Yes I'm a lefty I used to be a righty but I had a stroke not that bad but bad enough to not let my motor skills to work like they used to but I still try to use my right as much as possible. My father lost his right arm I wish he lived long enough to see these modern flippers he probably would have carried a flipper because you know every thing you buy is in some type of package he would complain all the time about opening packages. He would have cut it open if he had one of these modern flippers. It took me a while to write and learn to use my left hand but now it's like anything else you do it long enough it just becomes natural. Thanks for this video Jeff did I ever think I would be using my left hand in this part of my life no never I did everything with my right hand, I look at my old drawings and paintings using my left is not the same even my hand writing looks different.
Oh by becoming a lefty made me realise the struggles my father had to go through in the 40's 50's 60's they make a whole lotta stuff for lefty and one arm people if you had to use one hand. Just to zip up your coat try putting the zipper together to zip it up with one hand and use your left. I know you talk about it a few time's. Life does change even when you get older it creeps up on all of us. We tend to talk about what we used could do at my age I can't afford to get hurt trying to do the stuff I did in my 20's and 30's when you hit the 40's you start to notice the quick change of your body. I don't care even if the person is a body builder even he will tell you his body is not like it was in his prime.
Hope it wasn’t what I said. I’m probably the least PC person you’d want to meet. WTF is the difference between “Left Handed People” and Lefties? It is a pain in the ass to use a thumb stud with my right hand; but that’s just me (arthritis). I buy folders with flippers that are ambidextrous. No big deal. Keep doing what you’re doing dude. I’ve been following you for years.
@@unicornlxi no big deal what ever politics you fallow on this channel Jeff does a little of everything people can enjoy. Jeff has good Morals and keeps it clean. I try and respect his channel to, there was people that tried to lead me into an argument and write stupid stuff. Then i realised that is what they wanted to do. Now I don't argue because everyone has there opioion right or wrong it's just someone's opioion. I used to be right handed until I had a stroke and forced to use my left hand, I still try to use my right hand, but the motor skills don't work like they used to so I force myself to use my right to hold thinks at my craft table. My father only had his left arm I really didn't know how difficult it must have been to just have one hand to use. At least I still have my two hands to work with. Just zipping up a jacket, or opening a bag of chips without tearing it open without using teeth. If they had the flipper knife before he past away I bet my Pop's would have carried it on him everyday. I carry a small flash light and knife everyday. I have a few diffrent knives I can rotate now. I bought one of those Arkansas ceramics knife sharpener that keeps all my blades razor sharp. I even sharpen my razor on my utility knife razor I don't know when I will ever put a new blade unless it gets chipped that's the only way I can see to replace it, a few strokes from the Arkansa ceramic knife sharpener sharp as new. I don't know why it took me all those year's to know about it and to buy two of them one for my Mother and for me. I have a few diffrent methods tools to sharpen knives and tool's. File's sand paper, stone's, leather, electric sharpening tool's. Have a great week unicornlxix ✌🏽
As a lefty ive had a bit of a difficult time finding a left hand friendly knife. Spyderco and benchmade are usually good i use a mini griptillian myself
I like the mini grip as well as a lefty, i do really wish there was cheaper lefty specific liner/frame licks available. Also have you been able to find a lefty friendly folding utility knife? (One that uses razor blades)
Hey Jeff, I’m a lefty and the best brand of folding knife I’ve used is Benchmade. The axis lock is one of the best fully systems I’ve ever used. The SOG arc lock and spyderco bolt action lock are also great, however I’ve seen a few lower end SOG knives with a right hand lock tab only and high end spyderco stuff isn’t super common where I live. Yes, lockbacks are ambidextrous too, however they’re often a bit cumbersome. The spyderco compression lock isn’t awful, so long as you flip the clip around, so it’s not in the way.
Thanks Jeff. Glad you spoke out for the last small group that undergoes discrimination. Let’s hear it for the Glock generation 5 G19 and flippers on Knives!
I'm a lefty and I've just learned to deal with it. I use my knives with my right hand just because it's easier to open/close them. Maybe if I got a lefty-specific framelock (my preferred lock) I'd swap to my left hand, otherwise I just deal with it.
