scything with opposite hand!!

**nessmuck** · 03-31-2010, 01:11 AM

boy how long does this take to master!!! i can scythe ok with my right hand but try to scythe with my left hand is a whole nother ball game,just another one of those learning curves i guess.this is the only way i can get a BBS on my neck and under the jaw but it does come with some risk factor, thank god for the alum block,burn baby burn!!

**FTG** · 03-31-2010, 01:44 AM

Yep - but it's worth persisting (assuming you haven't bled to death in the meantime...

<- notice he's using his left hand!)

It's funny - some things I find better with my 'off' hand than my 'good' hand and vice versa. Seems to come down to practice and experimentation.

All the best,
Michael.

**Jasongreat** · 03-31-2010, 02:12 AM

I dont know if it is the best practice but I find myself moving my face, instead of the razor in some of the harder places to achieve the proper schything motion. That way, I only have to move the razor in a straight direction, sometimes even just hold it still, and the skin movement creates the cutting stroke. I havent cut myself yet, but I do see how things could go wrong since it is hard to keep the skin stretched when your moving.

**Croaker** · 03-31-2010, 03:14 PM

Yep! I am still trying to learn the technique of scything the right side of my neck toward the trachea, using my left hand, while holding skin tension from just below the right ear. It's tricky, but the only way I have found that I can get that side of my neck BBS all the way to the trachea.

**hi_bud_gl** · 03-31-2010, 03:23 PM

People barely learning with right hand you are talking about non dominant hand . that must be fun. gl

**fccexpert** · 03-31-2010, 03:40 PM

I don't use my non-dominant hand, to me it is ackward and unnatural. Ackward and unnatural actions are asking for trouble.

**JimmyHAD** · 03-31-2010, 03:49 PM

I am a dominant hand shaver and it took me near two years to get comfortable with scything..... carefully.... or....

**Alembic** · 03-31-2010, 04:10 PM

I'm not typical, but two handed shaving and scything with either hand came very naturally to me. I think within two or three shaves.

However, I still have to force myself to look at the end of the razor as I approach my face with my non-dominant hand. Especially with a spike point.

**Disburden** · 03-31-2010, 04:45 PM

Give it a few weeks, it'll come to you without a problem. Just make sure you're not applying pressure because you can really put a slice into yourself. I love this stroke, it's all I use now. Recently I found some professional barber videos that were saying the straight razor is designed to be used with this stroke and that's why using it with a more straight stroke without the scything doesn't work too well.

**Obie** · 03-31-2010, 04:45 PM

Hello, Nessmuck:

I am a two-handed shaver as well and use many scything moves comfortably with both hands. It's a matter of practice.

One thing that helps, especially with the non-dominant hand, is to keep the razor pressure feather light. Also, pay extra attention to the razor angle.

Practice. Practice. Practice. Then it will become natural. Use a dull butter knife to practice the scything motion with your non-dominant hand. You can do it. Stay with it.

Regards,
Obie

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