Reference Points
The bone that protrudes at the base of the skull
What is the occipital bone?
Before cutting, you will separate the hair into working areas called ___________
What are sections?
The elevation used in one length haircuts
What is zero degree?
The type of tool is used to cut blunt or straight lines in the hair
What are shears or scissors?
How we indicate the hardness of the metal of our shears
What is the rockwell hardness?
The highest point on the top of the head
What is the apex?
The three types of lines used in haircutting
What are horizontal, vertical and diagonal?
The type of guideline used in a one length haircut
What is stationary guide?
The type of shear used to remove bulk from the hair
The ideal Rockwell hardness of a shear
What is 56-57?
The two front corners represent the widest part of the ____________
What is the bang area?
The type of line that is parallel to the floor or horizon
What are horizontal lines?
Which guideline involves taking a small slice of a previous subsection and moving it to the next position for a new guideline
What is traveling guideline?
The tool that we use when cutting to create a softer effect on the ends of the hair
What is a razor?
The best overall blade edge for a hairstylist
What is convex?
The widest part of the head
What is the parietal ridge?
The type of lines that are used to remove weight and create layers
What are vertical lines?
This type of hair should be left a bit longer because of shrinkage
What is curly hair?
The tool that is used to create short fades and flat tops
What are clippers?
A tension in your shears that is too ______ will allow your shears to fold the hair
What is loose?
Surfaces on the head where the head changes, such as the ears, jawline and occipital bone
What are the reference points?
The line dividing the hair at the scalp, separating one section from another
What is a parting?
The degree at which a section of hair is held from the head when cutting, also known as projection of lifting
What is elevation?
A smaller version of the clippers
What is edgers?
The three countries responsible for the steel used to make our shears
What is Germany, Japan and the U.S.?
The area of the head located between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge
What is the crown?
Lines used in a haircut that are between horizontal and vertical and have a sloping direction
What are diagonal lines?
Elevation creates layers, and is usually described in _____________
What is degrees?
The comb used when haircutting
What is all-purpose comb
Shears that are made where molten steel is poured into a mold; once the metal is cooled, it takes the shape of the mold
What is cast shears?
This area is found by parting the hair from the apex to behind the ear and consists of the hair that falls naturally behind the ear
What is the back?
The amount of pressure applied when combing and holding a subsection during a haircut
What is tension?
To create weight in a haircut, elevate the hair _______________ 90 degrees
What is below?
Shears designed to remove more hair, with larger teeth set farther apart
What is notching shears?
made by working metal that is heated to 2100-2300 degrees to a finished shape by hammering or pressing and then cooling in water
What is forged?
The location of the four corners signals a change in __________
What is head shape?
What is created when two lines intersect at a given point
What is an angle?
When you over direct the hair, this happens...
What is it gets longer?
Which blade on our shears is the moving blade?
What is the thumb blade?
The part of the shear that makes your shears cut
What is the pivot or adjustment area?