How To Carry Your Folding Knives...Tip Up Vs. Tip Down ?!?!?!

[@cafn8ed74]

One thing not mentioned in the video is that once the knife is open, the tip up knife positions the clip at the back, leaving the blade area clear for a secure grip. Tip down knives position the clip near the pivot (and the blade) where it is more likely to affect the grip. I consider this to be more significant than the action of pulling from the pocket.

[@sizaint]

how do you carry your phone, home button up or down?

[@cutlerylover]

lol actually I have no preference for that but it HAS to be up and down if it turns sideways it drives me nuts...

[@raphaelbeinhauer9242]

Up. I grab it by the end and already have my thumb on the button. Especially handy for the camera quick launch on my Samsung. My old phone didn't have a hard home button and had the power button on top. I carried that top up.

[@Scumbag_Chance]

sizaint i know you're joking, but i do make a specific note to put the screen side facing inside, as for the home button, it doesn't matter because theres the home button on one end and the power button on another. Also, tip down ftw :)

[@raphaelbeinhauer9242]

I Died To Gromp Agreed on screen facing inside.

[@raphaelbeinhauer9242]

And front pocket. I don't get how people put their phones in the back pocket.

[@SL-ix4yk]

I bought a ken onion kershaw that came with the tip up pocket clip. As a EDC I use heavily I decided to try the tip up and see if it made a difference, after the knife opened in my pocket and I slit my hand and ended up in the hospital and 16 stitches later I will never ever carry a tip up knife again

[@nolanwalker7250]

I assume you said the wave feature for demonstration sake but doesn't carrying a wave knife tip down defeat the purpose?

[@aristotlekaiser8580]

Yes

[@cutlerylover]

yes that is for the people who have a wave but dont utilize it often some wave knives also feature a swapable clip so in a different orientation it can not be used...but as mentioned in the video irritate your hand when facing the inside of the pocket...

[@nolanwalker7250]

cutlerylover got it. thanks

[@nolanwalker7250]

cutlerylover now that I think about it I think the wave also has thumb disks

[@cutlerylover]

yes the cold steel models that utilize a wave feature do so with an extended thumb disc...take for example a spyderco waved delica, just the wave feature...most if not all Emerson have waves and thumbdisc...different than the square ones on cold steel Emerson uses round ones...I think I recently saw an emerson model with a wave and a flipper...

[@rodbelding9523]

I prefer tip down, for one main reason. I know a guy who carried tip up and the knife opened accidentally in his pocket, and when he went to reach in his pocket he got cut and needed stitches.

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

So you're not going to do it because your friend is stupid and was carrying it wrong? Good logic. When you carry tip up in the correct pocket for the clip orientation, the blade should be towards the outside of the pocket and its impossible for that to happen...refer to the 4 minute mark in video.

[@MrEMann]

I carry in my rear, strongside pocket. I'm that orientation I have had a tip-up knife open (it's no longer against the side of the pocket) it didn't cut me but it did stab through the pants when I was removing it. I'm with you, I generally carry as it comes from the manufacturer. Learn the tool and it works fine. I've never needed that 0.1 seconds faster deployment, Lol.

[@animalcrackurr4875]

@@evictioncarpentry2628 I still have had it happen once even though it was barely open. I still carry tip up though. Just don't shove your hand in when you feel something sharp lol

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

tip up vs tip down depends on the knife length and how the person carries. it's almost impossible to deploy the knife if the opening side is facing the outside of the pocket seam. if someone carries this way there's no fear of it opening. plus most modern knives have strong detents. furthermore, by situating the knife where the opening side is faced towards the outer seam, your hand would never be in the blade path to be cut. when i hear stories like that i tend to think he was carrying a very bad knife with no detent, or he was clipping his knife in the wrong way or possibly wasn't using a clip at all. these stories are kind of like "what if the gun explodes, or what if the engine heats up and dies?" neither things will happen if you know what you're doing

[@broadside8660]

Even though either are technically correct, it drives me crazy when people say orientated instead of oriented.

