Tuesday is Clipper Tip day. Now that I am posting blog entries 5 days each week I am devoting one day each week to a clipper tip. This will be a Clipper Tip taken in numerical order straight from my clipper Tips book. Put these tips to work for you and accelerate your clipper cutting today. You can use them every day… not just Tuesdays! I have included related links as well. Surf on!
Clipper Tip #2
Drop Your Drawers
Place clippers in drawers as opposed to resting them on counters. Corded tools love to get pulled down onto the floor by broom weilding co-workers.
Styling stations with radiused edges are particularily unfriendly to clippers and other corded tools. Draping cords around corners can be a help too.
Links I like:
These are the guys who made the fixtures for my shop.
http://www.belvedere.com/
While ou are at it... buy a good broom
http://www.officialseenontv.com/onesweep.html
Go to my site for more clipper tips
http://www.clipperguy.com
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
The ExCel tree clipper cut
The Excel Tree Clipper Cut
Off to U.K. for salon International 2008 This is my 3rd year in a row at this event. The area around the ExCel center is building up with restaurants, condos and the like. More are sure to come as we near the 2012 Olympics which will be held in London. ExCel will be one of the event sites and surely a hopping place then. It was sure hopping this weekend. The first thing I noticed as we walked up to the front steps of the convention center was the reverse flat top trees. They just spoke “clipper cutting” to me. I took a picture on the last morning. Have a look at my Myspace page to see the picture as I cannot post pics here in the blog postings. Can you see the clipper cutting in these?
Go to http://www.myspace.com/clipperguy look at the pictures there. The ExCel flat top tree pic is labeled as such.
Links I like
This is the ExCel center in London
http://www.excel-london.co.uk/
This is the Wiki page on topiary
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topiary
This is a site to buy hedge trimmers and chain saws. A new aspect of yur career?
http://mystihldealer.com/default.aspx?cmp=1182&gclid=CL7JjefX65YCFQhJagodQxuBrw
Off to U.K. for salon International 2008 This is my 3rd year in a row at this event. The area around the ExCel center is building up with restaurants, condos and the like. More are sure to come as we near the 2012 Olympics which will be held in London. ExCel will be one of the event sites and surely a hopping place then. It was sure hopping this weekend. The first thing I noticed as we walked up to the front steps of the convention center was the reverse flat top trees. They just spoke “clipper cutting” to me. I took a picture on the last morning. Have a look at my Myspace page to see the picture as I cannot post pics here in the blog postings. Can you see the clipper cutting in these?
Go to http://www.myspace.com/clipperguy look at the pictures there. The ExCel flat top tree pic is labeled as such.
Links I like
This is the ExCel center in London
http://www.excel-london.co.uk/
This is the Wiki page on topiary
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topiary
This is a site to buy hedge trimmers and chain saws. A new aspect of yur career?
http://mystihldealer.com/default.aspx?cmp=1182&gclid=CL7JjefX65YCFQhJagodQxuBrw
Friday, November 7, 2008
President Elect Obama's Clipper Cut
President Elect Obama’s Clipper Cut
Will President Obama be a fashion trend setter? There is much media coverage of his barber shop on the south side of Chicago. He maintains a simple, crisp and professional look for textured, graying hair. The look is referred to as “even all over”. It is easy to cut and easy to maintain. Best part for us, clipper cutters, is that it must be well maintained, frequently. In this way our president reminds me of my dad. My dad got his hair cut every 2 weeks on Tues. at 4:30 p.m.. Without fail. My dad never looked like he needed a haircut. He never looked like he had a haircut. For nearly 40 years he looked exactly the same. That includes when I got out of hair school and took over the task. President Obama’s look must be cut nearly every week. It will look long fast. The crispness of the front edge will go fuzzy quickly too. In many cases a cut like this is done once each week and the line-up is even freshened in between. This could make for 2 visits to the shop each week. That is high maintenance. It is still a lot less pricy than a John Edwards $400 haircut. Be on the lookout for a YouTube videro coming soon from Andis and me on how to cut the President Obama look.
Links I like
Here is a shot of Obama;'s cut looking like it is ready to hit the shop. Edge is fuzzy. Looks like he might have colored his hair in this image too.
http://current.com/items/89080486_democrats_to_open_obama_nomination_speech_to_public
This is an entire web site on hairstyles for African Americans
http://www.blackhairmedia.com/hairstyles/
This is a web article about the Andis Phat Master... Cliper of choice for the Obama look.
http://www.modernsalon.com/NewsLandingPage/tabid/67/Default.aspx?tid=2&cid=13533
Will President Obama be a fashion trend setter? There is much media coverage of his barber shop on the south side of Chicago. He maintains a simple, crisp and professional look for textured, graying hair. The look is referred to as “even all over”. It is easy to cut and easy to maintain. Best part for us, clipper cutters, is that it must be well maintained, frequently. In this way our president reminds me of my dad. My dad got his hair cut every 2 weeks on Tues. at 4:30 p.m.. Without fail. My dad never looked like he needed a haircut. He never looked like he had a haircut. For nearly 40 years he looked exactly the same. That includes when I got out of hair school and took over the task. President Obama’s look must be cut nearly every week. It will look long fast. The crispness of the front edge will go fuzzy quickly too. In many cases a cut like this is done once each week and the line-up is even freshened in between. This could make for 2 visits to the shop each week. That is high maintenance. It is still a lot less pricy than a John Edwards $400 haircut. Be on the lookout for a YouTube videro coming soon from Andis and me on how to cut the President Obama look.
Links I like
Here is a shot of Obama;'s cut looking like it is ready to hit the shop. Edge is fuzzy. Looks like he might have colored his hair in this image too.
http://current.com/items/89080486_democrats_to_open_obama_nomination_speech_to_public
This is an entire web site on hairstyles for African Americans
http://www.blackhairmedia.com/hairstyles/
This is a web article about the Andis Phat Master... Cliper of choice for the Obama look.
http://www.modernsalon.com/NewsLandingPage/tabid/67/Default.aspx?tid=2&cid=13533
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Jim and Nick's Southern Kitchen
½Jim and Nick’s Southern Kitchen
We went to dinner one night while at the show in Birmingham. We went to Jim and Nick’s Southern Kitchen. We had gone there last year. Amazing BBQ. Last time I had a rib combo. One half slab of baby backs and ½ slab of spare ribs. This was BBQ heaven. I was primed to do it all over again. But then… On the way back to our table I spied it. I was not sure if I was seeing what I thought I was seeing. I scanned the menu. There it was. They call it “Pig in the Potato Patch”. It was a huge baked potato with butter, sour cream, bacon and chives. Then dropped right down in the middle of it all was about ½ pound of smoked BBQ beef brisket slathered in sauce. This is heaven on a plate. It was so big I could not finish it. It was the single best meal I have had in a long, long time. WoW!. Go there. Eat this. Come hungry. Leave happy.
Links I like
This is the BBQ smoker I have
http://bbq.about.com/od/smokerreviews/gr/aapr072405a.htm
This is a great BBQ place in Chicago that I like
http://www.smoquebbq.com/
More BBQ info than you likely need
http://www.amazingribs.com/
We went to dinner one night while at the show in Birmingham. We went to Jim and Nick’s Southern Kitchen. We had gone there last year. Amazing BBQ. Last time I had a rib combo. One half slab of baby backs and ½ slab of spare ribs. This was BBQ heaven. I was primed to do it all over again. But then… On the way back to our table I spied it. I was not sure if I was seeing what I thought I was seeing. I scanned the menu. There it was. They call it “Pig in the Potato Patch”. It was a huge baked potato with butter, sour cream, bacon and chives. Then dropped right down in the middle of it all was about ½ pound of smoked BBQ beef brisket slathered in sauce. This is heaven on a plate. It was so big I could not finish it. It was the single best meal I have had in a long, long time. WoW!. Go there. Eat this. Come hungry. Leave happy.
