I had a number 1 all over for a couple of years, my friend and I used to do each others with the clippers because the only skill we needed was thoroughness.
It was great, in the shower then a quick rub with towel and my hair was bone dry.
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That always reminds me of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-vd...ature=emb_logo
Bob
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I have been cutting my own hair since April of 2020 with respectable results. I purchased an Oster 76 and a wide variety of guards. Now, with experience, I see I only use about three guards but in the beginning it was of comfort to have the options.
I would suggest the following for the novice:
- Watch a variety of YouTube videos showing basic techniques by people who have hair similar to yours. This guy was helpful for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GWezAGdbAo
- Take your time! First time took me 90 minutes. I can now do the job in about 20.
- Low expectations. Do not seek perfection- know when good enough is good enough.
- Mirrors. Lots of mirrors.
- A second pair of hands and eyes from a sympathetic partner who has an interest in you not looking like a prison escapee. Do not ask assistance from current or former members of the United States Marine Corps.
- A fallback position if all goes wrong, i.e., a hat or willingness to shave it all off.
- A job that allows or expects a certain amount of eccentricity.
Good luck. It will either grow back or it won't.
Just gave myself a fresh one. I figured this would be a good exercise for my son.
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Covid haircuts are still in. Lol. Went to visit my dad last year (he's 85) he commented how the heck did I get a haircut. so I gave him and my boys the old fashioned buzz job in the garage. My son used to do back of my neck. Always had his hand out for a.tip. he got the typical response. I will take it out of your rent or inheritance. Lol
Covid came 25 years or more after I started cutting my own hair. I had trouble finding a barber to cut it the way I wanted it plus they didn't want to straight shave my neck. I figured since I always had to fix it then I might as well cut it myself. My wife has been shaving it for me but she hates it. She's afraid she'll cut me and I'll bleed out or whatever. Since my son straight shaves also I figured it would be a good exercise for him shaving someone else. Anyway it was a good father/son activity.
My girlfriend always looks at me funny when I use a straight razor on the back of my neck. I am not sure if she thinks it is safer for me to do it myself, or just knows my independent tendencies enough not to offer.
I've shaved my own with a DE but never really tried it with a straight. I'm not so much worried about cutting my fool head off as I am about keeping the line nice and straight.
I don't have to worry about that so much because I don't really keep my hair that short. I am just getting the fuzz off my neck between professional haircuts. Also, I can't see it, so I don't care.
Haircuts? Haircuts?!! We don't need no stink'n haircuts! :w
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Selfie taken right out of the shower after I'd landed home at the Boars Nest on the last leg of a 5500 mile ride on my '97 Harley.
My oldest daughter owns and operates her own Hair Salon and for years I'd tell her that if I ever got to a point in my life that I didn't have to work for anyone else I'd never get another hair cut.
She would look at me with these sad puppy dog eyes and say; "Great dad, just great".
Well every once in awhile she'll call and tell me to be at the shop to trim the split ends and clean up my neck so 'Technically' I do get my hair cut.
By the way the 'Stinking' thing comes from a movie and I believe it was Sierra Nevada and Weird Al did a parody of the scene BUT he wasn't alone here's the original and some parody's:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT8hE7_8BCY
I used to be a longhair. I mean like Cousin It long hair. I don't have any pictures of when it was really long but it was halfway down my back at one time and covered my nipples in the front. This is from my major surfing days.
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Puka shells and everything. It was kind of nice for surfing because it kept the sun off my neck and my shoulders while I was in the water but other than that it was a big pain in the ass. I like my flat top. I cut it myself, it takes me 15 minutes start to finish. It is neat, cool, easy to take care of and low maintenance. As I think about it, I'll have to put in my will that when I die I want them to give me a fresh flat top before my funeral.
Does anyone else get a mental picture of what guys on here must look like based on their posts etc.
I do and i am always very wrong,
I had you pegged for tall, short hair with a shirt and tie kind of guy. It's lucky that everything else I do isn't so wrong :rofl2:
Nice to meet ya.
If you haven't seen it the, "What Do You Look Like" thread is interesting. To me what was most interesting was how many people have beards. Seemed kind of paradoxical for a shaving site.
A great way to see what us guys look like is to visit the Get Togethers and Meetings Thread. The pictures at the 2020 Texas Meet start here:
https://sharprazorpalace.com/get-tog...ml#post1898545