Small Sebenza thumb stud side switch or replacement

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Hi all. I'm sure this has been done to death but, as I have little time to spend pouring over lots of searches, I hope you'll indulge me on a new thread. I own a relatively new Chris Reeve Small Sebenza 31 that is almost the perfect EDC knife for me. The one draw back is that it's a right hander and has a single thumb stud. As I'm left handed, It's on the "wrong" side for my purposes. I know I could spend many days searching for a left handed version of this knife, but as I already own the righty version, and I like the way it feels in my left hand, I'm not interested in replacing it for the lefty. Can I simply pop out the thumb stud and press it back in the other side of the blade? Also, is there a good place to purchase double thumb stud replacements for the OEM single thumb stud? Much obliged for any advice offered.

- Jay
 
With the chance of cracking a blade why not send it in to CRK?
 
IMO send it to CRK. It is a bit costly for the trip, so if you need anything else ,like another set of washers, now is a good time to do it.
 
Wouldn't the backside handle plate need to be modified as well to then allow access to the thumbstud?
 
TC said:
Wouldn't the backside handle plate need to be modified as well to then allow access to the thumbstud?
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No. The stud sits proud of the titanium slabs.

Why don’t you sell it and buy a lefty that way the lock AND the stud both work in your favor? Is it a special knife to you?
 
SuzukiGS750EZ said:
No. The stud sits proud of the titanium slabs.
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I did not mean that there would be actual interference, but that operability might be poor. I don't have a 31, but on my small Classic the "cutout" on the backside is much more shallow than on the front. Given the geometry of the Sebenza thumbstud (bless its pointy little head) I could see that it might be difficult to get enough purchase on it to make the opening easy and comfortable.
 
you’d be better off sending it in for double studs. The drawback is going to be opening a right handed knife with your left hand. The thumb stud will be a lot closer to the lock bar, making it a PIA to open left handed. You’ll wind up putting pressure on the lock bar which will be even more frustrating to open left handed.
Ask me how I know. My first several CRK’s were right handed double lugs with me thinking it wouldn’t be a problem. I was wrong. I could only stand a sore thumb and opening with the right hand, then switching hands to use the knife for so long before I started getting left handed CRK’s.
So, will it be worth the extra money to get double lugs installed, for me, absolutely not.
 
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