Thread: That's Crazy...I can't shave with a DE

My left hand is pretty much a balance point. I don't even like to turn wrenches, screwdrivers etc with it. I've tried to use two hands with a straight and it's useless. I figured out how to get good shaves with only my right hand but the technique is a bit different.

I think that what happened when you went to use the DE is that the razor Gods took control of your body to teach you a lesson---

I always cut myself when i use a DE.

Originally Posted by tintin

I always cut myself when i use a DE.

Really, that Merkur poked me in the ferkin' eye....at least it didn't cut me....at least I can't see that it did. :-)

I need BobH down here stat for an intervention.....

I feel like I'm being lazy, when I use a DE. Only brake it out once a year, on my Dads birthday. ( it was his )

So long as I remember to.

I used to take a DE on my summer rides on the Harley along with a small brush and cup of soap but I found a nice small vintage strop and a friend (Leadmeknot) sent me a razor she found in Belgium that I like the way it shaves so I take that along.

Since I retired I usually shave every other day or so/unless something special is happening. Call me lazy--

Since being put on Blood thinners I've been relegated to a DE for the past year and a half. I should be off parole and back to straights in 6 months or so. But to tell you the truth the newest crop of DEs shave almost as good as a straight.

Oh, and I use both hands with a DE. Maybe because I'm a southpaw.

I shaved with a Gillette Slim and Fat Boy with one hand for over 50 years, until I discovered the joy of using a straight about six years ago. I learned to shave with a DE from the hours of watching my father and grandfather shave as a young boy, and now wish they had shaved with a straight. The instructional videos that I watched of ugly men shaving with a straight emphasized the use of both hands, so that is how I've always done it. Call it muscle memory or the way my stubborn brain works, I could never comfortably shave with a DE with both hands nor a straight with one hand.

Originally Posted by Phrank

I need BobH down here stat for an intervention.....

You rang?

Shaved all my life with a DE in my right hand and still do. It works why change? I use both hands with a straight razor though.

A good aggressive DE/SE gives me about as good a shave as a straight razor in slightly less time to do 4 passes. Personally, I can't

understand people having trouble shaving with a DE/SE.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

You rang?

Shaved all my life with a DE in my right hand and still do. It works why change? I use both hands with a straight razor though.

A good aggressive DE/SE gives me about as good a shave as a straight razor in slightly less time to do 4 passes. Personally, I can't

understand people having trouble shaving with a DE/SE.

Bob

Thank-you Bob, so darnit, I'm doing fine with my right hand only (my early teenage years agree)!!

Makes me wonder was I ever using two hands for the DE, maybe it was just cross pollination or something.

I did a one pass, needed a quick shave, but not too bad with the DE, sheesh, even face lathered this time and used cold water, that was going back a few years.

Next shave think I'll grab a straight again, but try a nice cold shave (forgot how nice and refreshing they are) and face lather again.

Thanks for setting me straight....

Those DE razors scare the pants off of me. I’ve cut myself good several times too. I will stick with the straights. SE razors are fine, they shave well, I especially like the Henckels Rapide wedge style, but even those rarely come out to play.