Lefty here! When i first started collecting knives i originally stuck to spyderco (anything with a backlock) and swiss army knives. Over time i somewhat figured out whats easy and what to stay away from. Currently, I think one of my biggest problems is fixed blade knives that come with a leather sheath are only set up for right side carry. Not many places offer a leather sheath for lefties, only way is plastic style sheaths with swappable clips.
yup, i can open and manipulate all my knives with me left hand, granted i open and close my knives with both hands all the time just sitting and watching youtube in my free time so i have practice, but it's quite easy to learn if you just start doing it with your left
As a left-handed guy, made-for-lefty liner locks are awkward FOR ME. I'm so used to disengaging right-handed liner/framelocks that it sucks to have an appropriately made tool lol. The market is vastly improved over even five years ago, but I still bemoan models that aren't in a configuration I can carry, as you might recall from some of our trade talks. If a knife isn't convertible, I prefer tip-down right-handed knives in my left pocket. Deploying this setup from my lefthand pocket is so familiar to me (as you remember, 90s blades were almost all tip-down, right side carry), that I sometimes grab a tip-up left-handed oriented knife and try to deploy it as if it were tip-down. My right hand is 3x more awkward at opening blades than your left hand is, though lol. Another huge part of this awkwardness is that we're used to our fingers using the pocket clip to secure our grip; your off-hand doesn't have this available if you don't swap the pocket clip.
@@cutlerylover I got used to carrying it in the right pocket, I guess. If I change what pocket it rides in I would have to change how I organize everything.😅
@@supermoon1430 I typically like to color match them. My favourite set is Polar Ice extra gum, Listerine breath strips, Listerine breath spray, and peppermint Altoids (I like strong mints). 😂😁
I wind the thumbholes of Leatherman tools with a noose type knot that makes access easier. I have a 10 inch hand span from tip of pinky to tip of thumb, diagonally.
I, as a southpaw, have just adapted. I’m used to that with knives as well. In fact, when I have a knife where I can switch the pocket clip, I just leave it where it is. When in Rome...”. Axis and back locks are good for us lefties. One problem I have is the cutouts on the handle for dual thumb studs are always better/lower for a right hander. I really like the idea of a Spydie compression lock but all they have is a plain Jane black PM 2. That’s okay. I’m a Manix 2 type anyway. Good video. Thanks.
I have two left siblings that carry folders. It's actually lefty frame locks they find awkward, the righty ones are natural to them now and it's the opening of lefty frame locks that is awkward, they don't ever have to worry about death grip (pressing the lock bar when opening) with right frame locks. This is something I never considered, as a righty I do have to be careful of putting my fingers in the right places, though I've gotten used to it.
As a left hand dominant ambidextrous person can say knife wise I am good with both . Scissors only right hand writing by hand more readable when written with left . Growing up in 80's and 90's kinda had to learn stuff with your right hand
I am a lefty and use a kershaw leek. I'm very used to pulling up on he liner lock! I tried it with my right hand and it's very weird to me, lol. We are very good at adapting, though
My beater knife in my EDC loadout is a Camillus Seize II. Very lefty friendly. And even though I'm a righty, I normally actuate it using my left hand because I carry it in my left side back pocket.
Great lefty knife is the Victorinox Trekker series to include the Soldier knife. It’s a liner lock with a thumb hole in the blade. But the liner lock opens or rather disengages opposite of standard liners. Been carrying it for years.
Benchmache axis lock all day long... the best lock for lefties out there. Now there are copies of the axis lock coming out. The Ant-Lock from Stell Will for example. Things will get interesting if more companies start integrating this type of lock into their products.
i work at a computer all day and use my mouse with my right hand. i edc different knives daily/weekly and i always fidget with them with my left hand. i am right handed with my knives but just got to get used to them with the left hand
I'm left handed , but have adapted , through the years to be ambidextrous. Had surgery on my left arm about 15 years ago , and had to be right handed for a long time. I shoot and carry pistol left and cut and carry knife , right.
I'm left handed but have carried a knife in my right pocket my entire life. My phone goes in my left pocket. For moderate/light cutting tasks I just use my right hand to cut. If it's serious work, I just switch hands with the knife.
I'm a righty but I've always carried knives in my left pocket. Not quite sure why but I just prefer it that way and it makes it HELL trying to find good knives that carry tip up with the clip on the left
Hey Jeff can you do all your edc cutting chores with your left hand for a week or two? And make a video I’d love that! It’s a helpful skill for tactical reasons
I am a lefty cold steel benchmade some spiderco but a lot of cool knives are not lefty friendly it can be a bit frustrating when sometimes a simple change could make them left and right handed
Funny thing is I am right handed but if a knife isn’t ambidextrous then I don’t carry it and I do practice left handed. Came in real handy when I broke my right wrist before and when I broke a finger on my right hand. As for doing other things left handed I do that as well, I actually drink with my left hand, open doors with my left hand, etc.
