"I Didn't Know Where to Turn for
Quality Clipper Cutting Instruction..
But Then I Found Bob Ohnstad!!"
40+ Year Veteran Barber Teaches You the Tips and Techniques of Clipper Cutting
He has produced three videos teaching you how to clipper cut…from the very basic beginning haircuts, through the most difficult "precision haircuts".
After watching Bob’s videos you will have the skills and confidence you need to begin or move ahead in a fulfilling career as a clipper-cutting expert. Precision Clipper Cutting #1 will show you how to give the ‘easy’ haircuts in less than 15 minutes. These are cuts that are easy to care for and always look good. But they are precision haircuts.
Precision Clipper Cutting #1
The Fast, Easy Way to Give GREAT Clipper Haircuts
1hr, 25 minutes - $27.50 plus shipping & handling
It's like having a barber college inside your dvd player!!
Bob introduces you to the basic tools of the trade. He shows and tells you about his:
- Oster detachable-blade clipper system with 10 blades
- Wahl adjustable-blade clipper with 8 attachments – the lowest-priced, quality system
- Oster finisher/clipper
- Scissors/shears
- Dark combs and light combs...why use one instead of the other?
- Comb style
- Six different combs
From the Oster equipment, you’ll move on to the Wahl & Andis adjustable-blade clippers and hear them described so that you know EXACTLY what you’re looking at...Do you know who makes attachments that fit BOTH the Andis AND the Wahl clippers? If not…don’t worry, because Bob tells you that secret, too, in “Precision Clipper Cutting #1”.
You’ll see the Oster Finisher clipper – a ‘must-have’ tool for edge cutting and other extra close cutting.
Bob takes you through a whole list of tips and tricks that will help you work with different clippers, and work through their most-common problems:
- how to identify the noise that TELLS you that your clippers need to be adjusted…..then you’ll learn how to make that adjustment!!
- the FIRST thing you should do when clippers don’t cut well. (This simple maintenance procedure not only improves how your clippers cut, but can help prolong the life of your clippers, too!)
- how to adjust the blades on Andis adjustable-blade clippers.
- he tells you that Oster clippers seem to have more problems than adjustable-blade clippers, but the cutting quality from the Oster makes them worth the additional trouble.
- what parts you should keep on hand for your Osters
- how to replace the brushes and the on-off switch if your Oster clippers slow down or even stop completely
- how to clean your Oster blades if you’ve moved too fast through the hair and jammed your blades
- how to align your Oster blades
- Direct Contact clipping
- The bottom of the clipper blade touches the scalp , like the “Buzz Cut”
- Only the TIPS of the blades touch the scalp…blocking sideburns, outlining
- Clipper Over Comb method
- Horizontal Method…comb touches or is near scalp, clipper travels right-to-left or vice versa
- Vertical Method…clipper moves Upward. Comb can be fixed or moved upward with the clipper
Next, Bob moves on to explain what the ‘grain’ of the hair is. He explains why the grain is so important, why it is hard to determine the grain on some people and what the typical grain patterns are. Bob has some excellent diagrams drawn to show these types to you as he explains the growth patterns.
Now Bob gets into the actual cuts. He shows you the:
- Buzz-Cut, sometimes known as a ”burr” or “butch". You’ll learn the 5 steps to this haircut. Bob tells you the steps, then goes into the cut and explains point-by-point, blade-by-blade, how to move the clippers through the strokes. He then recaps with the specific blades he used, and where /when he used them.
- Buzz-Cut variations – Bob explains how you could use different blades to make different versions of the buzz-cut
- Extra-Long Buzz Cut. Again, which blades to use, different clipper manufacturers, different blades, different parts of the head
- ½” Buzz-Cut..starting with a long comb-over on a man with thinning hair. The hair on this man’s lower side grows in several directions…Bob shows you how to move your clippers in different directions to get the hair cut right.
- Ivy League cuts –popular since the 50’s: the Harvard and the Princeton.
- The "Harvard", the longer of the Ivy League cuts….there are two Harvard cuts. On this first ‘Harvard’ cut, Bob moves along, same as before…which blade, which attachment, how to cut. But then he shows you something special: you’ll learn what gives this haircut the ‘abrupt’ taper that you want on a “Harvard” haircut
- The "Princeton"…a nice short easy-to-care-for haircut. This is a GREAT haircut for folks that have a troublesome ‘stand-up’ cowlick. Before the clippers start you’ll learn Bob’s eight-step standard procedure for the ‘Princeton’…which blade, where to use it. With great diagrams as he explains it all. THEN he moves into the haircut, tells the blade he uses how to use it. Bob finishes the ‘Princeton’ with his scissors…If you want to know WHERE he uses the scissors to finish…you’ve gotta watch the video! The first Princeton is cut short. Then a LONG Princeton follows, with a 2”-long top. He finishes up with some still shots of SIX different Princeton cuts as Bob tells you, for each picture, the length of the sides and tops so you can know what you lengths you’ll want to use to get different looks for your clients.
- The 3-Blade-Fade. This haircut used to be the “Clipper-All-Around” cut. Depending on how it is cut, some folks today call it “High-n-Tight”. Whatever you call it, it’s a nice short tapered haircut…some cut very short, some longer.
