I had a ton of fun making this video. Thanks for taking the time to come all the way to California to see us! -Lucas

It's honestly a smaller facility than I expected, super cool to get a BTS look at how they do things at Squid. Would love to see you tour more places to give us a peek behind the balisongs we all love so much.

I love how Lucas gives the model names of the machines. He's so proud of them lol i love it. Good shit Will!

This is the exact video I've been dreaming of seeing. I wanted to get Business Insider to do an episode called "Why are Butterfly Knives so expensive?" and they'd give a tour of a factory. Really tho this was awesome to see and hope you branch out to other knife makers as well like BRS or hell maybe even Atropos

I’m pretty new to the scene so to be able to see this behind the scenes process was really awesome and it really shows how much goes into the making of the balisongs, thanks Will and Lucas! - Atari

I love this showcase of Squid HQ, just goes to show how much love Lucas puts into his balis.

This really gives me an even higher appreciation for squid than I already had !!

Awesome video! Super cool to learn about

Will “How much does this weigh?” Hirsch 😂. For real though this was so beautifully put together and I love seeing that fine tuned care for the product from a small team! Makes me respect what they produce even more so.

I just ordered a nautilus(used your code) and Ive been really impatient not gonna lie, I felt like the processing was taking forever and they haven't shipped my trainer yet, watching this made me realize the time and effort that was invested into making these and I wanted to personally say thank you for posting this video.! Especially for the ones who have no idea what goes into making these!

Just ordered my first Balisong excited to join the community

I had ordered a mako v4 on the first drop, the fact that the balisong i have right now was probably in this video, is pretty epic lmao. Whats also cool is the fact that you got to see how this is all done! Really awesome stuff, cant wait for the assembly vid :)

lucas looks so young bruh it's amazing how much he's already achieved

I love how many times Will asked how much stuff weighed

This was so cool, you can really tell just how much care the whole team has for their products

I've been watching some other will hirsch content for 30 minutes today Then I see this. SLAMS DOWN BALISONG AND SMASHES THE LEFT CLICK

I love how Lucas just had to stand there and wait for you guys.

I wanna thank SI and Will for changing my life. I've always been a flipper, from pencils, to pens, to scissors. When i discovered balis, I loved em, but they never would "flow" how I wanted..... Until I tried a Triton..... now I own a Squddy, Triton v2, and Nautilus v2. Couldn't be happier

This is cool because it shows us how much work and love is put into something that we enjoy!! Thanks for making this video to show us how the products we buy are created!!!😃

I never knew how much work went into making balisongs. But god damn I know why they cost so much now

Low key : Will is in there learning how to start his own Balisong company. Jokes aside, it is really cool to see behind the scenes of the process. Thanks for the vid!

That was super cool! Missed Brandon though

The owner is such a solid dude. Insanely beautiful shop too, I’m definitely gonna get one

I’m so glad you said “we gonna bayblades this bitch” dudes reaction was flawless. He wanted to laugh so hard but he has to put on that company leader image on camera. That was just so great

LETS GOOOOO Ive been waiting for this vid to drop since the first insta post the manufacturing process is super interesting

Lucas always has been such a nice person 😄

Maybe you could offer some Brandon clones for them to use in production, could massively decrease production costs!

Amazing video as always, really cool to see the manufacturing process from one of my favorite companies

Wow, this video (for me) is truly amazing and super helpful. From the process of machining to all of the shop operations and the Amazing shots (especially at 11:35) this video, and other similar videos, was a true gold mine.

Really intriguing process! There's so much work put into a knife, it's amazing!

how does this video only have 14k views. i feel like this deserves a lot more attention idk

i’ve been waiting for this for a long time thanks for the upload will!!!

watching these videos always makes my day

I’m so excited for the assembly episode!

I love it Will, and we love it how you share us this amazing video😁😁

Lmao "tall enough, handsome enough, oh hey lucas"

Hell yes! Been excited for this video!

