Left-handed aviation snips are designed to cut in which direction?

• A. Counter-clockwise
• B. Clockwise
• C. Both
• D. Neither

Answer: (A)

Left-handed aviation snips are designed to cut in a counter-clockwise direction. The blade geometry is set so that when you squeeze the handles, the cut follows a leftward, or counter-clockwise, path through the material. This matches the “left-handed” designation and makes it easier to guide curved cuts to the left. Right-handed snips cut clockwise, straight-cut snips produce a straight line, and there isn’t a single tool that cuts both directions. So for a left-turn cut, counter-clockwise is the correct direction.