Lucas Cao, president of Squid Industries, got so into flipping balisong knives (AKA butterfly knives) that he turned his hobby into a manufacturing company. Lucas walks me through the skills-based hobby of flipping and how his search for an affordable, quality knife turned into opening his own company to make the knives and trainers he wanted to see in the world.
Show Links
Squid Industries on Instagram and #balisongtrainer for videos
2017 Bali Buyers Guide with Ben Petersen and Lucas Cao
Speed Solving
How I Built This with Guy Raz
BladeHQ.com
Bladeshow Trade Shows
Balisong SubReddit
That one post on Reddit with a Squidtrainer
Deanza Community College
Vertical CNC Mill
Knives
Benchmade 51 Morpho
Bradley Kimura
Bradley Kimura XI
Full Squid Industries line-up of trainers, knives and accessories
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