Combs & Stuff
Refers to the tools that produce heat for hairstyling purposes
Thermal styling tools
Palming the Shears
The technique used to hold shears in a safe manner while combing through or others working with hair
Thinning Shears
Also known as blending shears: shears with 30 to 50 thin, narrowly spaced teeth that eliminate visible line in the hair, used for blending hair ends and romping build or weight
Changeable-blade straight razor & conventional straight razor
Two types of Straight razor used in barbering
The cutting parts of the clippers, usually manufactured from high- quality carbon steel and available in a varies of styles and sizes.
Blades
Usually constructed of both narrow and wide-space teeth, is used for general haircutting and styling.
A styling or all-purpose comb
Cast Shears
Made by heating steel to a liquid form for pouring into a mold
ClippersOutliners are two of the most important tools used in barbering
Clippers
Hone
An abrasive material that has ability to cut steel
Tweezer
Metallic implement with two blunt prongs at one end that is used to pluck unsought or ingrown hair.
Used for cutting or trimming hair when a gradual blending from short to longer is required within the haircut
Taper Comb
Forged Shears
Made by working heated metal into a finished sharp through the processes of hammering or compression
Outliners, or edgers, are essential tools for finish and detail work
Trimmers
Strop
A leather and canvas accessory that is used to smooth and align that cutting teeth of the razor edge and polish the blade
Comedone Extractor
An implement used to extract blackheads
Palming the Comb
The technique used to hold the comb in the hand opposite of the hand that is cutting with shears
The manner in which the blades and shanks of the shears align with each other and are joined at the tension screw or rivet
Set of Shears
Guards
Attachment combs, are made of plastic, hard rubber, or steel for both detachable-blade and adjustable blade clippers
Canvas Strop
usually one side of a combination strop made of lined or silk =, woven into s fine or corse texture that remove metal burrs or imbrications left after honing
High- Frequency machine
A machine that produces a high rate of oscillation or Tesla current for the purpose of stimulating scalp, facial, and body tissues
Effective choice for combing through textured or highly curled hair
Hair Pick
Shears with 14 to 28 medium width teeth that produce visible differences in hair lengths to add texture and volume
Texturizing Shears
Russian Strop
a type of cowhide strop that is considered to be one of the best and that requires breaking in
Shell Strop
a type of horsehide strop made from the muscular rump area of the horse and considered to be the best strop for use by barbers
Two main type of drapes
Shampoo & Haircutting