Wednesday class (Week 7)

Had one haircut today. Guy was going from a lot to very little so I got to "play" a little. Really thick hair too...was a challenge. Worked out in the end though :)

Hopefully will get another like that soon...want to play a little bit more if I can.

Tuesday class (Week 7)

Another kinda slow day. Did one "normal" haircut. In class we watched a video about bobs. It was rainy and everyone was tired, and bored...thank goodness the rest of the week is supposed to be nice and warm :D

Monday class (Week 7)

Had 2 haircuts today. One, a #1 guard buzz, the other a halo haircut. Nothing very difficult :)

In the down time I perm rolled about half a mannequin head. Fun times!

Friday class (Week 6)

Boring slow day...no haircuts for me :(

I did watch a video since it was slow...pretty funny haircutting video :)

Thursday class (Week 6)

Not much to report. Only hair I cut was the new guy's (Mark.) He did say later that his wife approved, so that's good :)

Wednesday class (Week 6)

Not much happened today. 2 haircuts: One was a 3 yr old which didn't go so bad, and the other was a normal haircut pretty much, except the guy was thinning a lot up top.

Tuesday class (Week 6)

Class went ok. 2 haircuts: 1st was a bald fade, took a while cause he was picky, but we got it in the end ;) 2nd was an easy fade.

Pretty good day overall :)

Monday class (Week 6)

Nothing real special today. Had a haircut, nothing special. Cindy was out today because of her hurt back. Hope she feels better soon.

Friday class (Week 5)

Was a pretty good day. Got to cut a couple heads. Nothing really hard or challenging today. Maybe next week :D

Thursday class (Week 5)

Cindy was out today, so we had Nick as our teacher. Cut one head of hair today. Was a gentleman who will be 100 soon. He was very nice and had some interesting stories to tell :)

Wednesday class (Week 5)

Another beautiful day outside. For class we watched a video on style cutting by sectioning hair.

Tuesday class (Week 5)

Was a decent day. Very nice outside! Had a fade haircut, and I guess I did a pretty good job on it :)

Monday class (Week 5)

Another slow day. Had 1 haircut. Nothing really to report.

Friday class (Week 4)

Another slow day. Not a whole lot to recount. Just one easy haircut. That's about it :)

Thursday class (Week 4)

Another pretty boring day. Cut one head. A simple 1 to 2 fade.

Not feeling particularly hot today...hope I'm not getting sick again :( Come on weekend...get here fast!

Wednesday class (Week 4)

Was pretty slow today. Didn't cut anyone's hair.

Learned the proper procedure for neck shaves though :)

Mike let me shave his neck. Went pretty good.

Not much else to report :P

Tuesday class (week 4)

Class was a little slow today. We had a test on Barber laws/regulations. Pretty sure I aced it.

After that, one of the instructors decided he wanted to feel important and teach the "new people" stuff for a few weeks.

Today he went over...yes, you guessed it folks...honing and stropping!

to say the least I was bored. He made a huge deal about how the angle was SO important. He kept saying make it more of an X, etc. I really wanted to bust his chops, but in the interest of saving time, I just listened to what he had to say. He almost lost it when I started to hone left handed (which is the way I hone.) Anyway, after wasting an hour listening to him, we finally got to go out on the floor.

Cut one person's hair today. It was a bit of a chore, and honestly, I felt a bit lost since it required me to take a LOT of hair off before I could "see" how to cut it the way he wanted. Next time I need to do better. Oh well, this is part of the learning process I suppose :D

Monday class (week 4)

Another good day. Only cut one head of hair (simple trim using shears and fingerwork.)

Got to hear some interesting stories from a WWII vet. It amazes me sometimes the things these guys have gone through...he said even now, he still wakes up about 3 times a week from dreams of reliving some pretty horrible events.

Friday Class

Today went well. I had 2 haircuts, both went very well.

We had a customer get carried out by paramedics today...not sure what was the problem, but for a minute he had trouble breathing, and it looked like he was gonna pass out.

His breathing got better by the time the paramedics got there, but they still took him away.

Excitement we could have done without for sure :P

Going to Baltimore for the weekend...maybe I'll trim Robby's hair if I can keep him still hehe :)

Thursday class

Another slow day. Not much was going on. Got to do one easy haircut. 1/8" all over. Hooray for easy fast clipper jobs ;)

Maybe I'll see some more action tomorrow :D

Wednesday Class

Another good day. Only 1 haircut, but it was something I hadn't done before...a fade.

Got a little pre-cutting help from Jason and Mike, and then started in on it. Mike came and helped me get a couple of the small spots that needed work, but overall, I think it wasn't bad for my first fade.

I hope I get to practice more of them so I can get em down pat :)

In spare time I worked on touching up a couple razors that weren't "up to snuff."

Tuesday class

Today wasn't too bad. I still wasn't feeling great (getting over a cold) so it was nice to relax. Only had to do 1 haircut today.

Worked on Barber Law today in class, so the slow time gave me a chance to go over and remember it. I'm thinking maybe this week they may practice shaving, but I'll believe it when I see it.

I tried out the straight that came with our kit, and being the 1st disposable blade razor I've used, I'll have to say it was better than I thought, but not by much.

The edge overall was pretty forgiving, and it was decently sharp, but it left my face uncomfortable, something I have not experienced for quite a while now. For the price, and what it is, it's not bad, but it would never beat a real straight if you're trying to give your clients comfort...another reason I'm SO glad I'm in a state where not only is one allowed to use a traditional straight on people, but encouraged! :)

Monday Class

Still getting over being sick from the weekend...not much to say about class really. Couple haircuts...nothing special.