Thread: 1 Hand vs. 2 Hands

Originally Posted by cmontgomery

Hi all,

I am scared to death to try and shave with my left hand. Not sure how many of you have had issues with this. I have yet to try it. I see it suggested by most this is the best way of going about shaving. Anyone have any issues where they only use 1 hand, or do all of you use 2?

I am and always have been a single handed shaver. I am very right hand, right eye dominate and this makes using my left hand for any precise work very difficult.

In addition, I see no practical benefit to two handed shaving, I can get a perfectly good shave over my entire face using just my right hand. My basic shaving mantra is "do what comes natural." and shaving with both hands is to me about as unnatural is it gets.

OK is it a Blue Moon????

Because I absolutely completely agree with FCC..

After straight razor shaving since 1981 I have managed to train my left hand good enough to hold a bone down on the plate so I can chew on it...

Those of us who are southpaws have the advantage of having to live in a right handed world so we're more ambidextrous.

If you want to improve you facility with your left hand just sit down with paper and pen and write-print with your left hand. It will teach you control.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Those of us who are southpaws have the advantage of having to live in a right handed world so we're more ambidextrous.

If you want to improve you facility with your left hand just sit down with paper and pen and write-print with your left hand. It will teach you control.

You know I never realized how true this is until I taught a few Lefties in martial arts... They are always way more coordinated and can do both sides of a technique way faster and way better than most Righties...
Southpaws are almost always more ambidextrous BUT they don't seem to have that big haymaker kick or punch that a right hander has... (this of course is just in general, and there are many exceptions)...

I am fairly new to SR shaving, but I use my right (dominant) hand and am very pleased with the results. I just eased into it and found the easiest angles of attack and now I am actually quite good at it. I may only nick my self once during a shave now.

I guess I never put much thought into it before, even back when I was shaving with a disposable, I have always used both hands. So when I switched to a straight razor the thought of only using my dominant hand never occurred to me. I use my left hand for the left side of my face ( WTG & XTG) and right hand for right side and all ATG passes.

Originally Posted by ReardenSteel

I guess I never put much thought into it before, even back when I was shaving with a disposable, I have always used both hands. So when I switched to a straight razor the thought of only using my dominant hand never occurred to me. I use my left hand for the left side of my face ( WTG & XTG) and right hand for right side and all ATG passes.

See I started shaving with a straight so I had to learn everything not that shaving with a disposable is hard but I had to learn everything about shaving in general. Anyways, to the point of this post, I don't know how many people shave the same way I do but I find it easier while going against the grain to use the opposite hand. For example while shaving the left side of my face going against the grain I use my right hand and the same for my right side. I find it easier becuase I don't have to adjust my arm in a weird way to shave.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

After straight razor shaving since 1981 I have managed to train my left hand good enough to hold a bone down on the plate so I can chew on it...

Too funny Glen!

Thanks for all the replies. I may try a little bit tonight but not much. I have a black tie dinner to go to on Saturday night and I think my wife would be ****ed if we walked in with stitches on my face! LOL

WELL, Last night I gave it a shot and actually worked great using left hand on left side of face. No problems what so ever. Then I started to try neck and stopped pretty quick. It was going to be ugly if I continued. Thanks for all the advice everyone!