Tip up or down?

J. Doyle said:
I'm not a huge fan of pocket clips in general but my thoughts....tip up for sure.

IMO, For a right handed person, there is only one place for a clip on a folder that makes sense: the back/lock side at the butt end of the knife. This makes it tip up.

1. The blade is against the seam/corner of the pocket so it can't open easily on accident.

2. Knife is oriented so there is minimal adjustment in hand to open/deploy and use.

3. That's the only spot on the knife where the clip is relatively out of the way for comfort during use.
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Yeah I really don't appreciate having the clip up by the pivot, it just sucks ergonomically
 
Boombats said:
My GOD

have you any idea how many threads exist on this topic?

If you UTFSF you would!

https://bladeforums.com/threads/tip-up-or-tip-down.1800190/
https://bladeforums.com/threads/tip-up-tip-down.1673277/
https://bladeforums.com/threads/tip-up-vs-tip-down-does-it-matter-and-why.1652589/
https://bladeforums.com/threads/why-do-you-like-tip-up-carry.1516102/

Noobie here w/ question (tip-up vs. tip-down)

I've been watching this forum from the sidelines but feel it's time to jump in with a question that I'm curious about. My preferred method of EDC is appendix carry on my strong side, inside the waist band, with my folder du jour. Been doing this for a number of years and it's like second...
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Tip up or tip down.

I'm talking about sheaths of course. Are you left handed or right? Do you prefer a sheath on your strong side or weak side? When carrying both a knife and a pistol, do you have both on the same side? Me, I'm a lefty but I'm pretty much ambidextrous. Since most sheaths are tip down I have grown...
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tip up- what am I doing wrong

I've read lots of divisive threads about one method vs. the other. I started looking only at knife models that fit my carry preferences but there were so many of the other type knives that I liked that I had to stop my prejudice and end up with knives of both types. I have to make both types...
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Who's been cut by tip-up carry, and how or why?

I recently bought a Kershaw Brawler and one of the first things I did was switch the clip to tip-up carry. The way I carry is blade low in pocket and against the seam of trousers/jeans/shorts. Has anyone been cut by this method of carry and what would you attribute it too? I mean, if the blade...
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Tip Up vs. Tip Down

I see merit in both orientations. I do this: Tip up when I have it clipped in the pocket far to the right. Rationale: I want my hand to go into my pocket against the backside and I don't want to pull my hand up against a blade that might be open a bit. Tip down when I have it clipped in...
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Tip up?

I recently started carrying a Rat 1 for a working knife. I know a lot of people prefer tip up carry, so I thought I would give it a try. With so many years carrying tip down it was a little awkward. I was going to change it back but never thought about it while I was around my torx driver...
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Tip Down, Tip UP?

I go crazy when I do EDC selection for the day:( Ever have the problem when you pull out your knife you're going the wrong way?
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Tip up or tip down carry knife

Can anyone comment on the benefits or drawbacks to a tip up or tip down carry picket clip folder? Thank you Tom
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Poll: Tip up or tip down.

I know what you are thinking, there are tons of threads discussing the pros and cons of each. But I was curious, what do you guys actually do? I'm interested in seeing the actual percentages of how people carry their XMs. So feel free to discuss, but please vote also. How do you actually...
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Tip up or tip down carry?

If you could put a pocket clip anywhere on your knife (lefties or righties) would your carry your knife tip up or tip down and for what reasons? Me personally I carry tip up because you can deploy quickly and it conceals more knife. Opinions?
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Tip up vs tip down carry

So as someone who doesn't understand the matter all that well, what are the pros and cons of each carry method with regard to everyday utilitarian purposes, and in cases where your pocket knife also serves as a defensive tool?
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It took me one minute to compile that list, and I'm sure there are more. UTFSF!
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So which is it for you ?

