Jayrock's QuickTip Self-Haircutting Guide

Tools:
-Clippers
-Guards
-Brush
-Comb
-Hand mirror
-Big Bathroom Mirror

Basic Definitions you will have to know:
against the grain-going against the way you brush your hair
with the grain-with the grain, the same way you brush your hair. Good cut for those starting off waving.
taper level-The lever on the side that adjusts the cut
guards-the plastic things used on top of the clippers to determine the length of your cut

Info:
Against the grain cuts are the cuts you should definatly start off with.You cant mess up going agt. Going wtg can be difficult because you might accidently go agt. You should practice going wtg by turning off your clippers and practicing the directions u brush with the clippers. It can be difficult holding the clippers. You have to find your own way to hold them so that it is comfortable and effective.
Dont do tapers lol. Just dont do them. You will be trying to give urself a taper but instead giving yourself a chilibowl cut which is fugly, and you dont want fugly.

Down to cutting:
Plug in your clippers. (Don't get the wireless ones, my barber told me they sucked)Brush your hair in the direction that you usually brush. Dont forget your crown. Brush your crown really good.Then i comb my hair wtg so my hair puffs up a little so i can get a more even cut. Comb it all the way around wtg.Then proceed to cutting either wtg or agt.
The way i cut wtg is by cutting from the crown to the hairline since that is the way i brush my hair.Comb it then cut it(very simple) but the crown is the hardest part to cut. You must comb it very effectively so you know what direction it is going. My crown is not very well trained so its imporant to comb the crown.
When going agt, i comb it wtg then go agt, then comb again, then go agt. You do this until you have finished your agt cut. When cutting the crown you dont have to worry about anything, just cut it.

Good Wave Cuts:
2wtg,1.5wtg,1wtg(when hair is trained), Cant find a 1.5? Put on a no.1 guard and set the taper level high so it is like a 1.5wtg.
Agt Cuts:
4agt(very dark cut),3agt(like between a 1.5-2wtg)

Lineup:
Get the andis t-liner
And practice lol, thats all i can say. Practice. Use a double mirror technique and try the comb technique as well.Place the comb at the hairline as a type of "barrier" so you don't mess up.

Good Clippers:

Andis t-liner,Wahls,Andis,Osters(beast)

Thats all i got folks.


Note* I posted this a while back on WB so i copied and pasted and added a lil to it.

.......why didnt u add the pics of ya line up? nice ish never the less

@iRam wrote:

.......why didnt u add the pics of ya line up? nice ish never the less

Informative post.

Good post Jay everbody gettin up on there cut game

Nice post.
I can use these tips.

nice post j

been cuttin ma ish for almost a year now

good post