Hope you can do it, I,m not sure that shaking hands and straights are a good combo. Aside from the obvious, it takes some dexterity to maneuver the blade into positions. Plus starting a blade on a section can be tricky if your not soft on the first of the stroke. Just having arthritis is tough enough, we have a few members who are very good at this switching back to DE,s because of old Arthur. So be careful, and look for a mentor it,ll help. Tc