balisongman07

@balisongman07 (36)

United States • Age 33

Joined myLot 15 years ago

There is a hidden tear in every custom piece, a tear of the maker, and all his thought of design, his hard work, and his motivation.

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Is Obsession a good thing?

neelianoscet @neelianoscet (9615) • Philippines 16 Jul 09

Obsession have a lot of meaning and are differs according to our own interpretation and explanation. Some people becomes unreasonable that they cannot leave a things or a person they loved that they even wish to accompany them...

obssession or sense of ownership

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balisongman07 I suffer from it from time to time, im mostly obsessed with knives, im a huge knife lover, i love the different locks and ways a knife can be made, i know alot of custom makers, but i only really love the ones that fully hand make the knife. Audra Draper is at...

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Hi friends

AjithAnnadurai2009 @AjithAnnadurai2009 (429) • India 16 Jul 09

i m new user in my lot . after one month i want my payment is send to my paypal account . i dont know how mylot sending payment . and also another question is how to taken money from paypal account ?

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balisongman07 The way im going to do it is have Paypal send me a check every so many dollars i have in there, now requesting a check costs alittle less than 2 dollars, but its still worth it, if things go okay i will increase my monthly earnings from my lot to 25 dollars...

16 Jul 09

how is your life

ralphbruce25 @ralphbruce25 (72) • United States 16 Jul 09

persistence is a boring but necessary virtue. you might not think anything is changing in your career life, or love life,but if you are persistent you will eventually see change.remember this, true failure only happens when you...

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balisongman07 I will never give up on life, i love my life right now. i have been so happy to have such a good one. i dated a girl for 2 years, designed a promise ring and had it made by one of the most skilled knife makers around, and last december she just randomly left...

16 Jul 09

close to $1.00 *.*

cmnavarro @cmnavarro (251) • Philippines 16 Jul 09

hahaha :p after 3 days of posting discussions and responding to others' discussion--i earned $0.51. hihi but it's okei though... hihi at least =) i have to work on it a bit haha

earnings

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balisongman07 very happy to hear that my friend, as of the 24 hour update this morning i have 25 cents, im thinking about upgrading my payout to 25 dollars instead of 10 though, but i dont know, i will keep going on this site as long as i can. happy mylotting and im glad a...

16 Jul 09

gta sa-mp

dano59 @dano59 (15) • Slovak Republic 15 Jul 09

I play this game over internet, san andreas multi player is better as single player. Single player is boring accord me. And accord you?

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balisongman07 i still love how huge san andreas was, i hope the next grand theft auto released on PS3 or 360 will be set in San Andreas, i only got to play the multiplayer once at a friends house but i was hooked and i couldnt take my eyes away, it made the game 100 times...

16 Jul 09

Dear Abby could this have been handled better?

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 16 Jul 09

This is a story from ancient history. The names have been changed to protect the confused. Not that they'll ever get over to myLot and see this anyway. But I digress... You're getting married and you see a wedding dress in a...

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balisongman07 I always do price checks with alot of knife makers, i will not request a custom knife unless i know i can afford it, i go over the design, materials, and type of knife. after the knife maker tells me how much he'd charge to do one, i usually keep a note of it...

16 Jul 09

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knives

fatmansmommy @fatmansmommy (751) • United States 15 Nov 08

does anyone know a good way to clean old, rusty knives? my hubby has some old hunting knives of his father's that i would like to clean up and display for him for christmas. thanks! :)

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balisongman07 multiple ways, 1 CLR: Calcium Lime Rust, is a bottled product you can find at walmart. 2 Brasso and aluminum foil, dont reccomend though, maybe steel wool. and 3: put it in a bucket of water with baking soda, attach one end of a car battery charger to the...

15 Jul 09

which way do you point your knives?

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 15 Jan 09

when loading your dishwasher or washing your dishes and putting them in the rack to dry do you put them with the pointed tips upwards or put it to where the pointed tips are pointed down and touching the rack?? i point all of...

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balisongman07 Always point them down, its safer if your reaching to put the forks up and find yourself pushing into a blade forest. and also it lets the water drip down off the tip instead of collecting and soaking near the handle or inside it and letting the blade rust. so...

15 Jul 09

How to keep knives shiny, and rust free?

lynnchua @lynnchua (3412) • Singapore 13 Feb 09

My knives are alway rust after using for sometimes and I do not know how to get rid of the rust and had to buy new knives. Is there anyway I can keep them shiny and rust free???

shiny

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balisongman07 just buy a bottle of brasso at walmart, it cleans off rust spots, and make sure your knives are dry before putting them up, dont leave them in the washer over night and let them iron oxidize cause steel will be steel, but brasso will clean them right off. just...

15 Jul 09

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antique switchblades knife

twister @twister (1) 2 Jun 06

I am looking for antique switchblade knifes can anyone help me david

knifes

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balisongman07 Well David an antique would not be easy to find, your best bet would look on forums like bladeforums.com and send a post on the switchblade forum asking for an antique switchblade, you just might get lucky.

15 Jul 09

What is your place popularly known for?

markmoney @markmoney (2868) • Philippines 24 Oct 08

I'm from Batangas, Philippines and my place is known for a knife called "balisong" and hard coffee locally known as "kapeng barako" or also called "batangas coffee". It's more bitter compared to ordinary coffee. And before I...

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balisongman07 I LOVE the balisong knife, always have, but my place is known for nothing lol, Missouri isnt really that popular, i would love to live in Batangas, or Manila where the balisong is also popular, known as the manila folder.

15 Jul 09

Do you really know what your kids are doing?

sunshine4 @sunshine4 (8703) • United States 1 Aug 07

Last night we got out some old family videos and watched them. It was so funny seeing the kids when they were younger! My boys use to take the video camera outside with them and pretend to be on Survivor. We were watching one of...

sneaky kids

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balisongman07 bladephobia, ive been playing with knives, swords, and machetes since i was a baby, the idea of a blade has always fascinated me, im mostly into balisongs or butterfly knives, people think knives are dangerous, and the most dangerous of them all would be a...

15 Jul 09

Do you know Keris?

anjrit @anjrit (997) • Indonesia 28 May 07

This is exotic traditional blade from Indonesia.The form was very attractive.Some of them ahave amgical power.The price of masterpiece keris was very expensive...

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balisongman07 The only magical steel that is real is those touched and made by the late Jody Samson, he was a real sword magician, specially with his hollow grounds on balisongs. the Keris is a known story to blade lovers like me, but i dont believe in magic, only illusion,...

15 Jul 09

We need KNIFE CONTROL - NOW!

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 19 Aug 07

Simply amazing. Please, read this article about sky rocketing knife crime in the UK. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007380447,00.html As a solution, it is suggested in the article that mandatory sentencing be...

politics

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balisongman07 of course the UK would want to imitate the Netherlands and make its people live in fear and cages. i have alot of friends in the UK that cant collect expensive balisongs, thats taking a very nice hobby away from someone which i find very harsh. i hear its...

15 Jul 09

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how to throw used knives

noriko @noriko (1254) 3 Jan 08

i got a couple of old knives that has no use anymore. i am scared to throw it or put it inside the trash can someone might see it and use it to scare people. so how do you throw the knife/knives in your house that you dont need...

knife

scare

throw

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balisongman07 depends on the knife, folder: just have it folded, tape around it, and put it in a sack that no one can see through. Fixed blade or kitchen knife, tape the edge with prefferably electric tape, and wrap a plastic shopping bag around it and tape it. its...

15 Jul 09