Thread: Self-Haircutting

Originally Posted by Badgister

I cut my hair and that of my two boys. It’s really not that difficult. You can search a few YouTube videos for tutorials. Get yourself a good hair clipper, I recommend the corded Wahl senior. I don’t really care for cordless, corded is cheaper and more powerful. I also recommend the wahl pro set of clipper combs with metal attachment.

If you want the top long, a good pair of barber shears such as dovo catch cut stainless are excellent.

My haircut is very simple but my wife swears I do a better job than when I come back from the barbers. I do a #2 on the sides, a number 3 on the crown and parietal ridge and a #8 on the top. I clean up and straighten the neck line with a straight razor and clean up behind the ears with scissors.

When I moved back to South Florida I bought myself a Wahl "Peanut" cordless clipper. In eight years of self-haircutting, I've never needed more than one AA battery, start-to-finish (I use rechargeables). I figured that the cordless, although less powerful than the corded models, would not only do the job, but keep me from getting tangled-up in the cord. I was right, on both counts. (I was right about the comet!)

In winter, I use a #3 on the sides and a #2 for a "fade" around/above the ears; in summertime, it's a straight #2 all over, for the coveted "high 'n tight" look. On top? Hah! Few hairs, but they need to be dealt with, and for that I use a #1 (which also cleans up my neck, year-round). Behind-the-ear trimming is straight clippers, w/o attachment.

Q: Why don't Zen Buddhists vacuum in corners?
A: Because they don't have attachments!