jackgoldman123
Boring and predictable
Depends on how quickly you can get to the nearest ER if needed.
I am a single hand shaver, but i think it might be worth investing some time in the beginning using both hands. These half de blade shavettes (if that is what you are using) can be really unforgiving. If you get a artist club shavette like the Feather SR or the SS you can get guarded blades. My first SR was was a 7/8 1/4 hollow. My Dovo shavette was not used after that. I find the straight razors easier to use. My point is that even if you do not get along with your shavette a SR might still be worth considering. With the right edge it is an completely different experience.Hello,
I've bought myself a cheapo Shavette, mostly out of curiosity. My first pass was excellent, it was easy to line up an angle with the blade clearly hooking onto the whiskers, taking it slow and light. Decided to do a second pass to clean up a few places and get it down to a BBS shave. I'm very dominantly left-handed and I don't trust my right for anything. So I used my left hand for my right side and where in the first pass it was easy to tell what I was doing with the hair, on my second pass I really struggled to line up and angle and ended up giving myself a nasty cut under my ear. I finished up cleaning up with a safety razor.
Given this is my first time using anything resembling a SR, I'm quite pleased with how I did and how smooth it was. But yeah, need a ton of work for my technique -- which leads me to the title. Should I learn to navigate the razor with my right hand instead of using my left for everything?
As well, is it important to see what I'm doing or is SR shaving more by feel? I had a lot of struggle to line up my sideburns, ended up scraping them, but those areas are far from sensitive, so it's all good.
Cheers.