Chapter 16 Haircutting

Question 1

Hair cutting serves as the what? For all other hair designs

Answer 1

Foundation

Question 2

The widest part of the head, starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown

Answer 2

Parietal ridge

Question 3

The highest point of the head is know as what?

Answer 3

Apex

Question 4

The area of the head between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge is known as what?

Answer 4

Crown

Question 5

The triangular section of the hair that begins at the apex and ands at the front corners of the head is known as what?

Answer 5

Bang area

Question 6

All haircuts are composed of lines, section, and

Answer 6

Angles

Question 7

The two basic lines used in hair cutting are straight and what other lines?

Answer 7

Curved

Question 8

A technique of using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length is called

Answer 8

Beveling

Question 9

What technique is necessary to help control the hair and produce a more uniform cut?

Answer 9

Sectioning

Question 10

The angle or degree at which a subsection of hair is held or elevated from the head when cutting is called what?

Answer 10

Elevation

Question 11

A zero elevation cut is also known as what kind of cut?

Answer 11

No elevation

Question 12

When elevating the hair at 90 degrees or higher you removing what?

Answer 12

Weight

Question 13

The angle at which the fingers are held when cutting the line that creates the end shape is known as what?

Answer 13

Cutting line

Question 14

What subsection of hair determines the length that the hair will be cut?

Answer 14

Guideline

Question 15

The guideline located at the perimeter of the cut is called the what guideline?

Answer 15

Exterior

Question 16

What guidelines are used when creating a layered or or graduated haircuts

Answer 16

Traveling guide

Question 17

Combing hair away from its natural falling position, rather than straight out from the head

Answer 17

Overdirection

Question 18

The direction in which the hair grows from the scalp is called what?

Answer 18

Growth pattern

Question 19

What will determine the size section you take when cutting?

Answer 19

Density

Question 20

The primary implement used to remove bulk from the hair is know as texturizing shear or what?

Answer 20

Thinning shears

Question 21

What implement is used to create short tapers, fades and flat tops?

Answer 21

Clipper

Question 22

What implement is used to create lines around the perimeter of a short taper?

Answer 22

Trimmers

Question 23

The method of manufacturing shears whereby molten steel is poured into a mold and cooled called.

Answer 23

Casting

Question 24

The technique of holding the scissor with the ring and little fingers of the opposite hand while the hair is combed

Answer 24

Palming the shear

Question 25

The amount of pressure applied when combing and holding a subsection is called

Answer 25

Tension

Question 26

Cutting what? Means that the palms of both hands a facing each other

Answer 26

Palm to palm

Question 27

Palming the shears during cutting reduces strain on the index finger and what other finger

Answer 27

Thumb

Question 28

A haircut where the lengths of the hair come to one hanging level

Answer 28

Blunt

Question 29

The hanging level at witch the blunt haircut falls is called

Answer 29

Weight line

Question 30

A haircut that is a slow or immediate build up of weight caused by cutting the hair at a low to medium elevation

Answer 30

Graduated

Question 31

When cutting a high-elevation cut, the hair is held at what degree from the head shape

Answer 31

90

Question 32

Layers create movement and volume in the hair by doing what?

Answer 32

Releasing weight

Question 33

A haircut that is cut at 90 degrees and overdirected to maintain length at the perimeter is called what?

Answer 33

Long layered haircut

Question 34

When cutting a zero degree no elevation or blunt haircut you will want to cut the hair how

Answer 34

In its natural position

Question 35

Always make consistent what when cutting to ensure an even amount of hair in each subsection and produce more precise results

Answer 35

Partings or sections