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What is the purpose of a high-frequency machine?
What is the purpose of a high-frequency machine?
What are forged shears made from?
What are forged shears made from?
Which tool requires honing and stropping to maintain its cutting edge?
Which tool requires honing and stropping to maintain its cutting edge?
What is used to sharpen conventional straight razors?
What is used to sharpen conventional straight razors?
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What tool is also known as blending shears?
What tool is also known as blending shears?
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What is a Russian strop made from?
What is a Russian strop made from?
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Which tool is used for cutting or trimming hair when gradual blending from short to long is required?
Which tool is used for cutting or trimming hair when gradual blending from short to long is required?
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What is the purpose of guards in hair cutting?
What is the purpose of guards in hair cutting?
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What is palming the shears?
What is palming the shears?
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Which of the following refers to tools that produce heat for hairstyling purposes?
Which of the following refers to tools that produce heat for hairstyling purposes?
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Study Notes
Haircutting Tools
- Conventional straight razors are made of hardened steel blades that require honing and stropping to produce a cutting edge.
- Forged shears are made by working heated metal into a finished shape through hammering or compression.
Cutting Tools Accessories
- Guards are plastic or hard rubber comb attachments that fit over clipper blades to minimize the amount of hair being cut with the clippers.
- Guards can also be a metal shield applied over a haircutting razor for protection.
Sharpening Tools
- Hone is a sharpening block used to create a cutting edge on conventional straight razors.
- A hone can be manufactured from rock or synthetic materials.
Stropping Tools
- A strop is an elongated piece of leather or other materials used to finish the edge of conventional straight razors to a smooth, whetted cutting edge.
- Russian strop is a type of cowhide strop that is considered to be one of the best and requires breaking in.
- Shell strop is 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.
Combs
- A taper comb is used for cutting or trimming hair when a gradual blending from short to longer is required within the haircut.
Shears
- Texturizing shears produce visible differences in hair lengths to add texture and volume.
- Thinning shears, also known as blending shears, eliminate visible lines in the hair and are used for blending hair.
Electric Tools
- High-frequency machines produce a high rate of oscillation or Tesla current for stimulating scalp, facial, and body tissues.
- Thermal styling tools produce heat for hairstyling purposes.
- Trimmers, also known as outliners and edgers, are small clippers used for detail, precision design, and fine finish work after a haircut or beard trim.
Techniques
- Palming the comb is the technique used to hold the comb in the hand opposite of the hand that is cutting with the shears.
- Palming the shears is the technique used to hold shears in a safe manner while combing through or otherwise working with hair.
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Identify and learn about different tools used in barbering, such as conventional straight razors, forged shears, and guards. Understand their features and uses.
