HAIRCUTTING
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lines with a slanting or sloping direction | Diagonal |
| Line dividing the hair at the scalp | Part |
| To how many degrees is the hair elevated from the scalp to create uniform layers? | 90 |
| Shears best for adding increased blending | Texturizing shear |
People also ask, how do I choose blending shears?
In summary, by looking at the length of the shear, the cut percentage, and the tooth pattern of the thinning or blending shear, the barber or stylist should be able to select a shear that best suits their needs.
Similarly, what do texturizing shears do?
Texturizing shears work in a way to help the stylist add more texture and shape to the haircut which can allow more movement creating the hair to not be a boring straight cut. Texture shears are designed generally with 7 – 15 teeth on one side of the blade and a straight blade on the other side.
What is Effilating also known as?
Effilating. Also known as slithering; process of thinning the hair to graduated lengths with shears; cutting the hair with a sliding movement of the shears while keeping the blades partially opened.
What is Overdirection and why is it used?
Over-direction occurs when hair is pulled out of its natural position (either forward or backwards) and is used to create length or weight in a specific area. The shape you create is based on the type of over-direction you use. Elevation controls what technique you are using.
What is the difference between forged and cast shears?
In the process of making a cast shear, liquid metal is poured into a mold and then allowed to harden. Forged shears are made from molten steel that’s poured into a die and then hammered to ensure that the scissor is perfectly formed, both inside and out.
What is the ideal Rockwell hardness of a shear?
What technique removes weight and adds movement through the lengths of the hair?
Haircutting
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| technique that removes bulk and adds movement through the lengths of the hair; shears are not completely closed, and only the portion of the blades near the pivot is used | slicing |
What technique should be used to create a length increase in the design of graduated and layered haircut?
Haircutting
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In creating a length increase in the design of graduated and layered haircuts, the technique to use is: | overdirection |
| On a layered haircut, if you want the hair to be longer toward the front, overdirect the sections to a stationary guide at the: | back of the ears |
What technique should be used to create an increase in length in a design?
haircutting
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a guideline used in a blunt one length or used in overdirection to create length or weight increase is a | stationary guide |
| in creating length increase in the design of graduated and layered haircuts the technique is to use | overdirection |
What type of partings or subsections are used when checking a haircut?
Haircutting
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of partings or subsections are used when cross-checking a haircut? | Opposite from which you cut it |
| When cutting the hair, it is important to keep the hair ___ | wet/damp |
| Define over direction | combing a section away from its natural falling position |
What type of shears are chunking shears?
There are also texturizing shears that can come in a range of numbers in teeth, varying how much hair can be thinned out. Texturizing shears may also be called thinning shears or chunking shears.
Which type of shears is used mainly to remove bulk from the hair?
Cosm – Ch 14 – Haircutting- Tools, positions, & basic haircuts (19 terms)
| A | B |
|---|---|
| texturizing shears | mainly used to remove bulk from the hair (aka thinning shears) |
| straight razor | mainly used for softer effect on ends of hair |
| clippers | mainly used to create short haircuts, short tapers, fades, & flat tops |