I appreciate your coverage on this Jeff. I'm left-handed, and I've owned many knives over the years, only 1 of them being a left-handed model. This was a CRKT M16-14SFGL and I loved it, but ended up losing it. I've always adapted to opening my knives awkwardly with the exception of that one. As you said it's doable and not too hard to get used to, but still kinda sucks. Especially if there's a pocket clip that isn't adjustable on the knife that makes grabbing it and opening slightly awkward. I appreciate how now there are many more knives that have ambidextrous features now. However, what I've still found difficult is trying to look at left-handed knives online from different manufacturers. Some websites make them easy to find, but even CRKT who made that awesome left-handed variant, doesn't offer a left-handed filter when looking at knives on their website. So I resort to looking elsewhere rather than waste time going through tons of pages of right-handed knives. Once you've had a knife built for a lefty it's hard to go back.
70% of my collection is benchmades AND my flashlight and wallet is ALWAYS in my left pocket. However I do agree with you and see your point. Not so much losing your arm but you can definitely break your hand. If you're RH dominant you're more likely to use that hand to complete tasks, so the chances of you breaking that hand go up. So always be prepared to do something awkwardly with you're off hand in case of an emergency.
As a lefty myself it’s hard to find a good knife. Whether it’s the thumb-stud, lock or pocket clip. Wanted to get a tangram knife because it’s ambi but guess what amazon doesn’t ship knives to ny apparently...
I didn't see that any of your knife there had the ability to change the pocket clip for left handed people but its something I see on a lot of knifes now. It's not always advertised but for me it's something I look for because I carry one in my left pocket most the time also. Just something I noticed. Great video as always.
I always fidget with my knives and I will open my knives both with my right and left hands for fun. It seems weird that some people only open their knife with their right hand. I tried opening my new spyderco cricket with my left hand and it rubbed the frame and scratched the blade :\
Am left handed but for some reason I've always felt more comfortable opening and closing knives with my right hand dont know why but the moment I got into knives it felt more comfortable using knives with my right hand but I use my left hand for everything else
I tried it with my Kershaw volt ss and after a couple tries dropped the knife in the floor trying to close it. I can do it but it is difficult especially with an assisted open knife.
Brett Webster personally I would say the grip as it is a little smaller for edc and it depends on what your carrying for heavy work or general every days stuff like cutting boxes or string the tenacious is better for heavier work since it is a bit bigger but for everyday stuff I would say the grip but this is just from my experience I would check specs online to see preference also a big difference in price
One knife is 40$ and made in China the other is over 100$. Why would your decision be between these two lol? You could get a d2 rat for less than the tenacious, or you could get a pm2 for less than a grip and it kinda looks like a tenacious.
i find it really awkward to open the spydie comp lock with the left hand. but then n again i'm a righty. I'm more used to opening a multitool with my off hand than any of the knives I own. Just because when I'm grabbing onto something, I'm most likely grabbing it with my dominant hand. Then I'll have to reach for my leatherman in my left pocket, and use it with my left hand.
I guess I should start carrying another knife with me... In addition to the Buck 110, Victorinox Camper, and Victorinox Classic I already carry... I guess I'll have to get with the modern times and carry a hip youngsters ambidextrous and easy open and close knife. ;)
Lefties pretty much have to be ambidextrous in the knife world! Personally, I only carry axis type locks, button locks, and autos. But I collect all types (except frame locks-not a fan).
I do prefer otf autos and most benchmade and spyderco knives. I close Linerlocks and frame locks using both hands. And I don't carry/buy knives that don't have reversible pocket clip(boker).
An interesting follow up to this would be modification you can do to make stuff more left hand friendly. I'm right handed but my friend is left and it has been notable the ways he works around stuff at times and how sometimes he just adapts to right hand style with guns usually. Would the blades on the wave swap into the saw and file spots and make it left handed? Also some knives the thumb stud can be removed and flipped if it's not on both sides making opening at least easier. My buddy has modified the frame to accommodate such things on some of his knives.
They've made inroads on this but the bias towards right handers is still preventing me from buying many knives I'd otherwise enjoy. Even on allegedly "ambidextrous" knives the vast majority of times the thumb stud or nail nick is only on the right and manufacturers make it as hard to modify their designs as they possibly can.
It is such a pain having to live in a right handed world with a useless right hand. My fellow lefties, Check out the Para-military 2 thats now offered left handed. Also the Kizer gemini frame lock, and the Boker kalashnikov. Plus any axis lock benchmade. Or one of my personal favorites other than the gemini is the spyderco smock which is a compression lock operated by a button so its great for lefty. And now bladesWeLove offers a custom Para 2 with a scale similar to that by having a button that depresses the compression lock.
