Growing up in California, I could never own one of these without getting in trouble, so naturally I needed one. Since I moved away from there, that problem no longer exists. This knife is built very well. No friction from either pivot, nothing rattles, save the latch, but I've got an idea to remedy that. If you're looking for a first balisong, or a tenth, you won't be disappointed. I totally stripped it down to its base components without stripping a single screw head. One word of war...