Thread: Both hands shaving necessary?

Shaving with a straight razor is an art form...

As such you are free to do it however you want to.
The only rule is: Don't kill yourself!

I use both hands about 80% of the time.

Thanks to all the recommendations in here and watching some of Lynn's videos, I have found using both hands very advantageous and not difficult at all.

I have only been SR shaving for a couple weeks, but using both hands have become easy and second nature.

Thanks again!

I am a lefty...and therefore somewhat ambidextrous. This is from living in a right-handed world. Having said that, with a DE I can only use my left. With a SR I started with a blank shavette and learned quickly to switch left and right. I don't find that too difficult. However, lately I find I am nicking myself on my right side of my chin...three times in the past couple of weeks. Its driving me crazy! Left side no problem...and I try to use the exact same approach on my right with my right hand, I go very slow and I seem to hit the wrong angle and in an instant I realize I am nicked. Frustrating.

I started out just doing a simple WTG with my left, simply because it was easier. I am fairly ambidextrous, but have more of a mental block. I didn't think about using a specific hand the other day and realized I was using my left for a typical right hand operation. Thinking too hard about angle, pressure, stroke direction, which hand and grip can lead to disaster. Sometimes you just have to go with what is comfortable.

I'm one of those generally ambidextrous lefties. I switch hands for the WTG pass, but only use my left hand for the ATG pass because I don't feel enough control with my right.