[@briangeiswite4452]

No. Tip up is correct. Tip down is for heathens.

[@pteronarcyscalifornica694]

Broadside, let's conversate about it.

[@outdoorsmansgarage]

It doesn't matter to me I don't have a preference but if the knife has the capability to be tip up or down I don't change it because The KZbin knife snobs say too.

[@spwan10]

No one told u to click an watch the video. Go find a bridge to hide under and guard troll.

[@videojoe7]

@@spwan10 Maybe there's no appreciation of EDC knives? Tip Up here... I don't reach for the knife with a finger and thumb.

[@werdwerdus]

you can avoid the whole rubbing against the hand problem by clipping the knife into your back pocket. it's just as accessible and gets in the way so much less often. it's even more comfy sitting as it's not jamming into your belly/side. I've been back pocket carrying for almost 10 years.

[@ArenaAccessories]

Great review here, man. I honestly don't have a personal preference. Tip up / tip down... both are fine. The only time I had a tip-up carry model open up in my pocket was when I jammed it in my left side pocket. Made a huge slit in the upper jeans pocket area, as I pulled it out. Thankfully I didn't pierce any of my family jewels... I must have accidentally nudged the flipper tab somehow when I slid the knife in, and the detent on this model wasn't strong enough on the knife to keep the blade secure. Now I make sure that I only carry that bad boy on the side side pocket, with the blade against the right seam so that my hand always stays away from the blade.

[@kaizoebara]

Tip down works better in the back pocket: the blade rests against the edge of the pocket (like a tip-up knife does in the front pocket); from the back pocket a tip-down is much more natural to open, too. So tip-up knives go into the front pocket, tip down knives go into the back pocket. Easy as that.

[@VMTDesign]

i had my crkt deviation in the tip up position at work. I went to lift a barrel, and poked myself, without even knowing the knife was opened. Now I'm always kershaw tip-down. Like the stong detent with speedsafe imo.

[@herohunter81]

It doesn’t matter. What matters is keeping the blade facing back. So it can’t open in your pocket. The Para 3 has options in this case. A lot of knives can’t do 4 different carries so you do what you gotta do. This whole tip up vs tip down thing isn’t a deployment issue, it’s a safety issue.

[@michaelnieter990]

I generally prefer tip down just because I like carrying it left side because my phone is in my right. However, if a knife is only in tip up then I just carry it right side along with my phone.

[@rodrigoteresa7944]

I honestly think people don't like tip down because it's used more often on low end and often poorly made knives.

[@johnhigh4214]

I prefer a tip down carry. I find that when I try tip up I have to rotate the knife to deploy the blade where with tio down the flipper or thumb stud is right there and it just feels natural. Probably because my first knife I ever carried was tip down and that's what my hand became accustomed to.

[@fearlessfruge6445]

Tip down and non deep pocket clip all the way. Comes to hand quicker and more gives me more purchase on the grip.

[@DutchBikeBlogger]

Tip Down. But I can see both ways being usable. You explained it very well

[@Renaldo135]

I carry tip down. My reasons are my own but I support myself. LOL No but seriously. Tip down no matter what you said about how the blade is wedged during tip up on your pants close murphys law comes into play and the first time you go into your pocket on an open blade and the sharp part is in line with your hand plunge will be when you switch to tip down. I also learned on a tip down Spyderco Police I carried at work that only came at the time in tip down and kind of learned that way so I'm more efficient that way. Coming straight up then forward is faster to me then having to rotate your hand as much with tip up. Also it's ironic that the combat folder Emerson has the wave feature when it's the most dangerous folding knife to use. Think about how most real life fights end up on the ground. Imagine trying to get full blade deployment by dragging it to catch your pocket to deploy yet a 300 pound man is on your chest pounding on you. Those wave features are great but only if you are standing up and have the room otherwise you end up half opening your knife and severely cutting your fingers. All around I love Spyderco's because using the strongest digit on your dickbeaters (the thumb) is the safest and most secure way to open a knife with one hand even over a automatic knife because it's natural and you can feel it without fumbling around for a button a stud or a flipper.

