Thread: Straight shaving with dominant hand only

Guilty, I am.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I've always used both hands shaving. Being left handed pretty much forces you to be ambidextrous so it's easier for us.

^^^^ This right here, us Southpaws got it right

My Father, who barbered back in the late '60's and '70's taught me how to shave with a SR. And he INSISTED I used both hands. He even insisted I used both when using a DE. As a result, even after many years of not using a SR, when I returned to it, I didn't even think about using only my dominant. It just felt 'normal' to use both.

My Father, however, when shaving customers used only his dominant. But, both when shaving himself.

[QUOTE=Porl;1687612]Why not try something like lathering with your left hand, QUOTE]

It's funny you say that. If I try to face lather with my left, it's like I have a retard hand. It just don't work right!

I actually lather and shave with both hands......

Originally Posted by AcesandEights

My Father, who barbered back in the late '60's and '70's taught me how to shave with a SR. And he INSISTED I used both hands. He even insisted I used both when using a DE. As a result, even after many years of not using a SR, when I returned to it, I didn't even think about using only my dominant. It just felt 'normal' to use both.

My Father, however, when shaving customers used only his dominant. But, both when shaving himself.

Makes all sense to me.

I never spend much time thinking about it, but - unlike when I use a safety razor - for a straight razor shave, the required movements naturally lend themselves my use of both hands.

By comparison, moving around a person in a barber chair gives the barber a wide range of movements and there is no need to use anything but the dominant hand.

So - unless I have an out of body experience - I use both hands for a straight shave and my dominant hand for the few times I use a safety razor.


For lathering, after an accident years back that somehow slowed the wrist movement on my left hand, I use my dominant, right hand sinceI found no benefit using both.



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Funny thing is I have been shaving with a straight for the past 30 years, but have never really given any thought to using both hands. Creature of habit I guess. Might just have to give it a try.

Originally Posted by Dieseld

I actually lather and shave with both hands......

Lather right and shave with both.

I tried going dominant hand once but gave up and used a DE (dominant hand only) until the non-dominant hand healed up.

Dominant hand only, never needed to use any other method.

Because I was born with Erb's Palsy in my right arm/shoulder, I do everything left handed... I WISH I could use both to shave with... but if I even try to write with my right hand, it looks like a 3 year old tried it... My arms look fairly normal now, and can use my right hand/arm, but I don't have NEAR the dexterity... when shaving, I use my right hand to stretch the skin... but I dare not try to use it holding a razor against my neck!