AMKW Tsunami

The Story:

The Tsunami debuted in 2020 and was Squid Industries’ first titanium balisong. Originally starting out as a live blade, the Tsunami quickly became a staple in every competitive flipper’s arsenal. It required months of extensive research, trial and error, and dozens of iterations to create what we believe is the ideal flipping experience.

Based in San Antonio, TX, Andrew Meyers originally started out as a balisong modder. Over time as his skills grew, he began making his own knives and has established himself as a prominent figure in the balisong community. Together with his father, Tim Myers, AMKW produces some of the world's finest knives. We're extremely excited to partner with AMKW on this collaboration and firmly believe that they've provided another level of excellence to the legendary Tsunami.


The Tsunami is crafted by our skilled machinists on our state-of-the-art Okuma M560 CNC machines. They’re then assembled by our elite assembly team to ensure that each and every unit is finely tuned to perfection. The Tsunami is our pride and joy, and I hope that you love flipping it as much as we enjoy making it. 

-Lucas Cao, Founder and President

Product Details:

Every Tsunami is serialized and comes with an aluminum Certificate of Authenticity card for product verification. Each unit also comes with a beautiful jeweled texture on the inside of the handles, which creates a unique visual aesthetic during flipping. All versions of the Tsunami come with 6 weight pins (3 for each handle) and a complimentary stainless steel hardware kit. 

This next-generation live blade balisong offers the following:

• 6AL-4V titanium handles with dual width and thickness taper
• Channel sandwich handle design with radiused geometry and milled texture
• CPM S35-VN Stainless blade with hand finished hollow grind
• Precision tuned bushing system
• Hidden modular balance system (weight pins included)
• Mathematically calculated weight distribution for the ultimate balance
• Satin Finished Handles