Thread: Right hand, left hand or both

Originally Posted by MJCP

Do experienced shavers use left hand for left side or use right hand for both.

I'm right handed & was never comfortable using my left for anything but playing my guitar when I was in the Navy.

It was quite awkward at first, learning to use both hands when I shave, but now it's second nature to me.

Give it a try. Be patient. And above all -- trust your right brain to lead your hands as you shave.
Namaste,
Morty -_-

I use one hand for my face (right hand), but both hands for my head.

I think it was said before but bears repeating - whatever works best for you. While you are still new and not too set in your ways, why not try using your left hand and see how it feels? If it doesn't feel comfortable and controlled, you can always go back to single handed shaving and concentrate on that left side of the face more. But give it a try with your left - you might be surprised.

Good luck.

James.

I use both hands but I am extraordinarily lucky in that I am naturally cross dominant. Meaning I use my left hand for writing but my right hand for everything else, playing tennis, shooting a rifle, etc. So it was very easy for me because I can do most tasks with either hand naturally or only need very little practice to get comfortable using either hand. The same goes for stropping or honing with me. When one hand gets tired I just use the other.

Originally Posted by borebrush

I use both hands but I am extraordinarily lucky in that I am naturally cross dominant. Meaning I use my left hand for writing but my right hand for everything else, playing tennis, shooting a rifle, etc. So it was very easy for me because I can do most tasks with either hand naturally or only need very little practice to get comfortable using either hand. The same goes for stropping or honing with me. When one hand gets tired I just use the other.

I'm that kind of lefty as well-we're strange breeds. Coordination-lefty, strength-righty. Tennis-righty, Ping-pong-lefty. I've used a straight about 10 times and though the right hand was a bit strange it's coming along nicely. Most of my "mishaps" have been with the right hand, but they're happening less often.

Right handed for everything as my left hand doesn't always move the way I want it to...

Hello, MJCP:

I am right handed. From the first day, however, I chose to use both hands, because I preferred the two-handed technique. Besides, my shave guru, the Noble Lynn, used two hands and he was my teacher from the start. The left hand needed some training, but I did it.

Regards,
Obie

Yep, Lynn's the reason I started shaving with both. Right hand for left side of face, left hand for right side of face...some call it cross face shaving. These guys said it best, have patience...if you don't, your razor will force patience upon you

I use only my dominant (right) hand and have been doing it that way for years. For me, using my left hand for any delicate operation is clumsy and unnatural, and I believe that the quickest path to serious injury while shaving is trying to do anything unnatural.

Shaving with the opposite hand is a learned process as is shaving with a straight razor. If you just try it on the opposite side from the side burn to the jaw for a while, your ability improves. Move on in small increments only as you feel comfortable. Actually just holding the razor in your opposite hand will help you adjust to using it. The funny thing is after you do get used to using the opposite hand, there is all kind of things you end up being able to do with both hands that you would not have thought possible before including writing.

Have fun,

Lynn

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I use one hand for my face (right hand), but both hands for my head.

It must be different on the other side of the equator... I use both hands on my face but only my right hand on my head.