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Shoutout to the old barber in Chicago who fixed my fade with one tip about my wrist
I was at a shop on the south side of Chicago back in March for a hair show, just watching this guy cut. He had 30 odd years in and his fades looked like they were done with a ruler. I asked him what the trick was and he grabbed my clippers, told me my wrist was doing all the work instead of my arm. He said keep the wrist locked and move from the shoulder, and the line comes out flat every time. I went home and practiced that on 5 guys in one day. My blends got cleaner right away and I stopped going over the same spot 4 times. Any of you ever get a tip from another barber that sounds too simple but just works?
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the_christopher19d ago
That line about keeping the wrist locked and moving from the shoulder is the kind of thing that sounds like nothing until you try it. I feel for you on the going over the same spot four times thing, because that was me for a long time. I'd sit there nibbling at a blend and making it worse, and it never once hit me that the problem was upstream at my arm. It's funny how a guy with 30 years can watch you for two minutes and spot the one habit holding everything back. Glad it clicked for you so fast, five heads in one day is a real test.
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