Lefty-friendly Traditional?

Here's a little lefty from Ray Cover. It's just a beautiful little slippy...
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kc custom said:
Pretty much as Modoc Ed said for me. I'm a lefty and have never had a problem.
Ken.
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I don't think anyone said they had a problem. However I doubt the world would continue to turn if knifemakers made knives right handed people had to open goofy handed and then pass to their dominant hand. Just a huntch though. What is intuitive to southpaws isn't so for ya'll single handed folks.
 
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I'm a lefty and didn't jump on the GEC lefty run, never thought about it. I hold my knives in my left hand and open the blade with my right. Is that more backwards than other lefties?

I haven't encounter issues w/ modern knives, though I did search out a 'southpaw' crkt m16 :)
 
I have to drill the back hole in the spring, then my next knife will be ready for heat treat. It's going to be a left handed knife. I love my Charlow, but I wish the pull was on the other side.
 
markpmc said:
I'm a lefty and didn't jump on the GEC lefty run, never thought about it. I hold my knives in my left hand and open the blade with my right. Is that more backwards than other lefties?
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That's the way I open them also. I considered the left handed GEC knives, but didn't want the liner lock.



I'm sure I've mentioned it here before, but it's a non-issue for me on production knives. It takes two hands to open them anyway and having to flip the knife over after opening it isn't a big deal. Three bladed knives and two bladed Jack knives with pulls on opposite sides will be "wrong handed" on at least one blade for everyone. Sometimes I will use my index finger if the pull is light enough and pinchable blades are nice, too.


When it comes to custom knives it does matter to me only because it is something specifically being made for me. I have a couple left handed slip joints made by Gene Wiseman. When I switch back and forth between them and production knives it takes a day or so to get used to the difference.

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I will throw in my two cents and suggest an alternative.
Basically, from what I understand (I'm not a lefty), the main problem is the nick on the "wrong" side of the blade.
Yet, some knives have no nail nick, cause they just don't need it, making any knife completely ambidextrous. Basically, all friction folders belong to this cathegory, so you could consider a Svord Peasant...or a Sardinian resolza ;)

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Lefty-friendly traditional huh? I suggest getting a puukko, or some other fixed blade. No nail nicks to worry about.

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Sorry, I couldn't help myself. The man asked about "traditionals", not just slipjoints.

- Christian
 
One of the problems with fixed blades are the sheaths... wrong side again... and a lot of the modern knives have clips or studs on the wrong side of the blade for a lefty... even the bevel on bread knives are backwards if you think about it. I have a custom Tim Wright bread knife with the bevel on the correct side for a lefty, and it makes all the difference...
 
roseskunk said:
One of the problems with fixed blades are the sheaths... wrong side again... and a lot of the modern knives have clips or studs on the wrong side of the blade for a lefty... even the bevel on bread knives are backwards if you think about it. I have a custom Tim Wright bread knife with the bevel on the correct side for a lefty, and it makes all the difference...
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Most eighties don't even understand what you are talking about with a right handed sheath. Hahaahha. You might have to spell it out for them.
 
ron_m80 said:
Most eighties don't even understand what you are talking about with a right handed sheath. Hahaahha. You might have to spell it out for them.
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I resent that insinuation. I'm from the seventies, not the eighties.

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kamagong said:
I resent that insinuation. I'm from the seventies, not the eighties.

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I had my work phone converted to a new model. The spell check auto-replace is troublesome to keep up with.

That wasn't the worst word replacement it has used so far. I replied to a professional email and it did something like switch Hector to Homo, which could have been much worse if I had used reply all.
 
I have a left-handed GEC. Never really took to it as I'm so used to opening knives, I guess, right-handedly. I much prefer pinch-able blades.
 
Well thanks to Mr. Martin, I'm now the proud owner of a beautiful #73 lefty liner lock in rosewood. With so few produced, I never thought I'd get my hands on one of these. I just got it today. It's got the best F&F of any Tidioute I've handled so far. This one isn't going to be a safe queen, though. It's so nice to be able to open my knife the "right" way! I'll post some pictures when I get the chance.

Thanks again Wade! You rock!
 
I'm a lefty and bought a left handed knife although it was not a traditional. It feels so foreign to me I doubt I will ever buy another left handed knife again unless I can replace all my knives with left handed versions and that is just not a realistic option. When I get to the point in my knife making that I am good enough to make slipjoints I will make some full left handed models and make the rest ambidextrous.
 
Happy to be of service although my wife is giving me the look. She was floored when I let her know I'd sold a knife...

I hope it brings you much happiness.
 
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