The image is my current EDC, it is close to 30 years old. I cannot remember where or when I first got it. I do like the knife, but it is 100% right-handed. The image above shows how far I can open it one-handed before I have to place my thumb on the blade to finish opening it.
I am looking for a knife that is 100% left-handed, not ambidextrous. Those knives always have some part, typically the blade lock, that most be made for either left or right and right always wins.
I would like something with the same kind of blade, minus the serrations. I hate sharpening this thing because of them.
The handle is decently thick, I would like to stick with something like that. I have a Ken onion knife that has a really thin handle and I do not like it.
I would like to keep it under $150, but for the left blade that is negotiable.
Fellow lefty here. I carried a child stone knife for something like 10 years. I then finally lost it and had to get something new. Went with a civivi yonder and I love it. It does seem to still a bit quicker though.
I recently started carrying a Yonder as well. I was going to make a post here about it. It's excellent. The action is very smooth and the thin blade geometry is proving even better than my previous EDC, the CJRB Maximal. The crossbar lock, like all crossbar locks, is perfectly usable in left or right hand (and the pocket clip, as you know, is reversible).
I was hesitant with the crossbar lock since I never had one before, but yonder performed like a champ. One handed opening and closing it's buttery smooth, and the luck is super secure. I love the thinner blade compared to my last edc, but I do baby it a little more too. My last blade got hit with a hammer too many times to count lol
The crossbar lock is my favorite by far. I was glad to see the Benchmade patent expire and other manufactures able to give it their own twist. Even Walmart put it on their $10 Ozark Trail knives!
Same with the Spyderco Compression lock. You see a lot of "top liner lock" knives now because their patent expired as well.