[@buddbenner7427]

i love a tip up carry for assisted open knives bc you can pull it strait out and use the flipper to open it and i love tip down for normal open knives

[@DireSerpentine]

I personally carry all my knives tip up. When I truly started getting into knife collecting, a lot of my knives I bought were tip down. After buying a Sog trident, it took me a bit, but I got used to tip up. However it really did help me in the transition to tip up after getting cut on a knife in my pocket.

[@reidmedhead]

Are you still doing the humidor update? Ik your busy tho it's ok.

[@garyjacobs2484]

Jeff I believe the para 2 comes tip down from the factory. Would you still keep the para 2 in that configuration?

[@matchesburn]

I don't believe it does. My last Para2 that I got sometime last year, annoyingly (to me, I prefer tip-down), came on right-side tip-up carry position. Spyderco Military, however, obviously comes from the factory right-side tip-down.

[@CedricAda]

Tip up for me! Ergonimic thing: usually the clip is more comfy to hold when at the heel of the handle rather than the neck near the blade pivot

[@cutlerylover]

Also another factor as well, thanks, should have touched upon that in the video, ergos do make a difference of whether or not you carry and use your knife often

[@wolfsvein]

Tip up most of the time but when I have my ZT 0303 I prefer too down because of the large flipper tab.

[@samthejokester6149]

I carried a smith and wesson tip down knife for years. Started carrying a tip up and I never looked back. Current EDC is a Kershaw-Emerson 4KXL.

[@themawsjawz_9491]

Tyler The Jokester I wanna have a reason to drop $35 on that knife so bad. I have the 4k and love the hell out of it, but at the time I had no clue there was the XL version. Had I known, I would've got it instead.

[@emilychance1426]

Thank you so much for the demo! I've been waiting to decide on my first knife and your video gives a really nice explanation of the pros/cons of each carry style.

[@uMaDVeLoAn]

Always tip down right sided pocket

[@warlockcommandcenter]

I love all the different knifes, but I try to carry tip down. So many knifes are limited changeability also I normally carry in my cargo pocket and tip down is the best option for the way I draw.

[@dragonclaw88]

WAVE=tip up...thumbstud open or spidyhole=tip down...flipper=tip down...more important on larger blades

[@DurdleKing]

right-handed tip-down carry is what I, as a lefty, learned to work with on one-handed knives. I often carry my knives in that orientation in my left pocket. I do like tip-up for both hands a fair bit, but right-handed tip down in my left pocket is as comfy as left-handed tip up in my left pocket. :P

[@JR-pr1xh]

Where did you buy that Gerber Order? It doesn't have typical Order features.

[@cutlerylover]

I didn't buy this model it was a Battlbox knife of the month if memory serves me right...

[@JR-pr1xh]

cutlerylover I have a regular Gerber Order and it has a black ceramic coated blade that is partially serrated. Also the rubber inlay is black as apposed to gray.

[@RGudmetalhead]

I preffer tip down because if for some reason it opens inside of the pocket it will close when I pull the knife. With tip up you have a little chanse that the tip will catch a corner of a pocket and rip it when I pull the knife. Never happend to me, but still tip down feels safer and doesn't bother me, I can see that others might thinks that it is stupid. Also I've kinda used to this because I had a lot of cheap folders as a kid and most of them were tip down

[@CommonCentsOutdoorsman]

Tip down seems more natural to me but I can rock it with excellence both ways... just skilled that way lol.

