Haircutting

Haircutting tools

100

They may be used for slide and point cut or to implement other texturizing techniques.

Haircutting shears

200

mainly used to remove bulk from the hair and refered to as thining tapering or notching shears.

Texterizing shears

300

Mainly used in creating short haircuts, tapers,fades and flat tops. Maybe used with out gaurd to get straight to the scalp.

Clippers

400

Mainly used for close tapers on the nape and sides when using the scissor-over-comb technique.

Barbercomb

500

This tool is used in most hair cutting procedures,can be 6-8 inches long and has fine teeth on one end and wide teeh on the other

Styling or cutting comb (Multi purpose comb)

Parts of a Shear

100

Part of the blade that actually does the cutting

Cutting edge

200

Give pinky an addition contact point so the nerves and tendons in the pinky and hand are less stressed and pressure is relieved.

Finger Tang

300

parts that make your shear cut

Pivot and adjustment area

400

where you place your ring finger

ring finger hole

500

the bottom hole and when properly fitted should only go to or slightly over the cuticle. The side with the bumper.

thumb hole

Parts of the head

200

Area at the back part of the neck, and consits of the hair below occipital bone.

Nape

300

the areaa between the apex and the back of the partcipital ridge

Crown

400

A triangular section begining at the apex and ends at the front corners.

Bang or Fringe area

500

Includes all hair from the back of the ear foward below the parcipital ridge

Sides

Basic Haircuts

100

All the length comes to a single hanging level that forms a weight line. Also know as one length hair cut

Blunt cut

200

graduate shape or wedge cause by cutting the hair with tension low to medium elevation or over direction.

Graduated hair cuts

300

Graduated affect achieved by cutting th ehair with elevation or over direction

Layered hair cuts

400

hai is cut at 189 degree hair cut gives volume and can be combined with many different hair cuts

Long layered

500

Create volume and movement by relaesing weight

Layers

Techniques

100

Method of cutting or thinning the hair in which the finger and shears glide along the edge of the hair to remove length

Slide cutting

200

Hold hair in place with comb while using the tips of the shears to remove length also known as shears over comb

Scissors-over-comb

300

perfomed on the end of the hair using the tips or point of the shears

point cutting

400

Versions of slicing that creates a visual serperation in the hair

Carving

500

Procces of thinning the hair to graduated lengths with shears

Slithering