I am a lefty but since i carry my firearm on my left side i have always knife carried on the right and its actually one thing i find i use my right-hand for is my knife. 🤔
@ SNOOP U 2. You have a great weekend too. I’m glad there are others who appreciate Jeff like I do. There’s no politics or prejudices involved in his videos.When I started watching UA-cam , I didn’t even know what EDC was, although I was pretty well equipped and have always been fascinated by knives and tools. Always the go to guy when something needed fixing in the office. Anyway, the first vid I saw was on his EDC. He was too young for a gun then and carried a large knife for protection. I took him to task for this because I felt knife fighting was a skilled martial art. That was the last time I dissed him. He is a way cool dude who gives us his opinions and some pretty good product information. I seldom comment now; but Jeff, coming from an old man of seventy: congratulations on your marriage and hope it lasts a long, long time. He should keep up the good work as you should keep your wonderful attitude, man.
Not impressed by most knife makers. Its weak to move a pocket clip and claim to be left handed. I carry ambi or left hand only knives. Hand a lefty obly knife to a right hander...........
great video, jeff! wow.. the orange dozier looks amazing! i have it with tan. love it! greetings from cologne, germany arthur btw: i love my big bm griptilian with thumbholes at work the most. private my qsp worker or my laguiole
Dyl357 I hear ya. Most people feel that the change from l to r is simple for everyone. I assume the CP effects your right. Life can suck. Best of luck.
@@unicornlxi it technology effects both hands but ya many my right is worse. Life can suck but the only way you can survive it to find amusement in life.
@ Dyl357 keep the good attitude, it’s the only way to get through life. Take it from a 70 year old fellow traveler KEEP IN SHAPE. A lifetime of fighting gravity can f you up in your old age.
@@unicornlxi it already has f'd my body up my joints are already shot especially for being in my lower mid 20s but I do love to travel even though I can't always go everywhere I want because of my wheelchair. But I do try and stay in somewhat decent shape.
@ dyl357 Sorry dude, I didn’t know you were in a chair. I was “lucky”, never needed assistance to walk. I led a pretty normal life. But in trying to keep up with my buds, I probably did myself more harm than good. The awkwardness messed up my back which pinched a nerve in my left arm. Downhill from there. I should have had a PT who knew the condition, I wouldn’t be so isolated now. By keeping in shape, I didn’t mean you should be pumped. I meant do whatever it takes to keep the flexibility and dexterity you have. I’d sure like to talk to you in a non public forum. Are you on Facebook or messenger?
LMAO this is not political... had to change the title to LEFT HANDED PEOPLE from Lefties and pocket knives...
it's always political, and in a world where everyone has to be pc or someone gets offended, you have to try and please everyone
Yes I'm a lefty I used to be a righty but I had a stroke not that bad but bad enough to not let my motor skills to work like they used to but I still try to use my right as much as possible. My father lost his right arm I wish he lived long enough to see these modern flippers he probably would have carried a flipper because you know every thing you buy is in some type of package he would complain all the time about opening packages. He would have cut it open if he had one of these modern flippers.
It took me a while to write and learn to use my left hand but now it's like anything else you do it long enough it just becomes natural.
Thanks for this video Jeff did I ever think I would be using my left hand in this part of my life no never I did everything with my right hand, I look at my old drawings and paintings using my left is not the same even my hand writing looks different.
Oh by becoming a lefty made me realise the struggles my father had to go through in the 40's 50's 60's they make a whole lotta stuff for lefty and one arm people if you had to use one hand. Just to zip up your coat try putting the zipper together to zip it up with one hand and use your left. I know you talk about it a few time's. Life does change even when you get older it creeps up on all of us. We tend to talk about what we used could do at my age I can't afford to get hurt trying to do the stuff I did in my 20's and 30's when you hit the 40's you start to notice the quick change of your body. I don't care even if the person is a body builder even he will tell you his body is not like it was in his prime.
Hope it wasn’t what I said. I’m probably the least PC person you’d want to meet. WTF is the difference between “Left Handed People” and Lefties? It is a pain in the ass to use a thumb stud with my right hand; but that’s just me (arthritis). I buy folders with flippers that are ambidextrous. No big deal. Keep doing what you’re doing dude. I’ve been following you for years.
@@unicornlxi no big deal what ever politics you fallow on this channel Jeff does a little of everything people can enjoy. Jeff has good Morals and keeps it clean. I try and respect his channel to, there was people that tried to lead me into an argument and write stupid stuff. Then i realised that is what they wanted to do. Now I don't argue because everyone has there opioion right or wrong it's just someone's opioion.
I used to be right handed until I had a stroke and forced to use my left hand, I still try to use my right hand, but the motor skills don't work like they used to so I force myself to use my right to hold thinks at my craft table.