That was the OP question ! :rolleyes:
 
The knives I carry at this point are exclusively tip up. I've had them the other way, but I've had a higher incidence of fumbling with a knife that was tip down. And my favorite makers these days (CRK, SHF) are all tip up only.
 
for me its always tip up, ether right side or left pocket carry , but I always seem to have my pocket knife on me, vary hard habit to brake ...
 
Just when you thought it was safe to eat cornflakes....

Boombats said:
If you UTFSF you would!
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Boombats, sometimes people just want to engage with the current community rather than read past discussions. I advocate showing a little more friendliness and community mindedness towards them instead of antagonism.
 
Doppler Bob said:
Do you carry your modern knife with the tip up or down, why?
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It's a good question, but calls for other questions to dial in a good answer, particularly (for me) what size is the knife, and which pocket is it carried in? You have received some good answers already, and here is my answer.

For me, the pocket the knife is carried in is one factor that affects optimal clip placement. I like my knives in rear pockets tip down. I don't carry front or side pocket any more, except in track pants. But because the track pants are loose enough, when I take the knife out, I sort of pull the knife a little rearward in order to get a good grip. Length of the knife handle also. I like larger blades, like the Resilience, which is my main EDC folder, and I find that with the clip tip down, ergos are not compromised much if any.

My Tenacious, which is my secondary EDC folder, gets carried in my left cargo pocket, to the right of my phone. Truth be told it serves more to keep my phone vertical than anything, and it doesn't really get used much. Strange, I know. But, when I do use it, tip down is easier to deploy the knife and open with minimal adjustment required. Not so with tip up.

With tip up, on the other hand, I have to adjust my grip for both knives. And when I change the clips to deep carry, that changes from "ergos are not compromised much if any" to "ergos are hands down better than all ways except clipless". Again for my knives, in my hands, how I use them. So they are better for me like this than any other way:

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Boombats said:
My GOD

have you any idea how many threads exist on this topic?

If you UTFSF you would!

https://bladeforums.com/threads/tip-up-or-tip-down.1800190/
https://bladeforums.com/threads/tip-up-tip-down.1673277/
https://bladeforums.com/threads/tip-up-vs-tip-down-does-it-matter-and-why.1652589/
https://bladeforums.com/threads/why-do-you-like-tip-up-carry.1516102/

Noobie here w/ question (tip-up vs. tip-down)

I've been watching this forum from the sidelines but feel it's time to jump in with a question that I'm curious about. My preferred method of EDC is appendix carry on my strong side, inside the waist band, with my folder du jour. Been doing this for a number of years and it's like second...
bladeforums.com bladeforums.com
https://bladeforums.com/threads/why-tip-up.1465304/

Tip up or tip down.

I'm talking about sheaths of course. Are you left handed or right? Do you prefer a sheath on your strong side or weak side? When carrying both a knife and a pistol, do you have both on the same side? Me, I'm a lefty but I'm pretty much ambidextrous. Since most sheaths are tip down I have grown...
bladeforums.com bladeforums.com

tip up- what am I doing wrong

I've read lots of divisive threads about one method vs. the other. I started looking only at knife models that fit my carry preferences but there were so many of the other type knives that I liked that I had to stop my prejudice and end up with knives of both types. I have to make both types...
bladeforums.com bladeforums.com

Who's been cut by tip-up carry, and how or why?

I recently bought a Kershaw Brawler and one of the first things I did was switch the clip to tip-up carry. The way I carry is blade low in pocket and against the seam of trousers/jeans/shorts. Has anyone been cut by this method of carry and what would you attribute it too? I mean, if the blade...
bladeforums.com bladeforums.com

Tip Up vs. Tip Down

I see merit in both orientations. I do this: Tip up when I have it clipped in the pocket far to the right. Rationale: I want my hand to go into my pocket against the backside and I don't want to pull my hand up against a blade that might be open a bit. Tip down when I have it clipped in...
bladeforums.com bladeforums.com

Tip up?

