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A retired barber in Pittsburgh taught me more in 10 minutes than 2 years of school
I was cutting at a shop on Carson Street and this old guy, Frank, came in for a trim. He watched me do a fade and then asked why I was using so much pressure on the clipper. He showed me his hand technique with the lever, barely touching the head, and said it's about the angle, not the force. Anyone else have an older barber drop a tip that changed how you hold your tools?
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kevin_adams5d ago
Ever notice how nobody talks about the sound of the clipper? Frank probably told you to listen for the motor strain. When you press hard, the pitch drops. When the angle is right, it stays smooth and high. That's how old guys know without looking. They're basically tuning the blade like an instrument. School teaches you to see the cut, not hear it. That's the hidden layer nobody mentions.
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