Thread: How do you hold your razor?

Whatever works for you.

check out this wiki page for the various grips used.

Different ways to hold a straight razor - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Originally Posted by Infotech

I'm left handed for everything, but oddly enough I think I can shave better using a straight with my right hand (for now). I can barely use my right hand to tie my shoes so this was a big surprise. I don't even like shaving with a DE right handed, but for some reason it feels natural with a straight razor.

Info,

I'm right hand dominant and somewhat ambidexterous, but for the life of me cannot, absolutely cannot deal cards with my right hand. Gotta do it leftly. Shaving I do with both hands. Interesting how this stuff works, ain't it?

Hello, everyone:

My style is index and middle finger on the shank, ring and little finger on the tang. Going against the grain on the neck and the cheeks calls for improvisation.

Regards,
Obie

I have three basic grips:

My thumb is the controlling factor.

In my right hand, never in my left hand,

I have been trying to teach myself how to use this grip the past few days or so and I actually think I like it better than the common three finger grip I have learned from these sites. I feel like I can control the edge of the razor easier, especially on my right side.

Originally Posted by ShavedZombie

I could just never get it with my left hand... I even tried the whole "only brush your teeth/hair with your left hand" thing... I just don't trust that guy ....

And my rightie method works quite wel for me.

I'm with ShavedZombie... I'm a rightie, and I just don't trust the guy operating my left hand to properly operate something that sharp!

I sometimes use two fingers on the tang with ring finger on the tail, for the most part just hold it straight like kamisori.

I'm right-handed, with barely functional coordination in my left, but I'm forcing myself to mirror everything I do with the right hand using the left. It's improving. Main grips are 1, 3, and 10, including little finger opposite ring finger on monkey tail, as shown.

Originally Posted by Infotech

Maybe it's a barber thing.

It is a barber thing. Back in 1970 when I was in barber school here in New Orleans, when all that is taught for 12 months was Haircutting and shaving, we were taught 3 fingers on spine and pinkey on tang with thumb underneath as the basic grip. From there adjust to move around face.
However like most are saying do what ever lifts your skirt or floats your boat.