Being left handed in this world is somewhat strange. So many things 
are made "righty only"  (every door handle and a million other things no 
right hander would ever notice).
  that a person who is left handed is automatically much more 
ambidextrous.
  Sometimes I marvel at how truly helpless right handed people often 
are. Many can hardly do anything with their left hand!

  Like shears and guitar, there has already been too much water under 
the bridge for me. I automatically go rt hand for many jobs. Others I 
can do equally well (depending on your opinion) either way.
  I use molding and several other kinds of specialty planes right 
handed, and standard bench planes I automatically go lefty.

  Its gets even worse! I happen to have a dominant right eye with a 
little double vision for extra fun. I fired about 10,000 rounds of 
ammunition left handed, not being able to hit the ground with my hat!
   I finally gave up and began shooting right handed. My instinctive 
snap shot accuracy made such a dramatic improvement in the first dozen 
shots, I never went back.

  Most single cut paring axes are made with a waist in the middle of the 
eye, and can be mounted either way.
   I set up a left handed ax. I thought maybe a small hewing ax, 
basically a very large hatchet on a long handle might see use.
I tried it out. I can use it, but its uncomfortable. Not the swing so 
much as the aim.
  My eye is accustomed to lining up the work with the ax edge on the 
other side.

  Its hard to see in this pic. But this is my left handed G-daughter 
playing mock costume with it. The bevel is facing the camera instead of 
otherwise.
http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/hometools/kole07ax.jpg

    yours Scott

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