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    Default Are there any other Southpaw shavers here?

    I'd love to hear about your experiences as a southpaw using a straight razor. I just bought a dovo shaverette, which uses replaceable blades, to start off with and I'm having a bit of trouble, as expected for a newbie. I'm just wondering if there are any other lefties that found it to be a little challenging to make the switch?

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    Hi,

    There are loads of guys who advocate shaving using both hands, not just your dominant. Infact, I would go as far to say that more use two hands than one.

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    Welcome Lefty; I found it difficult at first then I came across some left handed razors.

    Quote Originally Posted by gregs656 View Post
    Hi,

    There are loads of guys who advocate shaving using both hands, not just your dominant. Infact, I would go as far to say that more use two hands than one.
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    I use both. My right hand is my dominate but my left is what I write with.

    It takes a while to get the left hand to work but it does and it is just a practice thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paco View Post
    Welcome Lefty; I found it difficult at first then I came across some left handed razors.
    There are actually left hand razors, sorta.

    They stamped them backwards. Normally stamped so that when shaving with the right hand the logo stares at you, conversely when in the left hand the logo is away from you.

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    Paco,

    Which lefty straight razors are you speaking of?

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    Quote Originally Posted by paco View Post
    Welcome Lefty; I found it difficult at first then I came across some left handed razors.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rawmark View Post
    Paco,

    Which lefty straight razors are you speaking of?

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    See here in the Wiki.

    It was Glen who put forth the idea, not me.

    The first panel with the DD.

    My thought was reversed, that's what I get for not keeping straights at work.

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    I'm a lefty, but I'm yet to give myself a straight razor shave - can't find a decent razor in my city for love or money, so I'm still stuck with a cartridge razor *shudders*. That said, however, I'm somewhat amibedextrous, so once I find a decent one and I'm comfortable using my left hand with it, I'll be starting to try using my right hand. I foresee a few nicks, but hopefully it'll be easier than reaching across my face.

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    Left handed razors eh? Sounds like part of a comedy routine. of course we all know western razors are ambidextrous. Traditional Japanese Razors are right handed.

    To tell you the truth being left handed (as I am) is an advantage because we live in a right handed world and most lefties can do way more with their right hand than most right handed people can do with their left. I use both hands in shaving and always did from the outset. But if you don't I don't see it being any different then a right handed person using a straight.

    Now using that Japanese razor with your left hand gets way more interesting.
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