Thread: I DID IT!

Congrats! What a cool feeling when you have conquered something and do a great job. It can only get better from here on out.

Billy

Congrats, hope you hang around for a while!

Congrats on the first shave M8 and best wishes for many more to come!

As for the left hand; try practicing with a plain ol' butter knife. Whip up some lather and apply it and just practice taking it off using a butter knife. If it will help you, tap on some sort of fake scales or something. In a matter of no time at all you'll be using two hands.

Congrats again and good luck,

-Pary

I think I did better with my left hand my first few shaves. My lack of experience doing anything with that hand forced me to be very careful, delicate, and deliberate. I got false confidence with my right very early and paid the price for going "willy nilly". For the record, nothing calms you down like cutting yourself for the first time. It's not a question of IF you are going to, but a question of when. Once you are over the first blood hump, it's all just old hat.

Originally Posted by kasperitis

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I'm gonna do left-hand shaves, it's just a matter of when. I definitely wasn't ready for it last night, and probably won't be tonight either. We'll see though!

I and many others use just the right hand for holding the razor. Very do-able. Try both and use what's comfortable for you.

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