Thread: Using both hands?

Originally Posted by syslight

As long and you still need to shave and can safely hold a blade ... it is not too late to start.

i wish i was good we have a member or two that are actually blind and yet shave with a straight razor, not i challenge i would like but at least more sensible than shaving your head with a straight you know who you are!

I shave my head with a straight razor and when I do the back I close my eyes...

Originally Posted by syslight

As long and you still need to shave and can safely hold a blade ... it is not too late to start.

i wish i was good we have a member or two that are actually blind and yet shave with a straight razor, not i challenge i would like but at least more sensible than shaving your head with a straight you know who you are!

Thanks for your opinions. I absolutely admire these people woh jump over adversity and do their best.
Regards.

Originally Posted by cristobal41

Astonishing. I hope to have the half of your skills. Is 45 too late to start SR shaving?
Regards.

I hope not. I've started at 66.

Mind you, perhaps with not much time left, having to step back from the comfort of DE shaving for a few weeks has tested my resolve. But I have not spent my life backing off from challenges because they involved some degree of difficulty. All keen sportsmen know that suffering precedes the promised land.

Originally Posted by Fido

I hope not. I've started at 66.

Mind you, perhaps with not much time left, having to step back from the comfort of DE shaving for a few weeks has tested my resolve. But I have not spent my life backing off from challenges because they involved some degree of difficulty. All keen sportsmen know that suffering precedes the promised land.

Hi, Fido,
I declare my admiration for your attitude. Neither am I the one that steps back in the way to a challenge. I want to kee on straight (razor) ahead.
Regards.

Originally Posted by cristobal41

Is 45 too late to start SR shaving?

Well, I started about 7-8 months ago at age 63. Proud to say I'm pretty good at it now but am still getting better. As a matter of fact, last night's shave was about the best I've had. I was even using one of the razors I consider a little unforgiving -- perhaps that was the key: I was extra careful!

So as a 45-year old youngster you should have no problem.

On the original topic of this thread: I use both hands to shave. It is worth training your "off" hand to avoid the awkward positions needed to get one hand to reach everywhere with the correct angles.

Originally Posted by TexasBob

Well, I started about 7-8 months ago at age 63. Proud to say I'm pretty good at it now but am still getting better. As a matter of fact, last night's shave was about the best I've had. I was even using one of the razors I consider a little unforgiving -- perhaps that was the key: I was extra careful!

So as a 45-year old youngster you should have no problem.

On the original topic of this thread: I use both hands to shave. It is worth training your "off" hand to avoid the awkward positions needed to get one hand to reach everywhere with the correct angles.

Dear Bob,
Makes me feel better and encourages me to face (no better word) to do it. Texan spirit, my friend.
At 63, as we say in Spain, you are in the bloom of your life. Say it is true.
Be well.

Originally Posted by dannywonderful

I shave my head with a straight razor and when I do the back I close my eyes...

The eyes in the back of your head?