[@Jesses001]

I prefer tip down. I normally do not use my knife as a weapon so rapid deployment is not really a priority. That being said, I am rather fast anyway. I had to figure out different methods because I am left handed and many knives do not even have a left handed option. Finally, when attacked, my first instinct it so use my hands. Most likely due to martial arts training I started receiving at a young age. Oh, and I carry my knife in the BACK if my front pocket, not the front, so tip down actually holds the blade shut, but I have never really had a problem either way.

[@K-80claykilla]

Jeff, what do you think of the Ontario Rat 2?

[@michaelrast4263]

SHARP THING Im not Jeff, but to give you my opinion. I have the Rat 1 and LOVE it. the rat 2 is just smaller so it should be awesome as well. I went for rat 1 cause I have bigger hands and prefer a bigger knife

[@Retard-mf1gd]

what if you have your knife is in your left pocket? or the clip is on the other side?

[@Atro785]

Well then I will say it. "I only like tip down. I'll never carry a knife tip up". I do genuinely mean that too. I really fell like I'm the only person in the world who feels that way sometimes lol, but I just cannot deal with tip up carry and do not understand why literally everyone else loves it. Tip down I can pull my knife out and have it open and in my grip in one fluid motion with no effort in less than a second. I guess I'm just a weirdo.

[@daniellucero3973]

I agree. I'm the same way.

[@feloniousthrust5531]

Cutlery lover good job in KZbin I've been with you since you had very few subs man, love the vids

[@cutlerylover]

thanks :) never had a krabby patty but I bet their good, haha

[@raphaelbeinhauer9242]

One argument against tip-down is the end of the clip poking into your hand when stabbing something. Happened all the time on my tip-down knives.

[@XieJiaXian]

My biggest issue with tip-down is that I put lanyards on my smaller knives to give my pinky something to hold when I'm opening them, and tip-down forces the lanyards to be shoved into the pocket instead of hanging out of it.

[@Soxruleyanksdrool]

2:05 This is exactly why I find tip down to be superior. I'm right-handed and he is correct. Pull the knife straight up out of the pocket and it is already properly orientated. Then a flick of the thumb stud and your good to go. But to each there own.

[@JAB671]

I prefer tip up because, to me, that pinch grip necessary to pull a tip down knife out of the pocket is awkward and not as secure a grip. When pulling a tip down knife out of my pocket I always feel like I am going to drop the darned thing either because of only 'pinching' it with two fingers or because I then have to manipulate the knife/my grip to actually hold the handle in my hand. Tip up, draw the knife in a more natural manner that has it already more or less in the palm of my hand as it comes out of the pocket. That is my preference.

[@Brighter0129]

My gerber fastball is a perfect tip up carry. Pull flip done. But it’s is different for all of my knives.

[@drengskap]

Reading through a lot of the comments here, some people are saying they cut themselves carrying tip-down, and others are saying they cut themselves carrying tip-up. Personally, I've had a small Spyderco knife open tip-up in my pocket, but fortunately I noticed before any harm was done. Bottom line - carrying a sharp blade in your pocket is inherently risky, put it in a belt pouch!

[@willames363]

Hey Jeff, hope you're doing well. Thank you for the cool video. By the way, what's the exact Gerber model and cost? I'm kind of crazy about it!?

[@eatmelily]

BS on the knife not being able to open when carrying tip up. I know you didn't say that, but to the people saying it. The worse cut I ever got was from my Benchmade Mini Grip....I went to put my keys in my pocket, and the blade had opened, and I sliced the crap out of my finger. I will not buy a knife that only carries tip up.....

[@raphaelbeinhauer9242]

Flashlight Lens up or down? If you have the option of course.

[@TheKRiddler]

should of talked about when some pocket clips are on the opposite side that you usually carry I got a knife that the pocket clip makes me carry it in my left pocket but I'm right hand dominit an it sucks when you can't change it

[@newcoyote]

Spyderco Military is the only knife I voluntarily carry tip Down. But I do wish they would make the Millie 2 already.

