Vocabulary Day - C

Wednesday is Vocabulary day - C

C is for Cadence
A rhythm developed in cutting with an over comb technique. This helps to maintain evenness and smoothness in the finish of a taper.

Have you watched good over comb cutting? Clipper over comb or shear over comb or blending shear over comb... any and all tools used in over comb benefit from smooth cadence and rhythm. Watch as you see the follow through. The barber Will seem to be cutting air as they move up and of the head as they come back around to the head. I have demonstrated this many times. Even pointed out the fact that as I come off of the head I am cutting nothing... just maintaining my rhythm and cadence as I work up the head. it takes time and work to develop cadence in this way but the investment pays off big in the quality of your work.

Links:
Get a metronome like they use to teach music to hear a rhythm at a pace for you:
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=wittner+metronome&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=1149597101&ref=pd_sl_6e6yucy7bn_b

Here is the Wiki page on metronomes to learn about them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metronome

Here is the Wiki page on cadence... More than you want to know:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadence