My hand clipper eperiment
Tonight I took my pair of hand clippers and made a test. Unscientific of course!
Made in Germany and no other markings but the blades that i am not going to remove because i believe that they wear together and if i take them apart they are not going to match together again in their wear pattern.
When I first bought them a year or so ago I asked my son to try them on the back of my neck when he cut my hair. Bad deal! Talk about being caught by the short hairs at the back of your neck. :rofl2:
I looked closer and adjusted them better and found that they cut belly hair fine.
I decided to do the Sharpy test and hone them on a DMT. They were very flat. Some minor rust imperfections that were easily removed. The improvement was noticeable but not huge.
I then tested it on my goatee and sideburns with good results except that i noticed that my facial hair is turning white. My wive laughed at me when I mentioned that.
I am turning into an antique!;)
In conclusion,
1- They don't have to be very "sharp".
2- Make sure they are put together properly.
3- Mine are right handed and it is hard to work on your own face without changing hands.
4- Go slow. Any video that shows them going fast is a ruse. Since I have milked cows by hand I have never used those muscles that much.
They are fun and have a learning curve. How steep I haven't decided yet.
Tim