Clipper Cutting

1.  Determine the length you want.

2.  Determine the shape to be created.

3.  Section away the hair above the parietal ridge.

4.  Holding the comb in your subordinate hand, use it to elevate the hair from 1° to 90°, depending on the shape desired. Lower elevation builds weight (creating agraduated shape); higher elevation removes weight.

5.  Move the comb out to the desired length of the hair. Thecloser you hold the comb to the head, the shorter the hair will be cut. 

6.  Hold the clipper as if you were shaking hands.

7.  Beginning at the hairline, comb and cut what you can control.

8.  Using the comb, lift the previously cut hair up to the uncut hair to serve as a guide for the next section. The comb and clipper move up the head as one.

9.  To change the length of the hair and adjust to the head shape, simply rotate the comb away from you for a shorter result and toward you for a longer result.

10.  Check for accuracy by stepping away and looking for incorrect areas of weight (usually indicated by dark or shaded areas). Then use the mirror to determine the shape and the balance, turning the chair to see all sidesof the hair.

 11.  Comb the hair and cut it vertically to cross check and clean up.