I recently started carrying a Rat 1 for a working knife. I know a lot of people prefer tip up carry, so I thought I would give it a try. With so many years carrying tip down it was a little awkward. I was going to change it back but never thought about it while I was around my torx driver...
bladeforums.com bladeforums.com

Tip Down, Tip UP?

I go crazy when I do EDC selection for the day:( Ever have the problem when you pull out your knife you're going the wrong way?
bladeforums.com bladeforums.com

Tip up or tip down carry knife

Can anyone comment on the benefits or drawbacks to a tip up or tip down carry picket clip folder? Thank you Tom
bladeforums.com bladeforums.com

Poll: Tip up or tip down.

I know what you are thinking, there are tons of threads discussing the pros and cons of each. But I was curious, what do you guys actually do? I'm interested in seeing the actual percentages of how people carry their XMs. So feel free to discuss, but please vote also. How do you actually...
bladeforums.com bladeforums.com

Tip up or tip down carry?

If you could put a pocket clip anywhere on your knife (lefties or righties) would your carry your knife tip up or tip down and for what reasons? Me personally I carry tip up because you can deploy quickly and it conceals more knife. Opinions?
bladeforums.com bladeforums.com

Tip up vs tip down carry

So as someone who doesn't understand the matter all that well, what are the pros and cons of each carry method with regard to everyday utilitarian purposes, and in cases where your pocket knife also serves as a defensive tool?
bladeforums.com bladeforums.com

It took me one minute to compile that list, and I'm sure there are more. UTFSF!
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Oh hey, I asked because my third knife, a Tenacious came tip down and I found that odd. Sorry if your feathers got ruffled, I just got this and was curious. No, I had no idea how many times or who posted in the past. I guess you never got your first of anything new.
 
Tip up but only because that’s how my mnandi rides best against my wallet in the bottom of my pocket.
 
Relax everyone, I was just feigning outrage, but I guess it was a little too dry for y'all. But it is good forum etiquette to use the search function, partly to reduce clutter and partly because there is a wealth of perspectives and experience that just gets swept under the rug when people create redundant threads.
 
Although it has already been discussed ad nauseam, I'll just reiterate that the issue for me is that the knife rests towards the back seam of the pocket, rather than towards open pocket where it has potential to partially deploy and expose the blade in pocket. In most cases, right pocket carry for example, that is tip up, so that's what I go with. For left pocket carry, adjust accordingly; and there are other types of pockets like overalls and pants with tool pockets where it is less important.

Years ago, when carrying a knife tip down in my right pocket, I looked down and noticed a slash in the outside of the pocket. I didn't notice when it happened, or notice exactly how it happened, but it was enough to swear me off of that type of carry (as well as that knife).

I should add that my stance on things like this is likely shaped from the experience of being in a life altering car accident in my mid 20's when simply travelling the 3-4 miles from my house to my mom's. Since then I've always been hyper cognizant of thing like this, where items we don't think about could prove injurious in extreme (however unlikely) situations. Similarly, I can't stand the idea of people stowing heavy items in the back of SUV's unsecured.

I will also say that this issue is what stopped me from carrying a folding Karambit daily, where my preferred method of use is left hand/reverse grip. In this instance my carry was actually tip up, but since it was in the left pocket that was the wrong way for me.
 
Boombats said:
Relax everyone, I was just feigning outrage, but I guess it was a little too dry for y'all. But it is good forum etiquette to use the search function, partly to reduce clutter and partly because there is a wealth of perspectives and experience that just gets swept under the rug when people create redundant threads.
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I understood the sentiment; it does seem like an "age old" question that comes up rather frequently - and maybe not in this case, but the same questions get rehashed, instead of the OP just doing some research instead of creating yet another thread.

I am typically in the camp of tip up, as mentioned blade against the seam of the pocket; no issues with access or accidental opening. If I need a blade NOW, that is my fixed blade anyway. The only exception I can think of would be the rare occasion in which I have an OTF onboard.
 
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