[@snydernick1635]

I'm left handed and I carry a kershaw leek I carried it in a tip up and I switch it and made it alot more comfortable. it just depends on the knife

[@AllenBePro]

Tip down is my regular work folder. I don't have the option to swap the clip. Fine for work but not for self defense. Tip up allows for you stand with your thumb in your pocket and your hand blocking the knife clip. Just like you show in the video. The hand on a tip down has extra movement over tip up. Also as you show you have the ability to get a much firmer grip on a tip up when retrieveing from the pocket. Good video.

[@cutlerylover]

thanks I would add any knife you have access to is a good self defense knife but when people, ask me whats best I always suggest a fixed blade they never use for anything so its always razor sharp and ready to go, and easily accessible...

[@AllenBePro]

Fully agree. Personally, I carry a fixed blade on my weak side belt line that I can access easily with both hands. As you said, it isn't used for anything but self defense. Only comes out of the kydex for training and cleaning beings that I do carry it everyday. Well done video sir. Been watching your channel most the morning.

[@HARMARSCH2]

If I'm carrying a knife with a pocket clip, I carry it whichever way the clip it on the knife. If I have my old school Buck 112 in the Leather Sheath, I put it in the Sheath tip up. A friend who gave me my Buck Knife had it in the Sheath that way.

[@MustaLaatta]

I have a tipdown knifes, which has few tools on the other end. When pull iti out my the bottom of has glass breaker straight to use, my thumb is on belt cutter thumbstud. I don't know if it ever comes in use - but neither I don't know if Böker speed blade deploy is going to save anything. I've been once in a knife attack by three stooges - one who had some swiss toy that cut me worth five stiches. I didn't flash out blade,. I frontkicked (maigeri) that teen btween legs. When he dropped down and started spewing (it happens, really). The other two "brothers forewer" runned like hellhound after their ass.

[@pteronarcyscalifornica694]

Tip up appears the way to go, but, assuming you are right-handed, you should be carrying in your left pocket. That allows you to deploy your knife as a backup, if necessary, when your strong hand is busy with your sidearm.

[@MrTangent]

Tip down, right hand. Never would I carry tip up. I carry Zero Tolerance 0350TS.

[@gopherstate777]

Tip down it's a safer carry. Tip-up makes no sense. I will never carry a tip-up!

[@AmethystRebellion]

As a lefty and having a lot of tip down pocket knifes, I just got used to it being weird. I can't find any tip up knifes anywhere.

[@alexanderbinz7380]

Tenacious? Rat? Delica? litteraly anything?

[@drengskap]

I'm a lefty too, and there are loads of knives which offer all options - tip up, tip down, left side, right side. Personally, I tend to remove the pocket clips and carry in a belt pouch, knives are more comfortable to hold and use without a clip rubbing on your hand:-)

[@LordIgnasia]

for me its purely the deployment. When I first got into knives I never understood the issue as I liked both. The longer I carried blades the more I find tip down to be a pain to deploy. For me its purely a "most knives are tip up so thats what im used to now" issue rather than anything else. Though if I wanted to get all tacticool on it I would point out that the grip on your knife right out of the pocket is firmer and harder to break in the tip up draw. As someone who hopes to never need to get a blade out for defense that isnt really an issue.

[@ntstick06]

I actually like the Gerber order. I wish I could of found one of the plan edge Walmart version before they were gone. I had to settle with the half serrated.

[@lukehubl6733]

Is it weird if I carry my knife in my left pocket though I'm right handed and I switch the knife from my left to my right after I pull it out

[@brothersantodes2724]

I carry tip up and i hate when designers dont have tip up and tip down pocket clips. For example, i love alot of Ken Onions designs....but theyre always tip down only.....and that just kills the knife for me.

