Thread: Switching Hands

Learn to use both, then you can decide whether you prefer it or not. If not, go back to one and if the process of learning becomes unenjoyable, stop.

I shave one handed.

I like to keep it simple, but on the other hand I think there's more to learn.

When I started wet shaving, I read that I should use both hands. So I started brushing my teeth left-handed. I still brush left-handed... I am now very comfortable shaving (DE and straight) with both hands. In fact, I don't think I could do an entire shave with just my right hand. Perhaps I should learn, I might break an arm...

I shave with one hand, changing grips, to get the left and ATG. I use a normal, scale angled grip for the right side, and a scale straight, knife type grip for the left and ATG.

Just a matter of getting used to it, visibility is not a problem.

I ever used both hands, and even do crossed passes - left hand on right side of face - on some areas (e.g. top and sides of my chin and throat) due to some weird growing patches.
Doesn't hurt to learn, but do whatever works better to you.

I don't shave the same way twice. I have some areas of the face that are regimented in that I always use a particular hand and stroke, other areas I just employ whatever suits me at the moment. About a year into my straight razor journey, I would pretend that my right arm was in a cast for a month. Next month, I pretended the left arm was. Yes, I realize this is slightly OCD, but it really honed(pun intended) my shaving technique. Your razor has to be really sharp when not using your off-hand for skin stretching. And you have to make really goofy faces.

Try to use both as much as you can, I do for about 95% of my shave, but there is a couple places where I just can not see, so I revert back to my dominate right hand, shuuuuuuch don't let the retentive tight purists in here know LOL

Missed this one....great info