Tool Time
What is the name of the part of the shear where your thumb goes?
What is the Thumb Hole.
What should you do before and after every haircut?
What is sanitize your tools, and clean your station.
What does “elevation” mean in haircutting?
What is the angle or degree at which the hair is lifted away from the head.
What is the highest point on the head called?
What is the Apex.
What is a guideline?
What is a section of hair that determines the length the rest of the hair will be cut to match.
What tool removes bulk without shortening length?
What are texturizing shears.
How often should you sanitize your shears?
What is after every client.
What happens when hair is elevated at 0°?
What is you get a one-length haircut with maximum weight at the perimeter.
What reference point separates the top from the sides?
What is the parietal ridge.
What’s the difference between stationary and traveling guidelines?
What is Stationary: guide stays in one place. Traveling: guide moves with each new section.
Why are haircutting shears sharper than regular scissors?
What is they are designed to make precise, clean cuts without bending or damaging hair.
What can happen if you drop your shears?
What is they can become nicked, dull, or misaligned.
What kind of haircut is created with 90° elevation?
What is a uniform layered haircut.
Where is the occipital bone located?
What is At the back of the head, just above the nape.
Which guideline moves as you cut?
What is a traveling guideline.
What does the tension/adjustment screw on shears do?
What is controls how tightly the blades close.
What happens if our scissors are dull?
What is bending or tearing the hair.
What happens if you raise the elevation higher than intended?
What is the result will be shorter layers or loss of weight where you didn’t want it.
Why are reference points important for haircutting?
What is they help create balance, proportion, and consistent results throughout the haircut.
How do guidelines help achieve balance in a haircut?
What is they ensure consistent lengths and symmetry throughout the style.
Describe the correct way to hold shears when combing through the hair. (You can also demonstrate)
What is hold them in your palming position: rest the shears in your palm with your pinky in the finger rest and thumb out, keeping them safe while you comb.
Name two types of disinfectant in our classroom.
What are Barbicide and Clippercide.
Create a quick demo: Show 45° elevation using the mannequin provided.
(Demonstration) Hold a section of hair halfway between horizontal (0°) and straight up (90°) — that’s 45°.
Point out three reference points on the mannequin provided.
Apex, occipital bone, parietal ridge, crown, front hairline (any three correct).
Explain how to find your guideline when creating layers.
Start with your first section, cut to the desired length, then use that cut piece as your guide for the next section — follow it around the head.