My father only had his left arm I really didn't know how difficult it must have been to just have one hand to use. At least I still have my two hands to work with. Just zipping up a jacket, or opening a bag of chips without tearing it open without using teeth. If they had the flipper knife before he past away I bet my Pop's would have carried it on him everyday. I carry a small flash light and knife everyday. I have a few diffrent knives I can rotate now. I bought one of those Arkansas ceramics knife sharpener that keeps all my blades razor sharp. I even sharpen my razor on my utility knife razor I don't know when I will ever put a new blade unless it gets chipped that's the only way I can see to replace it, a few strokes from the Arkansa ceramic knife sharpener sharp as new. I don't know why it took me all those year's to know about it and to buy two of them one for my Mother and for me. I have a few diffrent methods tools to sharpen knives and tool's. File's sand paper, stone's, leather, electric sharpening tool's. Have a great week unicornlxix ✌🏽
Well said man as a lefty myself it is nice to hear someone pointing out the difference well said
South paw here. Can say it does suck, but being left handed we are used to improvising with things of this nature.
As a lefty that awkwardness can lead to injury while seamless opening for a righty user
As a lefty ive had a bit of a difficult time finding a left hand friendly knife. Spyderco and benchmade are usually good i use a mini griptillian myself
I like the mini grip as well as a lefty, i do really wish there was cheaper lefty specific liner/frame licks available. Also have you been able to find a lefty friendly folding utility knife? (One that uses razor blades)
I just bought a Spyderco Para Military 2, LEFT-HANDED version! What a difference it makes for a leftie! A little pricey but worth it. I love it.
100% agree I had the normal pm2 and it worked great. got the lefty version and damn son now that’s what I’m talking about lol.
Hey Jeff,
I’m a lefty and the best brand of folding knife I’ve used is Benchmade.
The axis lock is one of the best fully systems I’ve ever used.
The SOG arc lock and spyderco bolt action lock are also great, however I’ve seen a few lower end SOG knives with a right hand lock tab only and high end spyderco stuff isn’t super common where I live.
Yes, lockbacks are ambidextrous too, however they’re often a bit cumbersome.
The spyderco compression lock isn’t awful, so long as you flip the clip around, so it’s not in the way.
It isn't finding a knife that is hard, it is finding scissors my father says is tricky. (He's a south paw)
Thanks Jeff. Glad you spoke out for the last small group that undergoes discrimination. Let’s hear it for the Glock generation 5 G19 and flippers on Knives!
I'm a lefty and I've just learned to deal with it. I use my knives with my right hand just because it's easier to open/close them. Maybe if I got a lefty-specific framelock (my preferred lock) I'd swap to my left hand, otherwise I just deal with it.
So sense I'm left handed am I suppose to do the right hand challenge. Lol
yup, lol
Please lol
Pretty sure we've been doing that our whole life lol
As another left handed person, I've NEVER seen a tip up knife with an ambidextrous thumb stud or flipper. Edit: tip up, not down
They are difficult to find but not impossible you spend time looking for them you'll find them
they exist but are rare most people are righty and most people these days prefer tip up to already most knives are not what your looking for, lol...
They make left handed Sebenzas
@@FoxSolomon1 most people cant afford a subenza
Microtech’s Dirac is a good OTF for lefties. I guess the benchmade infidel would work too, but I prefer the Microtech.
Lefty here! When i first started collecting knives i originally stuck to spyderco (anything with a backlock) and swiss army knives. Over time i somewhat figured out whats easy and what to stay away from. Currently, I think one of my biggest problems is fixed blade knives that come with a leather sheath are only set up for right side carry. Not many places offer a leather sheath for lefties, only way is plastic style sheaths with swappable clips.
yup, i can open and manipulate all my knives with me left hand, granted i open and close my knives with both hands all the time just sitting and watching youtube in my free time so i have practice, but it's quite easy to learn if you just start doing it with your left
As a left-handed guy, made-for-lefty liner locks are awkward FOR ME. I'm so used to disengaging right-handed liner/framelocks that it sucks to have an appropriately made tool lol. The market is vastly improved over even five years ago, but I still bemoan models that aren't in a configuration I can carry, as you might recall from some of our trade talks. If a knife isn't convertible, I prefer tip-down right-handed knives in my left pocket. Deploying this setup from my lefthand pocket is so familiar to me (as you remember, 90s blades were almost all tip-down, right side carry), that I sometimes grab a tip-up left-handed oriented knife and try to deploy it as if it were tip-down. My right hand is 3x more awkward at opening blades than your left hand is, though lol. Another huge part of this awkwardness is that we're used to our fingers using the pocket clip to secure our grip; your off-hand doesn't have this available if you don't swap the pocket clip.
I'm a lefty, but I usually carry my blades in my right pocked because the left pocket houses my phone, gum, mints, ect.
interesting since most righties I know prefer the knife in the right pocket
@@cutlerylover I got used to carrying it in the right pocket, I guess. If I change what pocket it rides in I would have to change how I organize everything.😅
CODfan205 what are the best gums and mints for edc? I prefer tactical
@@supermoon1430 I typically like to color match them. My favourite set is Polar Ice extra gum, Listerine breath strips, Listerine breath spray, and peppermint Altoids (I like strong mints). 😂😁
same here. lmao
I wind the thumbholes of Leatherman tools with a noose type knot that makes access easier. I have a 10 inch hand span from tip of pinky to tip of thumb, diagonally.
