I do as well, but you cannot see my thumb behind the tang. It was awkward trying to position without the assistance of a mirror. I opened the vanity and put the camera on a shelf so I was working blind, but I thought it conveyed the general idea.

If I try to angle the scales on the neck they hit me in the chest. Then I switch hands for the other side.

Funny you mention that missed spot. I have been thinking of cutting it down to a goatee so I have more face to shave on.