Shaving with left hand

[socknoggle]

Hello fellow sly guys!

I'm having rotator cuff surgery in January on my right shoulder.  I am, of course, right handed.  I've tried shaving with my left hand just to see if I could.  Epic fail.  I really love being bald and I don't want to wait until I can use my right hand again to keep smoothly shaved.  Does anyone have any advise?

[warhawk]

Hello fellow sly guys!

I'm having rotator cuff surgery in January on my right shoulder.  I am, of course, right handed.  I've tried shaving with my left hand just to see if I could.  Epic fail.  I really love being bald and I don't want to wait until I can use my right hand again to keep smoothly shaved.  Does anyone have any advise?

Hi Sock:  1st of all welcome to the sly fraternity.  Post up in the INTRODUCTION SECTION of the Forum so we can give you a proper welcome if you haven't already.  Well... you have about a month to get comfortable with you left hand.  I say with practice and patience you can do it.  If it were me I would at least try shaving with your left hand on the 1st pass and finish it off with your right hand.

If you do not want to do it, than I would suggest an electric razor.  However, I say use that left hand.  Keep us posted and good luck with your upcoming surgery.

WARHAWK

[socknoggle]

Yeah, that's the same thing my girlfriend says.  I guess I'll keep trying.  Meh...  I just get so impatient!  But, I suppose I owe it to my sly self to give it another go.

[DOC_OSMC]

I'm left-handed so I shave with my left hand pretty easily.  Never tried using the opposite hand.  Hmmmm, now I'm curious if I'll just jack myself up or if I'll do just fine.  Might have to give it a shot.

Good luck to you brother!  I'm sure with practice and patience, you'll do just fine and get the shave that you're looking for.

[reddog]

Very simple solution my friend, have the girlfriend shave you!

[Semi-Sly]

Or - use this as an excuse to treat yourself to a barbershop shave once a week!

[Sir Harry]

I agree with Reddog and BBBA...but whatever you decide, good luck and a speedy recovery!

[socknoggle]

I might have the GF give it a try.  What's a little blood between friends.   

I like the idea of getting a barbershop shave once a week.  The one I used go to charges $25 for a shave, so I'd have to find a different place.  I had also thought of maybe getting a 0000 clipper cut every 1 or 2 weeks.  Probably a bit cheaper than a shave.  But, still bald is better.

[reddog]

I wonder if barbers know they would get a lot more headshavers in if they would charge $15 for a shave. I suppose it's all about time and a headshave does require a bit of extra time.

it would be great if you had a local shave buddy that you could exchange headshaves with. Wouldn't even have to use a straight razor.

[DOC_OSMC]

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it would be great if you had a local shave buddy that you could exchange headshaves with. Wouldn't even have to use a straight razor.

Exchange head shaves?  I dunno if I'd trust anyone with my head unless he's a professional!

[AJ Q-Ball]

Good luck with the surgery Sock! I've made several strokes with my left hand but it's much slower than with my right hand.  Like others have said, I'd say you just need practice shaving with the left hand.

[reddog]

I shaved my head almost everyday for nearly a year and a half, so that's about 500 headshaves. Must be almost a pro by now!

[SlickChromeDome]

I'd say let the girlfriend do it or go to the barbershop. Although my one and only experience with a barbershop straight razor shave was horrific! I got the worst razor burn I've ever had on my face and head

[socknoggle]

I'd say let the girlfriend do it or go to the barbershop. Although my one and only experience with a barbershop straight razor shave was horrific! I got the worst razor burn I've ever had on my face and head

That's a kind of experience I hope to avoid.   But how to you ensure that the barber you go to knows what they're doing?  Seems like the higher priced places hire more experienced people, but it makes it cost prohibitive to go there with any regularity.

By the way; thanks for all the support and well wishes, guys! 

[reddog]

I found a local barber to do a straight razor head shave that did a good job. Wasn't very close, but no iritation.