Margotsmom

That may seem a silly question, but I am left-handed, and having lived in the right-handed world I just use right-handed scissors with no problem. I saw a piece on Chris Christensen's website about how right hand shears will not cut properly by a left handed person. Any lefties out there care to give me their thoughts on this before I go spending the big bucks on shears?

Spencer

I would say it is only worth the buy if they are TRULY left-handed (where the blades are flipped and not just the hand molds are different.) On a right-handed pair of scissors the blade that goes down when the scissors are opened is on the left, and on a left-handed pair of scissors it's on the right.

As a lefty, myself, however... I would probably just buy right handed shears. A perk of growing up in a right handed world is learning to work around things that weren't meant for you (binders and notebooks, anyone?! lol) and I tend to switch hands back and forth when I cut. Up to you though

faerie

i am very much left handed and as a child my teachers tried to force me to use left handed scissors. i couldn't deal with it.

in fact, i use regular scissors and am severely left handed in all other matters of life

jak

I am left handed too.. I can only use right handed scissors lol.. IDK, because I am left handed with everything else! lol..

An interesting thing I came across -don't know if it's true though

"Nearly 2600 left handed people die each year from using products made for right handed people"

So be careful Margotsmom!!!

Spencer

I feel like we lefties should band together (and take over ze WORLD!) to prevent this travesty! (and THEN we shall rule ze world!) lol

Harley_chik

My favorite leftie saying:

" The left side of your brain controls the right side of your body, and the right side of your brain controls the left side of your body; so only left handed people are in their right mind!"

I'm only a leftie sympathizer. I would think if you use right handed scissors w/ no problem, then right handed shears would be the way to go. A groomer's forum migh off more info.

ArreauStandardPoodle

I am left handed also and have only ever used right handed scissors. I think you just adjust if that is all you ever use.

plumcrazy

I'm right handed, so I'm no help to you except to pass on what my south-paw husband likes to remind me of often... he says that *I* may right-handed, but *HE* is CORRECT-handed! Good luck with your shears!

calidani

I'm the same way. Lefty living in a righty's world, so I've learned to adjust. I don't think I would buy lefty scissors since I've learned to manage with my right handed ones just fine and I like to switch back and forth with my hands.

Margotsmom

Thanks, I appreciate the input from lefties actually using righties without it being a problem. I am pretty certain the CC shears do have the blades reversed.

Lefties are clearly superior humans, (too) smart (for our own good) and creative (in spirit and in practice) to boot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!