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Don't know about "somebody" but you made my point in warning about some so-called left handed scissors being merely right handed ones with left handed grips. Since the blades aren't reversed they still work like right handed scissors. When you use them in your left hand your fingers pull to the left which pulls the blades apart rather than together.

Ya know, I never considered the twist I impart on scissors and the like with my hand. I simply stopped at how uncomfortable the dedicated right handed grips are in my left hand.

But now that I think about it, I suspect quite a bit of my complaining about how often the jaws seperate and the paper slips through instead of getting cut comes from my hand twisting it.

I'm going to have to pay attention to this! Be it paper or sheet metal, grass or twigs.

There! Now I've learned something new today.

fixit wrote:Don't know about "somebody" but you made my point in warning about some so-called left handed scissors being merely right handed ones with left handed grips. Since the blades aren't reversed they still work like right handed scissors. When you use them in your left hand your fingers pull to the left which pulls the blades apart rather than together.

That was the intent!

I do a lot of things right handed even though I'm left handed. Never had a problem spindle turning, but turning the inside of my first bowl is a challenge! Tried switching hands, but it sure feels strange.

Ken, I don't know what you're running, but here is a suggestion I've heard, if your lathe has this option. Run in reverse, and work on the backside of the INTERIOR of a bowl. Something I saw from Captain Eddie.

steve