YES IVE BEEN WAITING ON THIS

Unrelated to this video, but I would love to hear about how you practice new tricks. Do you start with a trainer? When do you switch to a live blade? Is there a certain area or set up you use when your first starting and dropping a lot? Do you have any special ways to approach a new trick, like breaking it down into smaller pieces or learning similar easier tricks first?

This was exactly what I was hoping for this was the best asked thing I could have wished for this was one million percent worth the wait for this video I love it

Non anodized Squid Balis when? They look super fresh!

Thanks Will and S.I. for such a great video!

Will every two seconds: "How Much Does That Weigh?"

16:15 just perfect phrase

I had so much fun watching this,keep up the awesome work i love you guys you float my boat. 😊

Finally 1 of your squid industries videos

I work at a tooling shop pretty similar to this, it’s pretty cool seeing all the similarities with squid industries and my own job! I would love to work for them some day

This is so interesting to watch. I would love to see their anodizing process too!

Always a good day when Will uploads!

wow amazing vid especially for a new flipper like me. this just shows how much effort goes into creating balisongs :).

this was a cool tour nice vids will!!!

After watching this video, you know that you are actually paying them what they actually deserve, some people think that a $115 for a mako is expensive, but when they see what's happening behind the scenes, you know it's extremely well deserved!

BEEN EXCITED FOR THIS FOR AGES! LET'S GOOOOOO

I just got my triton like a week and a half ago, cool to see the process that went into making it.

“Let’s bay blade this bitch” hard me dead his face was so disappointed 😂

I loved his products since 2017 and im a longtime viewer. Awesome video! KZfaq messed up the audio a lil bit

that intro was amazing

Great video! Also, that focus pull at 5:15! So good! 🎥

i would love to see you test out 3d printed balisongs, i can just see the look of disgust as you flip them, love the videos guys .

yes, now i can finally learn to make a balisong

That was damn interesting. I already can't wait until the next video comes out.

This video is absolutely fantastic

As someone who who worked as a technical salesman with small American manufacturing companies for years I’m proud to own multiple squid industries products. Awesome insight to how American manufacturing operates. Super interesting to me great video thank you!

what a amazing editing

You are approaching 100k! I remember when you only had a few thousand congratulations 👏 They grow up so fast 😢

Super cool seeing machines I’ve ran used to make balisongs :)

Simply put, cool

That's a very impressive operation they've built.

Very impressive operation. Must have been very exciting as an owner to see the company grow.

Thank you for the vid，Im a new Bali designer,and this vid let me know how they are made more clearly

My squidtrainer felt connected to this video

This is rad!!! Crushed it guys

Great video like always keep it up

I could tell this was the Bay Area just by looking at the exterior design of the commercial building. Turns out they are in Fremont. Its amazing how certain places have a unique look that you can identify immediately with almost no information if youre from there.

IT'S HERE

now this is content!

This was some killer editing and recording

I love my Krake Rakens, and Triton. The fact that they are a local company is even better.

Very nice squid industries tour :)

THIS IS SO COOL🤠 it's fun to watch how the magic is made🤠

Went from…”man I’d love to work at squid industries” to “man this looks really fucking hard…cool but hard” shout out to Lucas and the crew man…doing the lords work in there!!!

Best warranty around! 🙆‍♂️

Seeing the fan tool in the CNC blew my mind. I didn't know they made something like that!

Amazing video!

Great vid will!

amazing!

love watching your videos

Omg finally less go never been so happy

I really admire how curious will is about the weight of things

Inked reds look so good!

Finally someone does it this is so cool and look very time consuming

Ok, will is going into doing one step more epic video

working there looks very fun and enjoyable id love to work at squid industries if i lived in cali and also not 15

i love brandon’s nautilus he has it’s amazing

Hell yeah the old music is back!! Immediately smiled haha Great video as always Will, super cool to see all that. Also, is Lucas a damn giant or is it the other way around? XD Peace!

made me appreciate my squid industries krake raken so much more

Nice video it’s amazing

sheeeeshhh this is sick

Wow really want one of those

Great video