Thread: ambidexterous --?? shaving technique

All of my "difficult to reach with my dominant hand" areas hardly grow whiskers at all so I just fly with one hand now. ... "What is the sound of one hand shaving?"

X

Don't consider me an expert - but I have used both
hands since I began shaving with one of these
wonderfully addictive instruments.



Terry

Originally Posted by xman

All of my "difficult to reach with my dominant hand" areas hardly grow whiskers at all so I just fly with one hand now. ... "What is the sound of one hand shaving?"

X

Ouch...damn...not again! Where's the styptic? (I crack me up).

Ed

I have been using two hands since I started. One handed makes me feel like I am about to have to go to the emergency room if I keep it up.

To me it was like driving a stick shift, at first its a bit awkward but the mroe you do it the more natural it feels.

Two hands for me, just a little practice is all it takes. Just take care when you swap hands, this is the easiest time to cut yourself.

Gary

I've only been shaving with a straight for a couple of months, but first starting out, I cut the left side of my face every time I put the razor to it (I'm right handed). I just couldn't find a comfortable way to get my right hand on the other side of my face while still being able to see what I was doing in the mirror. I quickly found that using two hands works really well. I watched Lynn's video and he made it look easy and natural, I thought at that time that two-handed shaving was the only way to do it.

Like the other guys, it did take me some time to get used to it--and I'm still a slow shaver--but since I switched I'm a lot more comfortable and confident. I stick to my right hand for my chin and upper lip, though. I really don't want a permanent, jagged grin.

i do it with both hands, but after the against-the-grain pass, when i'm touching up, i sometimes break symmetry.

and yeah, as far as you know, i'm an expert.

Originally Posted by ForestryProf

Ouch...damn...not again! Where's the styptic? (I crack me up).

Me too

And for the record, I tried two handed and still recommend it for most men. Myself, well I'm not most men and I expect most men are glad enough about that. Strange, I can bat left handed and play hockey left handed, but I can't shave left handed. Who am I kidding, I can't bat at all and I can't really play hockey. That might explain a little.

X

P.S. JL? You - Me, beside the bike racks after school!

I have absolutely no problem being ambidexterous...when I walk! I'm still working on shaving with my left hand! This whole thread reminds me of a football commentary involving Merlin Olsen, when his broadcast parter mentioned that one of the halfbacks on the field was ambidexterous, and he then asked Merlin if he knew what that meant? Merlin replied, "Yes, it means he runs with both feet!"

RT

Originally Posted by xman

Me too

And for the record, I tried two handed and still recommend it for most men. Myself, well I'm not most men and I expect most men are glad enough about that. Strange, I can bat left handed and play hockey left handed, but I can't shave left handed. Who am I kidding, I can't bat at all and I can't really play hockey. That might explain a little.

X

P.S. JL? You - Me, beside the bike racks after school!

wait a minute....you are from canada....and you cant freakin play hockey??? I thought that was a crime considered punishable by death?????

P.P.S. I don't need to meet you by the bike racks after school...Im gonna tell everyone you cant play hockey and they will take care of you themselves!

P.P.P.S if your shaving with your right hand...and looking in a mirror...technically you are watching yourself shave with your left hand....if it makes you feel any better...