Cutting; Blending; Tapering - Wahl Hair Clippers User Manual

Cutting Hair
. . . Getting Started
1st Time Cutting Hair
The first time you cut hair, cut only a small
amount of hair until you become accustomed
to the length of hair each guide comb provides.
(See guide comb listing on page 4.)
• Start by attaching the largest guide comb
on the clipper.
• Then use shorter guide combs if a shorter
length is desired.
• For uniform cutting, cut at a slow, even speed.
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Using long strokes, cut Comb out hair to see if you
across top of head. need to do any extra

cutting.

Cutting
1
Get ready for cutting by Begin cutting at the
combing hair. Then attach hairline. Using upward
the largest guide comb strokes, cut towards the
and make sure the taper middle of the head.
level is in the up position. NOTE: If hair is longer than
wanted, repeat this step
2

Blending

with one size smaller guide
comb.
Smoothing lines formed Use a rocking motion to
blend out middle cutline.
from cutting is easy. Use
the same guide comb from
cutting the hairline with
taper level in down position.
Continue around the Now you're ready to cut
head using upward the middle section of hair.
strokes.
3

Tapering

Use the same guide comb
from cutting top of head
Ear guide combs have a
and blend top cutline.
taper built right in. Length
ranges from 1/8" to 1/2".
Pick a guide comb one Using upward strokes, cut
number higher than what the middle section around
you used for cutting the the head.
hairline.
Attach left ear guide Cut around the ear in an
Hold top of the ear down.
comb to your clipper. Put Hold clipper at a slight upward and then outward
taper level in down angle. You will begin motion.
position. cutting just behind ear
at the hairline.
Pick a guide comb one
number higher than what
you used for cutting the
middle portion of the hair.
Begin cutting from the
front.