What would you like to see?

blame it on god said:
Well I'm glad I'm not the only lefty out there that wants higher end options.
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ya its tough, deal with it the way i do either:

A) buy high ends that are ambi or lefty only
B) Buy with tip up carry and the blade is able deploy with a snap of the wrist
C) button deployment
of my current opion
D) Buy broken, beated & used ones & mod the heck out of them until they are near perfect lefty carry :D
 
Take all Kershaw/ZT assisted knives...and put bearings in them instead. Or a Benchmade with bearings...dang that would put a grin on my face. In fact, take all knives without bearings and put bearings in them :D even slipjoints, I don't care if the bearings are useful at all I just love how they feel!
 
MNofUSN said:
ya its tough, deal with it the way i do either:

A) buy high ends that are ambi or lefty only
B) Buy with tip up carry and the blade is able deploy with a snap of the wrist
C) button deployment
of my current opion
D) Buy broken, beated & used ones & mod the heck out of them until they are near perfect lefty carry :D
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I'd rather not "deal with it." Instead I'd like it if enough lefties showed interest in buying a high end left handed knife that knife manufacturers took notice, and that the prospect of making a left handed knife didn't seem like a bad financial decision. There seems to be a good number of lefties on Bladeforums, and possibly enough right handers that want a "weak side" knife, that this might be possible.

A: Ambidextrous knives are exactly that--ambidextrous, which means they favor neither left nor right handedness. This means that a "handed" lock style like a frame, liner, or compression lock are not ambidextrous, as they favor one side over the other. I've snapped up all the left handed knives I can: the Sebenza, Umnumzaan, and Military. A left handed Mnandi appears nice, though a little small for me, and the left handed Lionsteel knives look like too much of a gamble to throw money into. I even bought an extra left handed Military when I heard that they were discontinued; it seems like there was enough demand for three years to keep it in production. The custom makers that I'd like to get a knife from seem to have a long wait list.

B: I actually prefer that my knives have enough detent that you can't wrist flick them open. This is, to me, safer in both the physical sense as well as the legal sense.

C: Even button locks are handed.

D: I'd much prefer to be able to buy a knife in good condition, without having to modify the knife for me to use it.
 
Cynic2701 said:
I'd rather not "deal with it." Instead I'd like it if enough lefties showed interest in buying a high end left handed knife that knife manufacturers took notice, and that the prospect of making a left handed knife didn't seem like a bad financial decision. There seems to be a good number of lefties on Bladeforums, and possibly enough right handers that want a "weak side" knife, that this might be possible.

A: Ambidextrous knives are exactly that--ambidextrous, which means they favor neither left nor right handedness. This means that a "handed" lock style like a frame, liner, or compression lock are not ambidextrous, as they favor one side over the other. I've snapped up all the left handed knives I can: the Sebenza, Umnumzaan, and Military. A left handed Mnandi appears nice, though a little small for me, and the left handed Lionsteel knives look like too much of a gamble to throw money into. I even bought an extra left handed Military when I heard that they were discontinued; it seems like there was enough demand for three years to keep it in production. The custom makers that I'd like to get a knife from seem to have a long wait list.

B: I actually prefer that my knives have enough detent that you can't wrist flick them open. This is, to me, safer in both the physical sense as well as the legal sense.

C: Even button locks are handed.

D: I'd much prefer to be able to buy a knife in good condition, without having to modify the knife for me to use it.
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Pretty much my thoughts exactly. But I'm so used to right handed frame locks my left handed ones seem backward. LOL! I prefer lock backs and AXIS locks because they favor neither hand.

I don't have any of the Lionsteel knives, But I do have the HEST 2.0 lefty (made by Lionsteel) and it is very well made. The roto-block is neat too. And you can open a beer with it! :D Too thick to be a good slicer though.
 
I'd like to see Case switch from their crappy Tru-Sharp to something like 154CM for their regular production slipjoints. That would be great, I love their CV blades but often stainless steels are more practical for my needs (mainly because of the ridiculously humid coastal town where I live).

Something else I'd love is to get a couple more alox Victorinox models, especially one with scissors (a Pioneer, Cadet or Farmer with scissors would rock).
 
A Spyderco tenacious made in the USA, using S30V and a higher quality G10. And maybe some more colors too.
 
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