Chapter 5 Implements, Tools & Equipment Flashcards
Blades
Cutting part of clippers
Usually high-quality carbon steel
Various styles and sizes
Canvas strop
Usually one side of combination strop
Made of linen or silk, woven into fine coarse texture
Removes metal burrs or imbrications left after honing
Cast shears
Made hey heating steel to a liquid
Pouring into a mold
Changeable-blade straight razor
Type of straight razor
Uses changeable, disposable blades
Clippers
Electric haircutting tools with
Single adjustable- blade or
Detachable-blade system
Comedone extractor
Implement used to extract blackheads
Conventional straight razor
Razor made of a hardened steel blade that requires honing and stropping to produce a cutting edge
Forged shears
Made by working heated metal into a finished shape through the process of hammering or compression
Forged shears
Made by working heated metal into a finished shape through the process of hammering or compression
Guards
plastic or hard rubber
Comb attacments fit over blades
Minimize amount of hair being cut
Or a metal shield applied over a hair cutting razor for protection
High-frequency machine
Machine that produces a high rate of oscillation or Tesla current
Purpose of stimulating scalp, facial, and body tissues.
Hone
Sharpening block manufactured from rock or synthetic materials
Creates a cutting edge on conventional straight razors
Palming the comb
Technique to hold comb
Opposite hand
Palming the shears
Technique to hold shears safely while working with hair
Russian strop
Cowhide
Considered one of the best
Requires breaking in
Set of the shears
Manner in which the
Blades and shanks of the shears align with each other
And are how they’re joined to the tension screw or rivet
Shell strop
Horsehide
Muscular rump area
Considered the best for use hy barbers
Strop
Elongated piece of leather or other materials
Used to finish the edge of conventional straight razors to a smooth, whetted cutting edge
Taper comb
For cutting or trimming hair when a gradual blending from short to longer is required
Especially useful when working in tight areas or trimming mustaches, tapering necklines, or blending around the ears
Texturizing shea
14-28 medium width teeth
Produces visible differences in hair lengths
Adds texture and volume
Thermal styling tools
Refers to tools that produce heat for hairstyling
Thinning shears
AKA blending shears
30-50 thin, narrowly spaced
Elemate visible lines in hair.
Blending hair ends and removing bulk/weight
Trimmers
Small clippers
AKA outlines or edgers
Used for detail, precision design, and fine finish work after a haircut or beard trim
What are the three shears handle designs?
Opposing grip
Offset grip
Crane grip
Opposing handle design
Finger and thumb grips are positioned directly across from each other
Offset handle design
Shorter thumb shank
Reduce overextension
Considered more ergonomically correct than the opposing design.
Crane handle design
Has offset grips
Also, the angle of the finger grip is less in relation to the center of the shears and thumb grip.
Reduces pressure and stress in the hand and thumb.
French shear style
With finger rest
German shear style
No finger rest
Why do barbers often choose the French style shear?
The finger rest helps ensure balance and control during cutting.
Styling comb
AKA all-purpose comb
Usually has narrow and wide teeth
Used for general haircutting and styling
Flat handle comb
Evenly spaced teeth
Best for achieving a flat-top style
Also an option for clipper over comb
Wide-toothed comb
Used to control larger amounts of hair
Spread relaxer cream
Detangle hair
Comb through curly textures
Tail comb
Sectioning longer hair
Parting to create subsections
Wrapping hair on rods or rollers
Color applications
Hair pick
Effective choice for combing through textured or tightly curled hair
As a barber, what are your principal tools of the trade?
Combs
Brushes
Shears
Clippers
Outlines/trimmers/edgers
Razors
Synthetic bristle brush
Flexible or rigid nylon bristles set into a cushioned or plastic base
Used for general brushing and detangling
Natural bristle brush
Typically made from boar bristles, set into a cushioned or rigid base
Traps particles and polishes hair by distributing sebum through the strands
For general brushing and detangling on fine, delicate, and relaxed hair types
Mixed bristle brush
Combination of boar and synthetic bristles set into a cushioned or rigid base.
For general brushing and detangling
Paddle brush
Available with all bristle and base types
Rectangular or oval
Uses: general brushing and detangling
Round brush
Available with all bristle types
Metal or plastic bases
Different diameters
Creates volume and/or curl in blow dry styling
Vented brush
Rigid base
Openings or vents
To facilitate quicker drying
For general drying and styling
Wet brush
Stiff bristles
Designed to avoid snagging wet hair
Uses: detangling wet hair
Convex blade edge
Outside = Clamshell/half-moon
Inside = concave/hollow-ground
Produces smoother & sharper blade
Requires more frequent sharpening
Beveled edge
Stays sharp longer than convex blade
Corrugated/serrated help hold hair in place
Requires more tension when cutting hair
Semi-convex blade
Convex blade that has a bevel ground onto the blade edge
Reduces costs
Extends time between sharpening
Tension screw
AKA pivot screw
Controls distance between the blades
Most haircutting combs measure how many inches?
Between 7 and 8 inches
What materials are used to construct combs?
Hard rubber
Carbon
Graphite
Metal
Hard rubber comb characteristics
Slightly flexible
Durable
Can deteriorate if left in disinfectant for extended period
Carbon comb characteristics
Antistatic
Stiff
Heat and chemical resistant
Graphite comb characteristics
Less rigid than carbon comb
Heat and chemical resistant
Metal comb characteristics
Retain heat to help set hairstyle
May corrode in reaction to chemicals, such as hydrogen peroxide
