Which statement is accurate about aviation snips handedness?

• A. Right-handed snips are marked 'cuts right'.
• B. The upper blade position is the same for all handedness.
• C. They cannot cut curves.
• D. The upper blade position depends on handedness, with right-handed on the cutter's right and left-handed on the cutter's left.

Answer: (D)

Aviation snips are designed so the upper blade orientation matches the direction you want to cut. When you use right-handed snips, the upper blade sits on the cutter’s right side, which guides the cut to curve cleanly to the right as you work with your dominant hand. Left-handed snips place the upper blade on the cutter’s left side, directing curves to the left. This alignment improves control, reduces blade binding, and makes curved cuts smoother. The other statements aren’t accurate: markings aren’t universally fixed as “cuts right,” the upper blade position isn’t the same for all handedness, and aviation snips are specifically intended to cut curves, not forbid them.