I, as a southpaw, have just adapted. I’m used to that with knives as well. In fact, when I have a knife where I can switch the pocket clip, I just leave it where it is. When in Rome...”. Axis and back locks are good for us lefties. One problem I have is the cutouts on the handle for dual thumb studs are always better/lower for a right hander. I really like the idea of a Spydie compression lock but all they have is a plain Jane black PM 2. That’s okay. I’m a Manix 2 type anyway. Good video. Thanks.
I have two left siblings that carry folders. It's actually lefty frame locks they find awkward, the righty ones are natural to them now and it's the opening of lefty frame locks that is awkward, they don't ever have to worry about death grip (pressing the lock bar when opening) with right frame locks. This is something I never considered, as a righty I do have to be careful of putting my fingers in the right places, though I've gotten used to it.
As a left hand dominant ambidextrous person can say knife wise I am good with both . Scissors only right hand writing by hand more readable when written with left . Growing up in 80's and 90's kinda had to learn stuff with your right hand
The MAM knife linerlock is lefty-friendly
I am a lefty and use a kershaw leek. I'm very used to pulling up on he liner lock! I tried it with my right hand and it's very weird to me, lol. We are very good at adapting, though
My beater knife in my EDC loadout is a Camillus Seize II. Very lefty friendly. And even though I'm a righty, I normally actuate it using my left hand because I carry it in my left side back pocket.
Great lefty knife is the Victorinox Trekker series to include the Soldier knife. It’s a liner lock with a thumb hole in the blade. But the liner lock opens or rather disengages opposite of standard liners.
Been carrying it for years.
"Do with your right practice with your left" is an old whittling saying I came across a few weeks ago. Very apt for this video.
All 4 tools that can be accessed in the closed position on the wave can be switched to any position with a security hex key.
Thanks for pointing out our suffering as fellow addicts
Benchmache axis lock all day long... the best lock for lefties out there. Now there are copies of the axis lock coming out. The Ant-Lock from Stell Will for example. Things will get interesting if more companies start integrating this type of lock into their products.
The worst thing about collecting pocket knives as a left handed person. no ambi clips.
Im a lefty and i have learned to use my knives right handed
i work at a computer all day and use my mouse with my right hand. i edc different knives daily/weekly and i always fidget with them with my left hand. i am right handed with my knives but just got to get used to them with the left hand
I'm left handed , but have adapted , through the years to be ambidextrous. Had surgery on my left arm about 15 years ago , and had to be right handed for a long time. I shoot and carry pistol left and cut and carry knife , right.
I'm left handed but have carried a knife in my right pocket my entire life. My phone goes in my left pocket. For moderate/light cutting tasks I just use my right hand to cut. If it's serious work, I just switch hands with the knife.
I'm a righty but I've always carried knives in my left pocket. Not quite sure why but I just prefer it that way and it makes it HELL trying to find good knives that carry tip up with the clip on the left
Hey Jeff can you do all your edc cutting chores with your left hand for a week or two? And make a video I’d love that! It’s a helpful skill for tactical reasons
The Victorinox Swiss army knives that are one-handed opening (like the Trekker) are left-handed.
I am a lefty cold steel benchmade some spiderco but a lot of cool knives are not lefty friendly it can be a bit frustrating when sometimes a simple change could make them left and right handed
As a lefty thanks for making this!
Funny thing is I am right handed but if a knife isn’t ambidextrous then I don’t carry it and I do practice left handed. Came in real handy when I broke my right wrist before and when I broke a finger on my right hand. As for doing other things left handed I do that as well, I actually drink with my left hand, open doors with my left hand, etc.
I appreciate your coverage on this Jeff. I'm left-handed, and I've owned many knives over the years, only 1 of them being a left-handed model. This was a CRKT M16-14SFGL and I loved it, but ended up losing it.
I've always adapted to opening my knives awkwardly with the exception of that one. As you said it's doable and not too hard to get used to, but still kinda sucks. Especially if there's a pocket clip that isn't adjustable on the knife that makes grabbing it and opening slightly awkward. I appreciate how now there are many more knives that have ambidextrous features now.
However, what I've still found difficult is trying to look at left-handed knives online from different manufacturers. Some websites make them easy to find, but even CRKT who made that awesome left-handed variant, doesn't offer a left-handed filter when looking at knives on their website. So I resort to looking elsewhere rather than waste time going through tons of pages of right-handed knives. Once you've had a knife built for a lefty it's hard to go back.