[@matchesburn]

A lot of the newer Kershaws only have tip-up carry. While some of the older Ken Onion models only have right-side carry, most do have tip-up options (although they are very low-profile unfriendly - if you look, you'll find a plethora of Kershaw Shallot/Leek/Chive/whatever aftermarket deep-carry clips because the holes for the pocket clip are quite a far distance away from the heel of the knife handle). Myself, as a tip-down guy, I've been getting annoyed with Kershaw/ZT not having tip-down on knives that could easily have them. This is the same company, as you pointed out, was infamous for overlooking options for carry (like with tip-up and lefties). Drilling and tapping holes (which you're already doing) for the pocket clip might add a few more cents to the knife, but it adds so much option and customization for the user. I say, like you, give people the option to carry how they want.

[@themawsjawz_9491]

Chandler Stires Like the Shuffle II (obviously not a Ken Onion design, at least Im pretty sure it isn't) Was gonna buy it, until it was tip down only. I have the Shuffle which is tip up only. Good for me but feels bad for the tip-down guys.

[@manixx1164]

Chandler Stires Exactly. Just like my crkt ripple. Opens flawlessly, too bad its only tip down. It opens twice inside my pocket! Luckily it didn't cut me or something.

[@klover224]

you're opinion of the kershaw leek by ken onion?

[@manixx1164]

klover224 leek is ok. Yes its tip down, but it has a lock.

[@bighousefan2223]

people really argue about this!?? Wow...I carry it the way it comes out the box and have NEVER had any kind of problem...

[@r.murray6549]

Stick the bloody thing in your pocket, forget about it for an hour and then take it out. The dilemma will resolve itself. Different strokes for different folks!

[@ArenaAccessories]

Exactly. Muscle memory. As soon as you feel for the flipper tab or thumb stud, you'll know what to do... even blindfolded.

[@michaelo777]

I always use tip down! And I'm righthanded and I keep my sp2 in my front left pocket. I've always been used to deploying my knives this way. It like a sword and I can bring it out lightning fast. In the left pocket tip down the blade will never open in the pocket.

[@michaelo777]

And the ergonomics of pulling the knife from the other pocket is far better than the same side pocket. Obviously this is my opinion. But I'm right ;)

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

swords on a scabbard, the handle protrudes. a knife is embedded in the pocket. so this isn't ideal for anyone who isn't incredibly narrow and small generally where they can reach across easily.

[@dougbulldog9947]

My first knife with a clip was some sort of Hummer thing with a tip down fixed clip, plastic washers, weak detente & heaps of blade play. I can still rely on getting that thing out & open as quick as a wave.... Then I started watching KZbin. It all went down hill from there. I'm an addict It's not my fault Thanks to online pier pressure; I won't buy a fixed down pocket clip knife I didn't even know why until I watched Jeff's video Thank you Jeff God bless you Please Lord forgive me, Hate the sin not the sinner

[@Antichrist-rv8et]

I try to get them tip up but if i don´t it ain´t no deal breaker, but i tend not to look at the knife that much like i love it less, which i kinda do but yeah it feels comfortable to me eitherway...

[@ranchhandedc3719]

I prefer tip up only because I work in a dusty environment and have found that carrying a knife with the pivot up is not good in a dusty situation. when not at work I can make both carry methods work.

[@StucklnAWell]

I've had a knife stab the side of my hand after reaching into my pocket when it had opened, because it was tip down. I've also had one rip through my pants because it opened. I always switch to RHTU if I can, now.

[@keithisfishing]

Great video

[@UnitedStatesOfMoney]

Tip down is for large knives. Try a Military sized knife with tip up - totally stupid.

[@H19Enduro]

jeff you should make a series trying to find the best cheap knife out there like properly cheap so no more than 50 dollars absolute max

[@lumspond]

Oriented, not orientated. Cheers Jeff.

[@ToyMuseum-lw3pz]

I like the tip up been using it but just have to get used to it my brain is used to tip down.

