Combs and Brushes
Shears, Style, Parts
Parts Clipper/Outliner
Straight Razor/Hones
Vocabulary
100

_____ Combs can be used to control larger amounts of hair, spread relaxer, detangle hair, or comb through curly hair textures.

What is Wide-Toothed

100

____ Are made by heating steel to a liquid form for pouring into a mold.

What is Cast Shears

100

What are the two types of clippers? 

What is/are Adjustable-blade clipper, and Detachable-blade clipper.

100

The two types of straight razors used in the barbershop are _____ and the ____. 

What is/are Changeable blade straight razor, and Conventional straight razor.

100

Plastic or hard rubber comb attachments that fit over clipper blades to minimize the amount of hair being cut with the clippers.

What is Guards

200

____ Are used to control, smooth, wave, or add fullness to hair or to stimulate the scalp

What is Styling Brushes

200

Barbers often choose the _____ shear because the tang helps to ensure balance and control during cutting.

What is French-Style

200

Clippers can be use for a variety of cutting techniques such as _____ to _____.

What is Blending and Texturizing

200

What are the two types of razor grind? 

What is/are Concave grind, and Wedge grind.

200

Also known as blending shears

What is thinning shears

300

____ Has a combination of boar and synthetic bristles set into a cushioned or rigid base

What is Mixed Bristle Brush

300

The ____ refers to the inside construction of the blade an the way it is cut in preparation for sharpening and polishing

What is Grind

300

What are the three types of motors used in clippers?

What is/are Pivot, Magnetic, and Rotary (Motors)

300

The two types of natural hones are the _____ and the _____. 

What is/are Water hone, and Belgium hone.

300

Refers to tools that produce heat for hairstyling purposes

What is Thermal styling tools

400

____ Give you the ability to adapt to different densities within the hair without switching combs

What is Combination Combs

400

The cutting edges of the shear may be _____, _____, or _____. 

What is convex, beveled, or semi-convex

400

The cutting blade of an outliner is usually available in two styles? 

What is Straight blade trimmer and T-shaped blade

400

The ball of the thumb and first two fingers are positioned on the flat side of the shank with the handle pivoted up to all the little finger to rest on the tang.

What is Haircutting

400

A type of cowhide strop that is considered to be one of the best and that requires breaking in.

What is Russian Strop

500

According to Ace, a Newell RubberMaid company, the first hard rubber comb was made in what year? 

What is 1852

500

List the 10 parts of the haircutting shears.

                  *Daily Double*

What is Moving point, Moving blade, Pivot screw, Finger grip, Finger brace, Shank, Thumb grip, Still blade, Still point, and Cutting edge

500

List the 6 parts of an electric clipper

What is/are Set screw, On/Off switch, Blade adjustment lever, Heel, Cutting blade, Still blade

500

List the 11 parts of the razor.

What is/are Handle, Tang, Pivot, Shank, Heel, Blade, Edge, Point, Head, Back, and Shoulder. 

                         *Daily Double*


500

A machine that produces a high rate of oscillation or tesla current for the purpose of stimulating scalp, facial, and body tissues.

What is High-Frequency Machine

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