles of sandwich knives usually incorporate some form of spacer. Spacers come in different sizes pins/standoffs/chunks and can be made from different materials for example: Aluminium, Titaniun, G10, Ultem and many more. Spacers get sandwiched between 2 handle halves. Those handle halves come in two sub-categories:		The handles of sandwich knives usually incorporate some form of spacer. Spacers come in different sizes pins/standoffs/chunks and can be made from different materials for example: Aluminium, Titaniun, G10, Ultem and many more. Spacers get sandwiched between 2 handle halves. Those handle halves come in two sub-categories:

	====~~1.2.1~~ Liners====		====Liners====

	Liners are the part that touch and sandwich the spacer. If a balisong uses liners, it will also require some form of scales. Those scales sit on top of the liners and sandwich those. The construction for sandwich balis which use liners looks something like this: scale-liner-spacer-liner-scale. An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Replicant\|Replicant]].		Liners are the part that touch and sandwich the spacer. If a balisong uses liners, it will also require some form of scales. Those scales sit on top of the liners and sandwich those. The construction for sandwich balis which use liners looks something like this: scale-liner-spacer-liner-scale. An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Replicant\|Replicant]].

	====~~1.2.2~~ Slabs====		====Slabs====

	If the balisong uses only one solid, single piece to sandwich the spacers, those pieces are called "slabs". Slabs are usually made either out of Aluminium or Titanium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Titanium_Barebones\|Titanium Barebones]].		If the balisong uses only one solid, single piece to sandwich the spacers, those pieces are called "slabs". Slabs are usually made either out of Aluminium or Titanium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Titanium_Barebones\|Titanium Barebones]].

	===~~1.3~~ Chanwich===		===Chanwich===

	Chanwich means that a handle is made out of 2 handle halves, with no spacer in-between. An example for this type of construction is the [[Squid_Industries_Tsunami\|Tsunami]]		Chanwich means that a handle is made out of 2 handle halves, with no spacer in-between. An example for this type of construction is the [[Squid_Industries_Tsunami\|Tsunami]]

	==2 Comparison and Trade-offs==		==Comparison and Trade-offs==

	Every construction method has advantages and disadvantages, so there is no best choice. As a rule of thumb: the more parts the balisong has, the more points of failure it will have, making it less rigid compard to a balisong that has a channel design. That is why it is recommended to use a knives which have a channel design for [[Beater\|beaters]] and [[Every_Day_Carry\|Every day carry]] use.<br>		Every construction method has advantages and disadvantages, so there is no best choice. As a rule of thumb: the more parts the balisong has, the more points of failure it will have, making it less rigid compard to a balisong that has a channel design. That is why it is recommended to use a knives which have a channel design for [[Beater\|beaters]] and [[Every_Day_Carry\|Every day carry]] use.<br>
	That said, sandwich designs are highly regarded for their modability. For example you can swap out the G10 scales of a [[Bladerunners_Systems_Replicant\|Replicant]] for scales for ones with a different look or feel.<br>		That said, sandwich designs are highly regarded for their modability. For example you can swap out the G10 scales of a [[Bladerunners_Systems_Replicant\|Replicant]] for scales for ones with a different look or feel.<br>
	Chanwich handles also has an advantages: they try to combine the rigidity of channel construction, with the flexibility to incorporate hidden zen pins into the design.		Chanwich handles also has an advantages: they try to combine the rigidity of channel construction, with the flexibility to incorporate hidden zen pins into the design.

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	Channel means that the knive is usually made out of one single block of metal. Usually the metal in question is either Titanium, or 7075 Aluminium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Squid_Industries_Krake_Raken\|Krake Raken]]. <br>		Channel means that the knive is usually made out of one single block of metal. Usually the metal in question is either Titanium, or 7075 Aluminium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Squid_Industries_Krake_Raken\|Krake Raken]]. <br>
	In some rare cases, channel knives can also have ~~sclaes~~. For example, the [[Squid_Industries_Nautilus\|Nautilus]] is a channel knife with scales, which are held in place by the pivot screws, and by the screws at the end of the handles.		In some rare cases, channel knives can also have scales. For example, the [[Squid_Industries_Nautilus\|Nautilus]] is a channel knife with scales, which are held in place by the pivot screws, and by the screws at the end of the handles.

	===1.2 Sandwich===		===1.2 Sandwich===

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The construction of a balisong refers to the construction method of the handles.

==1 Construction types==

Balisongs currently have 3 different types of construction.

===1.1 Channel===

Channel means that the knive is usually made out of one single block of metal. Usually the metal in question is either Titanium, or 7075 Aluminium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Squid_Industries_Krake_Raken|Krake Raken]]. <br>
In some rare cases, channel knives can also have sclaes. For example, the [[Squid_Industries_Nautilus|Nautilus]] is a channel knife with scales, which are held in place by the pivot screws, and by the screws at the end of the handles.

===1.2 Sandwich===

The handles of sandwich knives usually incorporate some form of spacer. Spacers come in different sizes pins/standoffs/chunks and can be made from different materials for example: Aluminium, Titaniun, G10, Ultem and many more. Spacers get sandwiched between 2 handle halves. Those handle halves come in two sub-categories:

====1.2.1 Liners====

Liners are the part that touch and sandwich the spacer. If a balisong uses liners, it will also require some form of scales. Those scales sit on top of the liners and sandwich those. The construction for sandwich balis which use liners looks something like this: scale-liner-spacer-liner-scale. An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Replicant|Replicant]].

====1.2.2 Slabs====

If the balisong uses only one solid, single piece to sandwich the spacers, those pieces are called "slabs". Slabs are usually made either out of Aluminium or Titanium. An example for this type of construction is the [[Bladerunners_Systems_Titanium_Barebones|Titanium Barebones]].

===1.3 Chanwich===

Chanwich means that a handle is made out of 2 handle halves, with no spacer in-between. An example for this type of construction is the [[Squid_Industries_Tsunami|Tsunami]]

==2 Comparison and Trade-offs==

Every construction method has advantages and disadvantages, so there is no best choice. As a rule of thumb: the more parts the balisong has, the more points of failure it will have, making it less rigid compard to a balisong that has a channel design. That is why it is recommended to use a knives which have a channel design for [[Beater|beaters]] and [[Every_Day_Carry|Every day carry]] use.<br>
That said, sandwich designs are highly regarded for their modability. For example you can swap out the G10 scales of a [[Bladerunners_Systems_Replicant|Replicant]] for scales for ones with a different look or feel.<br>
Chanwich handles also has an advantages: they try to combine the rigidity of channel construction, with the flexibility to incorporate hidden zen pins into the design.