Quote Originally Posted by eddy79 View Post
I started using the second hand after shaving for a while and found it gave better access to some areas and allows different angles. It does take getting used to but after a while it seems unusual to use the dominant hand on the whole face now.

A barber only needs one hand because he can move around you head to get any angle they wish. That is why two hands makes it easier to get angles the dominant hand just can't do
Barbers using just one hand still have to use a 'backhand' stroke at times - imagine a right handed barber shaving a customer's right hand cheek, the razor toe is pointing at the ear making an easy WTG stroke. When he moves to the customer's left cheek, the barber will either use the 'backhand' stroke for an ATG or switch to a XTG stroke moving away from the ear. In point of fact, it would make more sense to use his left hand so that the toe is again pointing to the ear.