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(This post was last modified: 12-11-2022, 04:58 PM by keto.)
I recently lost the use of my Right side and dominant shaving hand. 
This was because of a well needed total shoulder replacement.
 For 4 weeks I was in a sling while it healed. 
   Thanks to a shaving buddy's encouragement I went for a left arm shave.
 I started using my left arm and a mild Superspeed razor but it sure felt dangerous. The shaves improved as days went on until I was getting fairly close shaves.
   After a month the sling is off and I've got the Dr's approval to shave with the new shoulder side (right side). The arm is gonna take a bit of therapy to loosen up, it's a tight stretch to my face at this moment.
 
 I'm wondering how many guys alternate hand during a DE shave, and reasons.
 Should I continue using my opposite hand as a newer sort of skill develops , and why?

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            Keith
#2
I can shave with my left hand, it's just slower. Try throwing a baseball left handed!

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Boar brushes, brass razors, and hard pucks ARE traditional wet shaving. Everything else is modern day fluff for the girly men.

It's like the blues, the best stuff comes from dead guys.
#3

Veni, vidi, vici
Vault 111
Glad to hear you are on the mend. I learned to shave with both hands in preparation for straight razor shaving.

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Shaving since 1971; enjoying my shaves since 2014
A che bel vivere, che bel piacere, per un barbiere di qualità! Happy2
#4
(12-11-2022, 05:01 PM)TobyC Wrote: I can shave with my left hand, it's just slower. Try throwing a baseball left handed!

I was never a switch hitter in baseball.

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            Keith
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(This post was last modified: 12-11-2022, 05:23 PM by keto.)
(12-11-2022, 05:08 PM)primotenore Wrote: Glad to hear you are on the mend. I learned to shave with both hands in preparation for straight razor shaving.

I guess that the best way for straights, makes sense.
Edit: And thanks.

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            Keith
#6

Living on the edge
I can shave with my non-dominant hand...but my movements tend to be
more deliberate and slow...I also feel that my grip on the razor is not
entirely stable.

I have a far easier time switching hands with a straight...almost effortless.

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#7

Just Here for the Shaves
Williamsburg, KY
I did the left hand shaving when I had shoulder surgery and did as people are saying just slower more deliberate. I guess when I'm done working and I have to have the surgery done again at least I know how. No point doing it now until I'm done doing what keeps killing it......It's built into us to adjust to what we can do versus what we prefer to do when the need arises. Glad your mending after a total replacement.

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#8

Member
Santa Rosa - CA
Several years ago, I learned how to shave with my left hand (non-dominant) when I started shaving with straight razors. It took a while, but I got really good at switching hands.

The skill came in handy when I started sharpening kitchen knives on whetstones. It's something I do on daily basis.

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#9
In preparation (some day...) for trying a straight razor, I began shaving the side of the face with the corresponding hand. It now feels quite natural.

Another benefit is to exercise the brain to improve/maintain cognitive abilities.

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(This post was last modified: 12-11-2022, 09:17 PM by Marko.)
My hat is off to you keto .  I’ve had three significant shoulder surgeries and I just grew a beard. It’s amazing how many things are challenging to do left/non-dominant handed or single handed. Buttons, shoelaces, flossing, wiping your butt, writing, eating, cracking an egg, dressing etc. Do your rehab diligently like it’s your job and follow the staged rehab instructions and you have a chance at a fully functional, pain free joint/limb. After my first surgery in 2000 the surgeon said that it had been a major repair and the only thing he could have done more major would have been a total joint replacement. I went on YouTube to see what that entails  Confused Yeah I don’t want that. I wish you all the best in your recovery

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