Chapter 5: Implements, Tools, And Equipment

Question 1

Blades

Answer 1

The cutting parts of the clippers, usually manufactured from high-quality carbon steel and available in a variety of styles and sizes

Question 2

Canvas strop

Answer 2

Usually one side of a combination strop made of linen or silk, woven into a fine or coarse texture that removes metal burrs or imbrications left after honing

Question 3

Cast Shears

Answer 3

Shears that have been made by heating steel to liquid form for pouring into a mold

Question 4

Changeable-Blade Straight Razor

Answer 4

A type of straight razor that uses changeable, disposable blades

Question 5

Clippers

Answer 5

Electric haircutting tools with a single adjustable-blade or detachable blade system

Question 6

Comedone Extractor

Answer 6

An implement used to extract blackheads

Question 7

Conventional Straight Razor

Answer 7

A razor made of a hardened steel blade that requires honing and stropping to produce a cutting edge

Question 8

Forged Shears

Answer 8

Shears that have been made by working heated metal into a finished shape through the processes of hammering or compression

Question 9

Guards

Answer 9

Plastic or hard rubber comb attachments that fit over clipper blades to minimize the amount of hair being cut with the clippers; or a metal shield applied over a hair cutting razor for protection

Question 10

High-Frequency Machine

Answer 10

A machine that produces a high rate of oscillation or Tesla current for the purpose of stimulating scalp, facial, and body tissues

Question 11

Hone

Answer 11

A sharpening block manufactured from rock or synthetic materials and used to create a cutting edge on conventional straight razors

Question 12

Palming the Comb

Answer 12

The technique use to hold the comb in the hand opposite of the hand that is cutting with the shears

Question 13

Palming the Shears

Answer 13

The technique used to hold shears in a safe manner while combing through or otherwise working with hair

Question 14

Russian Strop

Answer 14

A type of cowhide strop that is considered to be one of the best and that requires breaking in

Question 15

Set of the Shears

Answer 15

The manner in which the blades and shanks of the Shears align with each other and are joined at the tension screw or rivet

Question 16

Shell Strop

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Strop

Answer 17

An elongated piece of leather or other materials used to finish the edge of conventional straight razors to a smooth, whetted cutting edge

Question 18

Taper Comb

Answer 18

Used for cutting or trimming hair when a gradual blending from short to longer is required within the haircut

Question 19

Texturizing Shears

Answer 19

Shears with 14 to 28 medium width teeth that produce visible differences in hair lengths to add texture and volume

Question 20

Thermal Styling Tools

Answer 20

Refers to tools that produce heat for hairstyling purposes

Question 21

Thinning Shears

Answer 21

Also known as blending shears; shears with 30 to 50 thin, narrowly spaced teeth that eliminate visible lines in the hair, used for blending hair ends and removing bulk or weight

Question 22

Trimmers

Answer 22

Small clippers, also known as outliners and edgers, used for detail, precision design, and fine finish work after a haircut or beard trim