Thread: Do you switch hands?

I am a one-hander - right. As my shaving has developed, I am starting to realise though that there are some passes that I just can't get with the right hand only - in particular the atg on the right jawline and the wtg on the left cheek has never felt right.

I think I will start trying to use the left.

Si

I too am a one handed -right shaver. Been doing it this way for two+ years now I am ok with it. For me it's not worth the nicks I would get trying to learn to use my left hand. I still get a BBS shave.

I'm a hand switcher, although I'm 2/3rds right hand biased. Left side, left hand. Right side, upper lip and chin are right handed. I'm still finding my way XTG and ATG passes.

I use both and hold the blade a number of ways including Japanese style

Right hand only! been using one hand for 15 years and see no sense in changing now!

I use the right hand for 3/4's of the shave and then use the left for the places where the contortions would be too difficult for my right to reach comfortably. As with SunSi these are right jawline/neck atg and left cheek wtg.

I used the left from the off as I'd watched the shaving vid on google so bit the bullet first time out. Very shaky at first but glad I did!

Simon

I'm left handed as well, and I switch to my right hand sometimes when I shave the right side of my face. However, when I shave the left side of my neck, from south to north, I hold the blade with my left ring finger on the bottom (or wrong side) of the tang. The scales are above my ring finger.

Straight Razor Shavers do it with both hands.

Originally Posted by xman

Straight Razor Shavers do it with both hands.

Do what?!? Oh...shave...of course. I too use both hands

Cheers,
Ed

Originally Posted by ForestryProf

Do what?!? Oh...shave...of course. I too use both hands

Some of us have to use both hands.

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