I have really unsteady hands unless I tighten my grip, so I tend to hold it very close to the head of the razor. The downside is, I don't benefit from the weight of the razor, and I occasionally have to put slight pressure on the blade to get the desired results. Luckily hasn't landed me with any cuts, but surely I'd be shredded to ribbon if I tried shaving with a light touch.
Holding a Razor
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I would try a less aggressive blade just in case you slip.
great post good for the newbies...
Thank you for the tutorial. I'm use to hold the razor like in the first picture, also give me a lot feeling and control over my skin.
Good thread. Thanks Jim.
Great tips and one of the most important things to learn when your new to wet shaving... Let the razor do the work
Fantastic post, glad it got brought back up near the top!! I wish I had of saw this post when I started out.
Good post, everybody needs a little review and instruction from time to time!
thanks,
thanks,
good to know, and great to have photos to copy from 
good to know, and great to have photos to copy from
Agreed
Thanks for the pics! I'm still trying to figure out my grip and what feels most natural.
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Guys, with practice most of this will become natural.
I recall when the first time I fired a pistol at a gun range after being tutored by an instructor. I thought holding a pistol with two hands and with the index finger of my left hand close to the barrel was totally unnatural. However, after a short period of time it became automatic.
I recall when the first time I fired a pistol at a gun range after being tutored by an instructor. I thought holding a pistol with two hands and with the index finger of my left hand close to the barrel was totally unnatural. However, after a short period of time it became automatic.
Excellent post
One of B&B best Insightful helpful mods.
Great post and pics. Over the last month of learning, I found myself beginning to hold the razor like a pen at the balance point of the razor when holding it upside down, causing it to... float?... as I shaved. Been trying to replicate that feeling when holding it with the head up on the WTG pass. This post will learn me up right quick! Thanks a ton!
Nice post.
Jim:
Excellent post!
Because I have kind of have 'Bear Claws'
for hands, I hold my razor (Merkur 38C), lightly at the end of the handle with my forefinger & thumb with my right hand only (with very slight skin stretching with my left hand below the sideburns ([WTG - downward], and along the jawline [in the opposite to the direction that my blade is slicing], when shaving CTG (across), but in shaving ATG (upward), no skin stretching is necessary and/or needed. 
This is the best pic I could find, albeit in the pics below the person is holding a 23C in his left hand);
Downward (WTG), & across (CTG), cutting motion.
Upward (ATG), cutting motion.
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Excellent post!
Because I have kind of have 'Bear Claws'
for hands, I hold my razor (Merkur 38C), lightly at the end of the handle with my forefinger & thumb with my right hand only (with very slight skin stretching with my left hand below the sideburns ([WTG - downward], and along the jawline [in the opposite to the direction that my blade is slicing], when shaving CTG (across), but in shaving ATG (upward), no skin stretching is necessary and/or needed. This is the best pic I could find, albeit in the pics below the person is holding a 23C in his left hand);
Downward (WTG), & across (CTG), cutting motion.
Upward (ATG), cutting motion.
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Nice info for us Newbies!