Links I like
This is the BBQ smoker I have
http://bbq.about.com/od/smokerreviews/gr/aapr072405a.htm
This is a great BBQ place in Chicago that I like
http://www.smoquebbq.com/
More BBQ info than you likely need
http://www.amazingribs.com/
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Amazing Contrast
Amazing contrast
If you were on the floor at the end of Monday at the Birmingham show you would have seen something amazing. I did a great layered bob cut on a fine textured, mid length blonde girl. Shear style cutting, T-24 texture blade work and backhand layering… all the classic longer length techniques. Then, the next model was the total polar opposite. I carved/shaped an afro on an African American female model. It was pure OA F/D on a BGRc clipper. Carving, smoothing and shaping it all up with a pick in one hand and my clipper in the other. Cool stuff. This was, within about 15 minuets the ultimate world of clipper cutting. We went from one extreme of length, color and texture to the other, all with the same clipper and a selection of BG blades. It felt good to know that I could handle it all. You need to be sure your skills will let you handle anything and everything that any client walking in the door can throw at you.
If you were on the floor at the end of Monday at the Birmingham show you would have seen something amazing. I did a great layered bob cut on a fine textured, mid length blonde girl. Shear style cutting, T-24 texture blade work and backhand layering… all the classic longer length techniques. Then, the next model was the total polar opposite. I carved/shaped an afro on an African American female model. It was pure OA F/D on a BGRc clipper. Carving, smoothing and shaping it all up with a pick in one hand and my clipper in the other. Cool stuff. This was, within about 15 minuets the ultimate world of clipper cutting. We went from one extreme of length, color and texture to the other, all with the same clipper and a selection of BG blades. It felt good to know that I could handle it all. You need to be sure your skills will let you handle anything and everything that any client walking in the door can throw at you.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Clipper Tip #1
Tuesday is Clipper Tip day. Now that I am posting blog entries 5 days each week I am devoting one day each week to a clipper tip. This will be a Clipper Tip taken in numerical order straight from my clipper Tips book. Put these tips to work for you and accelerate your clipper cutting today. You can use them every day… not just Tuesdays! I have included related links as well. Surf on!
Clipper Tip #1
Hang Around - hang your clippers by the bail loops to avoid drops and damage.
This is a link to a patent for a clipper rack/holder. The inventor is a friend of mine.
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5924579.html
Here is a link for floor mats... Go ahead. Drop the clipper.
http://www.bowmanbeauty.com/page/BBS/CTGY/1-14000
Need a hook? Here are a few...
http://hardware.hardwarestore.com/28-447-cup-hooks.aspx
Clipper Tip #1
Hang Around - hang your clippers by the bail loops to avoid drops and damage.
This is a link to a patent for a clipper rack/holder. The inventor is a friend of mine.
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5924579.html
Here is a link for floor mats... Go ahead. Drop the clipper.
http://www.bowmanbeauty.com/page/BBS/CTGY/1-14000
Need a hook? Here are a few...
http://hardware.hardwarestore.com/28-447-cup-hooks.aspx
Monday, November 3, 2008
Premiere Birmingham
Premiere, Birmingham
Birmingham, AL was the center of the American Cosmetology universe for two short days. The show was well attended and we sold very well in the booth. The highlight was the Andis floor theater. I have mentioned the new “bucket theater” before. We have a set of 16 bucket stools and set up a small floor platform. We worked right on the floor as opposed to in a classroom. This kept me in the booth area all day. Close to the product and at floor level close to our customers. Feedback was strong and the models were great too. I end up cutting more hair this way and fewer mannequins. This can be a toss up for me. I like to demo mannequins for the consistency and my ability to follow formatted shtick. I like the reality of live models as well. Bottom line… Did we share good info? Did we sell great tools? Yes to both. See you in Birmingham (on the floor) next year.
Birmingham, AL was the center of the American Cosmetology universe for two short days. The show was well attended and we sold very well in the booth. The highlight was the Andis floor theater. I have mentioned the new “bucket theater” before. We have a set of 16 bucket stools and set up a small floor platform. We worked right on the floor as opposed to in a classroom. This kept me in the booth area all day. Close to the product and at floor level close to our customers. Feedback was strong and the models were great too. I end up cutting more hair this way and fewer mannequins. This can be a toss up for me. I like to demo mannequins for the consistency and my ability to follow formatted shtick. I like the reality of live models as well. Bottom line… Did we share good info? Did we sell great tools? Yes to both. See you in Birmingham (on the floor) next year.
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