Chapter 16

Front 1

Angle

Back 1

Space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at any given point.

Front 2

Apex

Back 2

Highest point on top of the head

Front 3

Beveling

Back 3

Cutting the ends of the hair at a slight taper

Front 4

Blunt haircut

Back 4

Cutting the hair straight across the strand; all hair hangs to one level, forming a weight line

Front 5

Carving

Back 5

Placing the still blade in the hair and rest it on the scalp, move the shears through the hair while partially opening and closing the shears

Front 6

Cast

Back 6

Metal forming process using a mold to make steel

Front 7

Clipper over comb

Back 7

Clippers move side to side across comb rather bottom to top

Front 8

Cross checking

Back 8

Parting the hair in the opposite way from when it was cut in order to check for precision of line and shape.

Front 9

Crown

Back 9

Area of head between apex and back of parietal ridge

Front 10

Cutting line

Back 10

Angle that fingers are held when cutting and the line that is cut

Front 11

Distribution

Back 11

Where and how hair is moved over the head

Front 12

Elevation

Back 12

Angle or degree that a subsection of hair is held from the head when cutting

Front 13

Forged

Back 13

Process of hammering or pressing metal to form shears

Front 14

Four corners

Back 14

Points on the head that signal a change in shape of the head

Front 15

Freehand notching

Back 15

Technique where pieces of the hair are snipped out at random intervals

Front 16

Freehand slicing

Back 16

Technique used to release weight from subsection allowing the hair to move freely

Front 17

Graduated haircut

Back 17

The shape has a stacked area around the exterior and is cut at low or medium elevations

Front 18

Graduation

Back 18

Elevation that occurs when a section is lifted above 0 degrees

Front 19

Growth pattern

Back 19

Direction where hair grows from the scalp

Hint 19

Natural fall

Front 20

Guideline

Back 20

Section of hair located either at perimeter or interior of cut that determines the length the hair will be cut

Front 21

Hairline

Back 21

Hair that grows around face, around ears and on neck

Front 22

Head form

Back 22

Shape of the head

Front 23

Interior

Back 23

Inner part

Front 24

Interior guideline

Back 24

Guideline inside hair rather than perimeter

Front 25

Layered haircut

Back 25

Graduated effect achieved by cutting with elevation or overdirection

Front 26

Layers

Back 26

Create movement and volume in the hair by releasing weight

Front 27

Line

Back 27

Marks used as guideline can be straight, curved, vertical, horizontal or diagonal

Front 28

Long layered haircut

Back 28

Cut at 180 degrees, shorter layers at top and longer towards perimeter

Front 29

Nape

Back 29

Hair below occipital bone; back part of neck

Front 30

Notching

Back 30

cutting with the points of the shears to create texture in the hair ends

Front 31

Occipital bone

Back 31

Bone that protrudes at base of skull

Front 32

Overdirection

Back 32

Combing a section away from its natural fall towards a quideline. Used to create increasing lengths in the interior or perimeter

Front 33

Palm to palm

Back 33

Cutting position where palms of both hands are facing each other

Front 34

Parietal ridge

Back 34

Widest area of the head, usually starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown

Front 35

Part/Parting

Back 35

Line dividing hair at the scalp, seperating one section from another creating subsections

Front 36

Perimeter

Back 36

Outer line of hairstyle

Front 37

Point cutting

Back 37

Using the tips of the shears to cut points into the ends of the hair

Front 38

Razor over comb

Back 38

Technique Using the comb and razor on the surface of the hair

Front 39

Razor rotation

Back 39

Technique similar to razor over combs but uses smaller circular motions

Front 40

Reference points

Back 40

Used to establish designs that are proportionate; points on the head that mark where the surface changes

Front 41

Scissor over comb

Back 41

Technique where the hair is held in place with the comb while the tips of the shears are used to remove length

Front 42

Sections

Back 42

Divide the hair by parting into areas for more control

Front 43

Shrinkage

Back 43

When hair contracts from moisture loss or drying

Front 44

Slicing

Back 44

Technique removes bulk. The shears are not completely closed and only the blades near the pivot is used.

Front 45

Slide cutting

Back 45

Method of cutting or thinning hair where the fingers and shears glide along the edge of the hair to remove length

Front 46

Slithering

Back 46

Cutting hair while keeping blades partially open

Front 47

Stationary guide

Back 47

Guide does not move

Front 48

Subsections

Back 48

Smaller sections within larger sections used to maintain control

Front 49

Taper

Back 49

Effect where there is an even blend from short at hairline to longer lengths as you move up the head; to narrow progressively at one end.

Front 50

Tension

Back 50

Amount of pressure applied

Front 51

Texturizing

Back 51

Technique to Remove excess bulk without shortening length, changes appearence or behavior of hair

Front 52

Traveling guide

Back 52

Movable guide used to create layers or graduation

Front 53

Uniform layers

Back 53

Elevates to 90 degrees from scalp and cut at same length

Front 54

Weight line

Back 54

Visual line in hair where ends hang together

Front 55

Vertical

Back 55

Perpendicular lines to the floor

Front 56

Haircutting shears

Back 56

Tool to Cut blunt straight lines, used to thin hair

Front 57

Thinning shears

Back 57

Tool used to remove bulk

Front 58

Razor

Back 58

Tool has softer edge than shears

Front 59

Clippers

Back 59

Tool Creates tapers quickly

Front 60

Edgers

Back 60

Remove superfluous hair, create lines around ear and neckline

Front 61

Horizontal

Back 61

Parallel to floor

Front 62

Diagonal

Back 62

Lines between horizontal and vertical