Thread: Top of the morning from Minneapolis

Hello and welcome to SRP.
There are plenty of people here that only shave with one hand.

You have a couple of mentors in your area that are the best of the best, and great guys to boot.
Randydance and Utopian.
I would highly suggest that you contact them via p.m. and schedule time to meet.
You will be very surprised how much you will learn and accomplish from meeting in person.

Good luck and enjoy your time here on the forum.

Pete <:-}

Welcome to SRP!

A lot of people start off with a straight only using their dominant hand. Most switch to using both hands, but plenty of people only shave using one hand. There is nothing wrong with it.

As said above, enjoy your shave however you want to.

I would guess most folks use only one hand while shaving. Maybe we should do a survey. Being left-handed made the transition to two handed shaving easier for me and using two hands makes shaving easier.

However do you have to? No not at all.

Welcome.

Welcome to SRP!

Hi and welcome aboard. I started right only and was probably about a year in before starting to use the left. Still right dominant but left is fairly capable now.

If the right is best for you then go for it. I honestly don't get a better shave using the left as well just makes some bits a little easier.

Welcome, sure don't see any reason to give up on SR shaving just because you have a hard time using your left hand. I am right handed and the only time i use my left is for the left side burn stroke.(i'm sure i could do it all right handed) I know of a straight shaver and honemeister who was born with only one hand. Watched him pin a razor holding the hammer in his arm pit. Don't be discouraged!