Shear
Haircutting
Razor
Texture
Define
100

All professional shears are made of:

   

what is 

    steel

100

Never cut past the _______ knuckle.

   

what is 

second

100

Where is the guide in razor cutting?


what is 

    Above fingers

100

What does straight coarse hair tend to do?

what is 

  Stick out more

100

Define Elevation

what is

degree at which hair is lifted

200

What is the cutting edge?

 

what is 

   Blade that cuts

200

The ______ in which you cut a line in what gives hair direction and shape.

what is 

angle

200

What appearance would razor cutting give to the hair?

what is

softness

200

In the Andre Walker hair typing system,  What does the number refer to? What does the letter refer to?

 

What is 

 Number: amount of curl/shape, 

Letter: tightness of curl/texture

200

Define cross-checking:

    

what is 

Parting haircut opposite way

300

What injury can result in improperly fitted shears?

what is 

carpal tunnel

300

These lines add bulk and weight into haircuts:

what is

horizontal line

300

What appearance would razor cutting give to the hair?

what is

softness

300

What hair texture may need to be cut dry to visualize the true shape and not cut into the length due to shrinkage?

what is

curly to coily hair

300

What gauge is used to measure the hardness of shears?  

Rockwell hardness

400

What is a finger tang?


what is 

    Puts less stress on nerves 

400


When cutting a long layered cut, when holding up the hair to cut you are cutting the:

What is

interior guideline

400

When learning how to cut with a razor use a?

  

what is

learn w/ guard

400

What effect could over use of texturizing shears have on textured hair?

what is 

can make it look too frizzy and unruly



400

What is a pivoting section

What is

rotates from a central point (pie shape)

500

What happens if the tension in cutting shears is too loose?

what is

folds the hair

500

To create a shape that is shorter in the back and longer toward the face to create a diagonal forward movement, the hair should be overdirected to where?

What is

behind ears


500

What part of razor lets you use finger power to control razor?

 

what is 

tang

500

How are notching shears different from thinning shears?

    

what is

Remove bulk, teeth farther apart

500

Define Cowlick

what is

    Different growth pattern