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OT thinktank..anyone cut their own hair? what tool?
ok, i can face the facts. i dont have a killer head of hair. i still go to a local barbershop to get buzzed. i like the chitchat/bs'ing with the guys there. but i do pay $20 plus, for the easiest haircut ever. i do a #1 all over, tapered back. i think it may be time to do it myself. what are you guys using? i know i want steel blades. no plastic combs. i only need one blade, the #1, and i think i am good to go. not much info on pro trimmers. what kinda money am i gonna have to pony up. it is a pain to put aside time to make it to the barber. parking is also a mofo. if i let it slip, i look like an extra in an oldschool kungfu movie. not good.
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My wife cuts my hair with a Wahl clipper.
My cheap ass cousin actually has a Flowbee, one of those suck and cut, or clipper with a vacuum attached, does not work too well apparently
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03-02-2008, 04:19 PM
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I've cut my own hair for years now. Like you, I'm not exactly John Kerry in the hair department. So there's not a lot a barber can do. I've found I can do it pretty much the same, and it saves me the time of having to go to the barber.
Mine is a little more involved than a #1 all over, but not much. My Wahl trimmer was around $50 a few years ago, came with a bunch of the plastic guides (half inch, 3/8, 1/4, etc.) After a while, you get very good at using the reverse image in the mirror. It's totally second nature to me now. |
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03-02-2008, 04:22 PM
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Yea, just get yourself a good clipper and a couple of mirrors. Piece of cake.
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I'll admit this...( Shhhh, keep it to yourself, OK? )
 I have been using the Flowbee™ for over 15 years, now. I use it with my 5HP shopvac.  I'm due for a haircut tonight, so I'll post before and after shots. I have got it down to about 10 minutes and then my wife trims the neck hair with my mustache clipper. I like it for the convenience factor. Anytime, day or night. Nobody can tell the difference. Two thumbs up for the Flowbee™ I don't care what anyone says. I've never had any gaffs. One time when I was a kid, however, I tried to do my own haircut with scissors after drinking... Yeah, I can't really recommend that...So much. KT
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Yep, I do a #1, all over once per week. Rechargable trimmer. Wahl makes a good set. I like to do it in the shower (no water!!!), to capture the hair.
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03-02-2008, 04:36 PM
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The shortest setting on the Flowbee™ may suit you just fine.
Come over and we'll try it out on you. KT
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03-02-2008, 04:40 PM
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red beard. plastic guides? or steel blades? i like my barber's steel blade trimmer, but it is awkward to say" hey buddy, i am never coming here again. what clipper do you recommend?" hehe
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03-02-2008, 04:41 PM
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I'll take that as a no?
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03-02-2008, 04:56 PM
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hahaha. trek. errr....no.
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Those who cut their own hair are akin to those who represent themselves in court. Nuff said.
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I don't go to court...
You'll see the pics later and you can mock then. KT
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I am bald, so who cares. I trim as needed then every month or so get the barber to do the neck where I cannot reach... Sorry but they charge me $10 bux, the same as someone with hair, so I push it off as long as possible. Am not trying to impress anyone at this stage in life...
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03-02-2008, 05:28 PM
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I haven't been to the barber since 1968, I just use a pair of scissors and cut a little bit every couple of weeks. Of course I don't care too much how I look either.
I wonder how much I've saved in haircuts since 1968? How often do most people go to the barber?
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03-02-2008, 05:43 PM
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I think most people get a cut every 6-12 weeks.
Some more often. I wait until I have a mullet and then trim. KT
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03-02-2008, 05:46 PM
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I haven't had mine cut in well over a year...
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03-02-2008, 05:50 PM
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+1 on the Wahl. Paying 20 bucks every month to have someone run a buzzer through my hair is a rip-off.
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03-02-2008, 05:57 PM
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Haircut will have to wait 'til the morning.
KT
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