Thread: Switching Hands

Thanks guys been thinking about this my self while waiting on my razor

As Jimmy said, I manged to train myself to use both hands by holding the razor in my non-dominant hand while I wasn't shaving. I held it and did practice strokes while watching TV, reading, using the PC etc. For my first three weeks I had shaved with my dominant hand only, but as I started to incorporate XTG and ATG passes on various parts of my face, I started to see some limitations in being one handed. I'm glad now I trained myself to use both hands, but after being here a while I've seen enough posts from one handed shavers to know I would have adapted to shaving with one hand eventually.

I set out to use both hands right away and have been comfortable since, for me i can get some angles with my non dominate hand(left) better than my other. JimmyHAD mentioned a post from dannywonderful about practicing,while waiting for my SR i used a butter knife on face to get the feel with my non dominate hand,for me that helped.

I started with my right hand only, then after about a couple of weeks started using my left hand also. I now do three passes, 1) with right hand, right side and left hand left side. 2)right hand full face. 3) left hand full face. If any touch up is needed, it is done with right hand.



Lu

I started shaving with both hands right from the getgo....I am left handed but use my right hand for some things like: writing on a blackboard...I started shaving my right cheek, then progressed to the jawbone and neck; in about two weeks, I was shaving regularly with both my hands. Good luck.

I think the degree that one can use the non-dominant hand varies among individuals , some may find it easier the others . I'm right handed so I started shaving with a straight using my right hand , only . When I first heard about shaving with both hands , I thought it was a joke . I thought only a fool would try to use a straight razor with both hands . I soon found out that it wasn't a joke , and that many guys used both hands . So , I decided to give it a try . I started with the easy areas first , and pretty soon I was doing the left side with the left hand , and the right side with the right . I can do many things with my left hand , so I found it pretty easy to learn to shave left handed . Some folks may not find it to be easy .

That's true enough, but I am very, very, right handed. When I first started trying to use my left hand to shave it shook like the Waco Kid's hand in Blazing Saddles.

My beard grows from Adam's apple to ear on my neck. I find it much easier to shave WTG by using my left hand to do under my right jawline and my right hand to do under my left jawline.

I know, seems a bit counterintuitive - almost as thought it would require some contorsion. But it doesn't, and it REALLY made it easier - and greatly reduced irritation - in these areas once I made the discovery.

Originally Posted by Malacoda

My beard grows from Adam's apple to ear on my neck. I find it much easier to shave WTG by using my left hand to do under my right jawline and my right hand to do under my left jawline.

I know, seems a bit counterintuitive - almost as thought it would require some contorsion. But it doesn't, and it REALLY made it easier - and greatly reduced irritation - in these areas once I made the discovery.

I do the same except on my second pass (XTG + ATG).

I've tried a few times using my non dominant left hand and both times I cut myself. I do agree it's easier to get at any angle using both hands but for me, I can get a BBS shave with just my right. I tried brushing my teeth with the left hand but it just feels too weird.