Which side of your folder is the clip screwed to?

Dfunk1210 said:
If I am reading this correctly. It is you that carries it right hand tip up (with the clip in your palm when you hold the knife in your right hand). And your son carries it left hand tip up in the right pocket when he is right handed because he doesn't like the clip sticking into his hand. It is your son that is doing it wrong.
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you have what I was trying to get across correct except the part about my son carries in his left hand. he’s a righty as I am. we just happen to have our clips both tip up in right side pocket but clip is on opposite sides of the same model knife.
 
expidia1 said:
you have what I was trying to get across correct except the part about my son carries in his left hand. he’s a righty as I am. we just happen to have our clips both tip up in right side pocket but clip is on opposite sides of the same model knife.
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Yea, that is what I mean. It is correct to have the clip sticking into your palm. The way your son carries is called left hand tip up despite being right handed.
 
expidia1 expidia1 to help you grasp the terminology used by the people of this forum here is a quick description of the two parts

Part 1:
Tip Up = Clip is attached at the end of the knife the tip falls into when shut
Tip Down = Clip is attached at the end where the pivot is

Part 2: (I am not 100% certain I have this part right so anyone correct me if I am wrong)
Left Hand = When the knife is set on its spine with the pivot away from you the clip is attached to the right side scale
Right Hand = When the knife is set on its spine with the pivot away from you the clip is attached to the left side scale
 
91bravo said:
Lord knows I'm not the best at wording my phrases. No offence intended towards you at all, was just trying to understand. I apologize if I come off as "talking down" to you, that wasn't my intent. I'm quite nice compared to some of the yahoos around here! :D
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ya no problem. I guess Im just overly sensitive especially in forums as I’ve seen so many come to forums “loaded for bear” so I know not to get sucked in before a moderator closes the thread.
 
expidia1 expidia1 Well, now you know the terminology. Btw, unless they've changed it bm explains why you should put the spine of the blade against a pant seam in the paperwork that comes with the knife. It may not seem like it but is important to read those things.
 
I think I must need more coffee this morning ... and I don't drink coffee ... this feels like the ol' ... "who's on first" again ...

or maybe I sat up by the fire way to late last night and inhaled smoke from a bad log ...

I carry tip up right hand only ... I'm not sure that helps this thread any but I'll throw it out there ...

errr ummm ... fixed blade anyone?
 
PirateSeulb said:
expidia1 expidia1 to help you grasp the terminology used by the people of this forum here is a quick description of the two parts

Part 1:
Tip Up = Clip is attached at the end of the knife the tip falls into when shut
Tip Down = Clip is attached at the end where the pivot is

Part 2: (I am not 100% certain I have this part right so anyone correct me if I am wrong)
Left Hand = When the knife is set on its spine with the pivot away from you the clip is attached to the right side scale
Right Hand = When the knife is set on its spine with the pivot away from you the clip is attached to the left side scale
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yes, thats the way it comes from the factory. I had removed the clips on each of my knives and attached them tip up unchanged but now the clips are all on the right side which to me seemed a more efficient way of pulling the knife from my pocket and having the thumb stud right there to release the blade. form other I now see the error of my ways being that Im carrying it wrong because of the danger of the blade opening in my pocket. I can see this point since I have two assisted folders. one has a lock (which I never use) and the other has no lock. Either of these could open under certain circumstances. Mu son carries one of same knives and he said his has opened in his pocket one or two times already. thanks for the feedback you have given me with your post.
 
craytab said:
expidia1 expidia1 Well, now you know the terminology. Btw, unless they've changed it bm explains why you should put the spine of the blade against a pant seam in the paperwork that comes with the knife. It may not seem like it but is important to read those things.
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ya, I saw the booklet, but its real small. I thought I read it.
 
Dfunk1210 said:
Yea, that is what I mean. It is correct to have the clip sticking into your palm. The way your son carries is called left hand tip up despite being right handed.
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see, thats what I orignally thought. pull it from my pocket and without turning my wrist clip is in my palm and ready to release the blade. I find the clip annoying if its on the OEM side that the knifes comes as. I dont like the feel of the clip against my fingers. but if its a safety issue then I have no other choice.
 
expidia1 said:
see, thats what I orignally thought. pull it from my pocket and without turning my wrist clip is in my palm and ready to release the blade. I find the clip annoying if its on the OEM side that the knifes comes as. I dont like the feel of the clip against my fingers. but if its a safety issue then I have no other choice.
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To be clear so there is no misunderstanding. This is right hand tip up.

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So does your son clip the knife to his right front pocket with the knife outside of his pocket ? instead of carrying the knife in the pocket?
 
I carry in my left rear pocket with a right hand clip. Enables wave draw into edge out reverse grip.
 
Right side when looking down at the spine of the knife, with the point away from me, attached at the opposite end of the pivot, carried tip up, in right front pocket. Which results in the spine of the folded knife being against the rear edge of my pocket. When in use, the pocket clip is against the palm of my right hand.

If I were left handed, I would reverse the clip to the same orientation, but on the opposite side, but same end, of the knife, and I would carry it in my left front pocket. The clip would then be in my palm of my left hand in use.

If I wanted to carry in my right rear pocket, with the knife positioned towards the front of the pocket, I would use the same orientation of the clip as described above for a left-handed user. When used right handed, this would result in the clip being in the curled fingers and away from the palm.

The reason for that is it places the spine of the knife against the pocket seam, which prevents unexpected opening in the pocket.

Some people prefer tip-down carry. Meaning that the pivot of the knife is at the top of your pocket. In those cases, you would use the mounting holes that are at the same end of the knife as the pivot, and attach it to whichever side of the knife was appropriate for your handedness and choice of pocket, so that the spine of the folded knife is against the seam of your pocket.

Not all knives allow for all 4 options, called "4-way reversible carry". Benchmade Mini Griptilian is tip-up only, but does allow for either left or right side mounting. The Kershaw Leek, allows for tip up and tip down, but only has mounting holes on the right side of the knife (when viewed looking down at the spine, with the blade facing away from you).

The default factory attachment varies depending on the knife, but in general they seem to be attached for right-side front pocket carry by right-handed people.
 
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South side.

And btw when and if I go for a modern folder tip up or tip down left or right side clip orientation doesn't effect my buying decision ,because I've had folders that were permanently one or the other and quickly get used to whatever it is.
 
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