70% of my collection is benchmades AND my flashlight and wallet is ALWAYS in my left pocket.
However I do agree with you and see your point. Not so much losing your arm but you can definitely break your hand. If you're RH dominant you're more likely to use that hand to complete tasks, so the chances of you breaking that hand go up. So always be prepared to do something awkwardly with you're off hand in case of an emergency.
As a lefty myself it’s hard to find a good knife. Whether it’s the thumb-stud, lock or pocket clip. Wanted to get a tangram knife because it’s ambi but guess what amazon doesn’t ship knives to ny apparently...
Benchmade makes really great ambidextrous knives
I didn't see that any of your knife there had the ability to change the pocket clip for left handed people but its something I see on a lot of knifes now. It's not always advertised but for me it's something I look for because I carry one in my left pocket most the time also. Just something I noticed. Great video as always.
Im a lefty but I’ve adapted to right handed knives so much it’s easier for me to do all my cutting tasks in my right hand
i like dual thumbstuds because i middle flick a lot of them with the one on the lockside
Doesn't work for the liner lock surge and wave but I swapped blades on my Leatherman P4 so the plain edge was the left handed blade.
I am left handed but I open a knife with me right hand
I’m right handed but for some reason I carry my knives on my left side and use my left hand to open it
I find that many "double stud" knives do not allow room on the opposing scale to properly access the thumb stud.
I always fidget with my knives and I will open my knives both with my right and left hands for fun. It seems weird that some people only open their knife with their right hand. I tried opening my new spyderco cricket with my left hand and it rubbed the frame and scratched the blade :\
Am left handed but for some reason I've always felt more comfortable opening and closing knives with my right hand dont know why but the moment I got into knives it felt more comfortable using knives with my right hand but I use my left hand for everything else
On Victorinox 111mm one handed opening, the linerlock can be pushed to the right to close. A shame the lock is very stiff.
Wow I just decided last night to try to look for a lefty for one of my buddies great timing
I tried it with my Kershaw volt ss and after a couple tries dropped the knife in the floor trying to close it. I can do it but it is difficult especially with an assisted open knife.
Great video man keep it up
Also what would you recommend for an edc pocket knife spiderco tunacias or griptillian
Brett Webster personally I would say the grip as it is a little smaller for edc and it depends on what your carrying for heavy work or general every days stuff like cutting boxes or string the tenacious is better for heavier work since it is a bit bigger but for everyday stuff I would say the grip but this is just from my experience I would check specs online to see preference also a big difference in price
One knife is 40$ and made in China the other is over 100$. Why would your decision be between these two lol? You could get a d2 rat for less than the tenacious, or you could get a pm2 for less than a grip and it kinda looks like a tenacious.
i find it really awkward to open the spydie comp lock with the left hand. but then n again i'm a righty. I'm more used to opening a multitool with my off hand than any of the knives I own. Just because when I'm grabbing onto something, I'm most likely grabbing it with my dominant hand. Then I'll have to reach for my leatherman in my left pocket, and use it with my left hand.
I guess I should start carrying another knife with me... In addition to the Buck 110, Victorinox Camper, and Victorinox Classic I already carry... I guess I'll have to get with the modern times and carry a hip youngsters ambidextrous and easy open and close knife. ;)
Just made someone use a mouse with their left hand. I laugh my ass off every time.
I'm so used to "pulling" on frame locks I don't think I could use a left handed knife
I'm a lefty and I am disappointed that they don't have that
Lefties pretty much have to be ambidextrous in the knife world! Personally, I only carry axis type locks, button locks, and autos. But I collect all types (except frame locks-not a fan).
I do prefer otf autos and most benchmade and spyderco knives. I close Linerlocks and frame locks using both hands. And I don't carry/buy knives that don't have reversible pocket clip(boker).
I'm a lefty but use Spiderco knives.
I'm a leftie thats why I got a cold steel code 4. Swap the thumb stud and the pocket clip...job done. Most of us lefties like to swap the pocket clip
This problem is yet another place where Spyderco knocked it out the park from the get go.
I'm one of those damn lefties. I've tried to be a righty for years but it just isn't comfortable. This must be what it feels like to be a minority.
An interesting follow up to this would be modification you can do to make stuff more left hand friendly. I'm right handed but my friend is left and it has been notable the ways he works around stuff at times and how sometimes he just adapts to right hand style with guns usually. Would the blades on the wave swap into the saw and file spots and make it left handed? Also some knives the thumb stud can be removed and flipped if it's not on both sides making opening at least easier. My buddy has modified the frame to accommodate such things on some of his knives.
