TOOLS
USED TO SLIDE CUT, POINT CUT, CUT STRAIGHT LINES
HAIRCUTTING SHEARS
THE THREE COUNTRIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MANUFACTURING STEEL FOR SHEARS
JAPAN, GERMANY, UNITED STATES
WHEN A SHEAR IS FITTED PROPERLY, IT WILL SIT WHERE ON THE FINGERS.
THUMB-SLIGHTLY OVER CUTICLE AREA,
RING FINGER- BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND KNUCKLE
PROPER POSITION OF THE CLIENT
SITTING UP RIGHT, WITHOUT LEGS CROSSED.
FORMS A WEIGHT LINE
BLUNT CUT OR 0 DEGREE CUT
SOMETIMES REFERED TO AS THINNING SHEAR
TEXTURIZING SHEAR
PROFESSIONAL SHEARS ARE MADE IN TWO WAYS...
CAST AND FORGED
LEAVE YOUR RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGERS IN THE GRIP AND FINGER REST.
PALMING THE SHEAR
CENTER YOUR WEIGHT
STAND WITH KNEES SLIGHTLY BENT, BEND AT WAIST, FEET HIP WIDTH APART
LOW TO MEDIUM ELEVATION, BUILDS UP WEIGHT
GRADUATED HAIRCUT
COMES IN DIFFERENT SHAPES, SIZES, WITH OR WITHOUT GUARDS
STRAIGHT RAZORS, FEATHER RAZORS
WHICH BLADE OF THE SHEAR IS THE MOVING BLADE
THUMB
ONCE FINGERS ARE IN THE CORRECT CUTTING POSITION, TRANSFER THE COMB TO WHERE?
BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER OF HOLDING HAND.
GENERAL RULE WHEN CUTTING, STAND....
IN FRONT OF THE SECTION YOU ARE WORKING WITH
ACHIEVED BY CUTTING THE HAIR WITH ELEVATION OR OVERDIRECTION
90 DEGREE LAYERED CUT
USED WHEN CREATING SHORT CUTS, TAPERS, FADES, USED TO REMOVE EXCESS, UNWANTED HAIR FROM NECKLINE
CLIPPERS, TRIMMERS
IF THE SHEARS ARE TOO LOOSE, IT WILL DO WHAT TO THE HAIR.
FOLD THE HAIR.
TURN THE BLADE AWAY FROM THE HAIR
PALMING THE RAZOR
THIS HAND POSITION IS USED MOST OFTEN, CUTTING UNIFORM OR INCREASING LAYERS
CUTTING OVER THE FINGERS
GIVES SHORTER LAYERS ON TOP WHILE MAINTAINING LENGTH
180 DEGREE CUT
WHAT 5 ITEMS ARE USED IN ADDITION TO CUTTING IMPLEMENTS, FOR CUTTING HAIR.
CLIPS, WIDE TOOTH COMBS, TAIL COMBS, BARBER COMBS, STYLING, OR CUTTING COMBS
WHAT ARE SOME THINGS TO LOOK FOR WHEN CONSIDERING A SHEAR FOR PURCHASE.
HOW MANIFACTURED, STEEL QUALITY, RIGHT BLADE EDGE, BEST HANDLE DESIGN
THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE APPLIED WHEN COMBING AND HOLDING THE SUBSECTION
TENSION IN HAIRCUTTING
BEST WAY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHEN CUTTING A VERTICAL OR DIAGONAL LINE
CUTTING PALM TO PALM
CROSS-CHECKING
GIVE EXAMPLE
TO CHECK FOR PRECISION AND SHAPE.
EX. CUT VERTICAL, CHECK HORIZONTAL