[@mt_baldwin]

Prefer tip up but if it's a knife I really like and it's tip down I'll carry it, all of my "beginner" knives were tip down so I've got no problem using them.

[@Macgyver46]

I have no real choice on tip up or down but if like myself you open carry on the outside of s pocket or belt tip down could be safer as it won't fall open when walking or running. my pants have dedicated knife pockets so left right up down doesn't matter to much.

[@magot4life100]

I carry a smith and Wesson otf and I prefer tip down because I can disengage the safety and flick the switch to "assist" the blade to snap out of it and it's wicked fast you but when I pull it out and the safety disengages with my thumb as I pull it out and and then the knife is ready to be deployed so it's a 3 second draw once you know your knife he'll I can even do it with my dads old (and I mean old it still has the patent pending in the grip and the model was discontinued 30 or so years ago maybe a little less it was the zephyr and it's just a flick of the thumb stud and you don't even need a wrist flick it's a smooth old knife and it's built tough he's had it my whole life (I'm 20) and it still looks brand new that knife is his baby

[@MusicalWeasel]

I prefer a tip up but it's not THAT big of a deal. I agree with you Jeff, I generally also leave it how the factory assembles it.

[@cutlerylover]

yes most times the factory position is there for a reason...right side carry tip up seems to be the most used and most common position I would imagine being a lefty is a real pain in the buttt for a knife nut...

[@MusicalWeasel]

cutlerylover I got lucky with that cause I'm ambidextrous with a dominant left side preference, but I prefer a right side tip up. I know it's strange.

[@cadenruda4159]

I personally like tip up but I carry just a little cheapo tip down knife that my grandparents got me around the house and I like it too

[@gamerdaddy8597]

Looks like tip up has about a one second advantage.

[@kothaelser3282]

I don't care about tip up or down carry. I'm fine if the clip doesn't create any hot spots and has the right amount of tension. The worst knife I ever wore in my pocket was an assisted opener with a very strong spring and a really weak detent. It did openen a few times in my pocket so I started carrying it in a leather pouch. I did never cut myself with it, but it really isn't do comfortable a feeling then you carefully have to remove a half opened knife out of your pocket.

[@tone3560]

Here's my 2cents.. carrying a folder knife as a self-defense tool is equivalent to carrying a handgun without a bullet in the chamber. Is takes an extra second after drawn to use when milliseconds matter. I personally carry a izula Esse 2 fixed blade on my hip with the blade facing up for inverted grip. To me this is the fastest position to draw for me. If the blade was down I would have to fiddle with my shirt taking more time then inverted where the blade handle ends at the bottom of my shirt. Dont get me wrong a folder is better then nothing and legal almost in every state and takes more motor reflex to deploy under stress compared to a fixed blade.

[@thatchermccool3619]

At harbor freight there is a knife for 8 bucks (there is also one for 5 but its very bad) the $8 imo is not terrible

[@daniseglenovic7644]

i think that sage is sage 1,sage 5 is compression lock and i forgot others

[@cutlerylover]

thats right the original Sage had the linerlock, lol so many variations! I think the 2nd gen was the titanium framelock the 3rd one had a blackie collins lock similar ot the axis lockand so on...

[@cannonball666]

Why is it every one of these tip up vs tip down videos never mentions the reason for the choice of tip up could be because it puts the clip in the rear of the knife and out of the way of your front fingers where you control the knife. That is why I carry tip up.

[@Lashazior]

Don't care either way but I do prefer deeper carry clips or ones with tighter tension. If you can learn how to close a lockback one handed, you can learn how to do tip up or down.