They've made inroads on this but the bias towards right handers is still preventing me from buying many knives I'd otherwise enjoy. Even on allegedly "ambidextrous" knives the vast majority of times the thumb stud or nail nick is only on the right and manufacturers make it as hard to modify their designs as they possibly can.
As a professional lefty i can tell you the ka bar in this video assuming they haven't updated it is not ambi friendly
I'm a lefty. I open with my right and use with my left.
I'm right handed but blind in my right eye and it's hard to find left handed guns.
It is such a pain having to live in a right handed world with a useless right hand.
My fellow lefties, Check out the Para-military 2 thats now offered left handed. Also the Kizer gemini frame lock, and the Boker kalashnikov. Plus any axis lock benchmade. Or one of my personal favorites other than the gemini is the spyderco smock which is a compression lock operated by a button so its great for lefty. And now bladesWeLove offers a custom Para 2 with a scale similar to that by having a button that depresses the compression lock.
I never thought about that befoe thanks
I am a lefty but since i carry my firearm on my left side i have always knife carried on the right and its actually one thing i find i use my right-hand for is my knife. 🤔
Being left handed sucks ass when it comes to knives. Mostly with budget knives
@ SNOOP U 2. You have a great weekend too. I’m glad there are others who appreciate Jeff like I do. There’s no politics or prejudices involved in his videos.When I started watching UA-cam , I didn’t even know what EDC was, although I was pretty well equipped and have always been fascinated by knives and tools. Always the go to guy when something needed fixing in the office. Anyway, the first vid I saw was on his EDC. He was too young for a gun then and carried a large knife for protection. I took him to task for this because I felt knife fighting was a skilled martial art. That was the last time I dissed him. He is a way cool dude who gives us his opinions and some pretty good product information. I seldom comment now; but Jeff, coming from an old man of seventy: congratulations on your marriage and hope it lasts a long, long time. He should keep up the good work as you should keep your wonderful attitude, man.
Thanks for this, cuts out 80% of knifes I’ve wanted
Not impressed by most knife makers. Its weak to move a pocket clip and claim to be left handed. I carry ambi or left hand only knives. Hand a lefty obly knife to a right hander...........
THere is one benefit to being a lefty is that you dont jam a frame lock blade from opening with your fingers on the lock.
Great video.
Ahh, yes... the "stranger".
I use a griptilian and balisongs. Balis are very ambidextrous.
Willing to part with that sequel?
I tried left hand opening! On my way to the emergency room for stitches! Lol, kidding
My EDC knife (Cold Steel Code 4) is fully ambi. Double thumb stud, frame lock, moveable pocket clip.
Victorinox has the liner on the other side
The left-handed issue is the clip.
We just learn to adapt to a righty world
Hmmm seems like u have a decent collection lol
Svords are lefty friendly.
Yeah makes you think what if 🤔
I mean im right handed and carry my knife in the left pocket, tip up tip down dont matter to me tbh
lol title had me thrown off for a minute. thought you meant lefties (politics)
probably also a good topic lol
I literally changed the title didnt see it that way until I read your comment lol
Wow really amazing knifes reviews!!! :D
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@@cutlerylover awww thank 😄 my friend!!!😊
great video, jeff!
wow.. the orange dozier looks amazing! i have it with tan. love it!
greetings from cologne, germany
arthur
btw: i love my big bm griptilian with thumbholes at work the most. private my qsp worker or my laguiole
one of the classics :)
What Benchmade is that?
BM707 Sequal
Im left handed but use it in my right haha so odd
I've got cerebral palsy and I'm left handed so fun challenge
Dyl357 I hear ya. Most people feel that the change from l to r is simple for everyone. I assume the CP effects your right. Life can suck. Best of luck.
@@unicornlxi it technology effects both hands but ya many my right is worse. Life can suck but the only way you can survive it to find amusement in life.
@ Dyl357 keep the good attitude, it’s the only way to get through life. Take it from a 70 year old fellow traveler KEEP IN SHAPE. A lifetime of fighting gravity can f you up in your old age.
@@unicornlxi it already has f'd my body up my joints are already shot especially for being in my lower mid 20s but I do love to travel even though I can't always go everywhere I want because of my wheelchair. But I do try and stay in somewhat decent shape.
@ dyl357 Sorry dude, I didn’t know you were in a chair. I was “lucky”, never needed assistance to walk. I led a pretty normal life. But in trying to keep up with my buds, I probably did myself more harm than good. The awkwardness messed up my back which pinched a nerve in my left arm. Downhill from there. I should have had a PT who knew the condition, I wouldn’t be so isolated now. By keeping in shape, I didn’t mean you should be pumped. I meant do whatever it takes to keep the flexibility and dexterity you have. I’d sure like to talk to you in a non public forum. Are you on Facebook or messenger?
Knives for wrong handed people
Balsongs left hand