[@redrado0841]

I always carry my knife in my left pocket, all the way to the far edge of the pocket (so as far left as it can go). Regardless where the pocket clip is mounted on the knife, or which way the blade faces in my pocket. (Btw I am right handed) And even when I carry my TI-Lite, even though it makes the pocket deploy thing useless. Tip up and tip down carry is something I literally never think about nor care about. If I like a knife, I'm carrying it. And they all will always go in the same exact place in my pocket. I have not found either clip orientation to be a faster deploy or more convenient or comfortable to use. Personally I think the pocket clip should be mounted wherever the fuck it looks right on that specific knife, period. Also as a side note I don't pull my knife out of my pocket using either of the two methods Jeff showed. I use the side of the tip of my pointer finger to pull up on the bottom of the pocket clip and then grip/flip and grip the knife however is needed to then deploy it (with my right hand). Just thought I'd share my opinion since I probably don't have the conventional opinions or knife carrying/deploying techniques lol.

[@kilroyfrills3084]

Depends what pants I'm wearing

[@blacksnow150]

tip down ,,reason ,, for saftey, as a tip up can snag in your pocket when pulling it out , open and cut you ,,not very likey i know but shit happens and usualy to me ,,so ,,, PS once you are used to it ts as quick to open ether way so whatever floats your boat... its optional not fixed in stone i mean im not like " what you carry tip up you have brought shame on our household and must be shuned and lambasted for your choice " its all good

[@HalfBit360]

Right hand Tip Up. I like my steak ruined and I carry my knives Correctly 😂

[@cutlerylover]

god like my father, likes his steak way overcooked but then needs butter on top to keep it moist, lol

[@HalfBit360]

cutlerylover My mother would never let me eat steak like my father, and always with butter too. How ironic

[@franksalem8580]

I like my steaks and my knives rare. I have a lot of hard to find knives in my collection.

[@TheCheemstar]

I guess I'm weird. I carry a tip up, but have a lanyard on it. I'm right handed, and keep it clipped to the outside corner of my left pocket, and when I grab it, I reach my arm around and grab it by the lanyard. Idk if anyone else does this, probably a reason behind that.

[@nickg2954]

Tip Down All Day!!

[@winkleberrygang]

This is exactly what i was looking for! got dane

[@franksalem8580]

Great video. I have removed the pocket clips from many of my knives because they were to sharp or pointed or uncomfortable. Your video and these comments show there is no correct way to carry a knife and you could argue either way for tip up or tip down.

[@renskivideos]

I'm a lefty and tip down and up are fine with me.

[@aaronoosterhoff5449]

Perfect video, this is exactly why I've been subbed to you for so long. I have the same opinion. I've found it to be no different either way, its literally just a different rotation of the wrist. and it seems like you had the opinion you like tip down better because it just swings in between your two fingers. I think the tip down trend came from knives that have small tails, where it would be more desirable to have that thin end sticking out of your pocket instead of the giant pivot end, you know?

[@aaronoosterhoff5449]

tip up trend**

[@MCKoolperson9]

Its funny, my first knife was a tip down only knife, and I hated it for years. Eventually I bought a knife with a swappable clip, and tried to carry it tip up, only to find it impossible to get used to. Only carry tip down now, or remove the clip altogether, although I recently splurged on a leatherman Surge, which I carry in a belt pouch. Yeah I'm weird get over it

[@adamvaughan123]

I buy cheap knives, and they're mostly tip down. And I just get on with it, I would prefer tip up knife just to try it. But that's the way I run mine. I just get on with whatever the knife comes with

[@timbrwolf2238]

I prefer tip-up in most cases. HOWEVER, I will carry it in whatever fashion allows me to deploy the blade the fastest. Like my Spyderco PM2's..I carry tip-down because the reach to the thumb hole is too slow in the other orientation.

[@drengskap]

Interesting, I was just watching another video which made the exact same point about the Paramilitary.

[@allsteel5753]

Knife stays more clean tip down, in my opinion but that's just me I mostly use tip up but mostly carry a neck knife now

[@vovavoyevodin]

reasently i carry knife in my chest pocket i found the tip down is better, cose youre wrist is more tu youre sholder and its more natural tu grip knife by pinch grip