- As before, Bob begins with 5-step chart telling you which blades to use, and where to use them. You’ll learn about a very common mistake to avoid when switching from “direct contact” to “clipper-over-comb” cutting. Bob gives you a tip to help avoid arm/hand fatigue. After you’ve used clippers with longer attachments, why are there still some longer-hairs left and how do you cut them? Let Bob show you why…and how.
- The second haircut is an ‘extra-short’ fade cut…EXTREMELY-short sides and back.
- Third – an EXTRA-LONG 3-blade cut. Bob explains the clippers, the blades, the strokes, then he moves into using his scissors. He explains how he uses his fingers in this scissor work, but he has already told you why earlier in the video. This segment ends with more still shots and Bob telling you which blades he used to achieve the various lengths. There are four of these still-shot examples.
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International Customers Note - These videos are in "NTSC" format, not "PAL" or "SECAM". I have shipped videos to Australia and Great Britain as well as other countries, and I do not believe they are 'region coded'.
The ever-popular "Regular (tapered) Haircut"
Now YOU can learn to give Tapered Haircuts like the experts!
You'll learn, with practice, that a good tapered haircut can take around 15 minutes to give. Bob tells you that the most important minute is the first minute that your client is in your chair. You'll learn how to use that minute to make your client happy with your service. During that minute, if you learn Bob's lessons, you will learn:
Bob has a table showing you his recommended lengths for short,wavy and curly hair, cross-referenced with fine, medium and coarse hair. The table shows a RANGE of recommended lengths, and Bob’s preferred length also shown.
Some common hair problems, and how to deal with them are presented next. You'll learn about
Casual, or 'natural' - comb back through the top hair, then let it fall forward and part where it wants, or Formal Parting - Bob shows you where to put a definite part in the hair depending on the 'grain' of the hair and cowlick location. You'll learn how to part hair for men who wear a 'comb-over' as they try to hide baldness.
You'll have a chance to review hair growth patterns, a listing of 8 main Oster blades, their blade numbers, and the length that each blade leaves the hair. Also, finishing clippers, adjustable-blade clippers, attachments for adjustable-blade clippers are discussed.
When giving a tapered haircut, you'll need additional cutting skills if you want to deliver Precision Tapered Haircuts. Skills that are IN ADDITION to those shown on "Precision Clipper Cutting #1". Bob will teach you about
If you have trouble handling your scissors and comb with confidence, the next section dealing with precision tool handling has some very good, close-up views of Bob’s hands as he uses the scissors and comb - a GREAT technique demonstration.
Do you know why tapered scissor cutting on the back of the head is different than scissor cutting on the sides? It’s an easy answer that you’ll see with 2 of Bob’s well-drawn diagrams. Then he goes ‘live' to show tapered scissor cutting across the back and sides of his client’s head.
How do you keep your lengths even and correct across the haircut? Bob will show you a very special comb that can help you with your length measurements…a fantastic tool for keeping correct lengths until you get to the point that you can intuitively keep the right lengths as you cut.
Another of Bob's great teaching tools comes next...a table listing 5 blades, 5 blades with flattop comb, 5 blades with the Wahl comb. After working through that table with you you'll move into demonstrations using the blades and combs discussed as Bob walks you through the table.
The actual haircuts now begin, with the first man getting a Clipper-All-Around or “High-and-Tight” cut. The WHOLE HAIRCUT is captured for you, including trimming the ears and eyebrows, followed by another short tapered cut. Bob tells you the blade numbers as he uses them and changes them...valuable information as you learn these cuts.
You can watch Bob move through 2 medium taper cuts. Then he takes a time-out to help you avoid a problem he had for a long time..maybe you have it now: Does the hair above your client's ear wind up being cut shorter than the rest of the side, regardless of which clipper you use? You can learn the simple explanation behind this problem, and how to stop it from happening.
After that tip, you'll get to watch and learn:
You Can Cut Beautiful Flattops and Crewcuts
Remember: flattops and crewcuts often take the longest to give
Three kinds of hair for flat tops & crew cuts. Bob discusses hair types in detail on "Precision Clipper Cutting #2". Here on "..#3" you'll hear about hair types as applied to flattops and crewcuts:
First crewcut.Then the cutting begins. You’ll see direct-contact cutting high on the back and sides, then move toward the top of the head. Tells you how to get the hair to stand up on end on the top, them moves to cutting the top. You hear the lengths of hair left at each stage of the cut, all across the head. At the end of this crew cut, the same client appears with his SECOND crew cut. (This man likes a regular tapered haircut through the cold Minnesota winters, then moves to the crew cuts for warm weather. This second cut is quite a bit shorter than the first….you can see the difference.)
The third cut is abbreviated to show the cutting between the rounded buzz-cutting on the back 1/3 of the top, and the flat cutting on the front 1/3. This man had worn flat tops before but decided to change to a crew cut this time…..can you guess why?
Next you'll start on your flattop training!
You'll see a great chart listing the eight steps to a great flattop:
Then the demonstrations begin!
You'll see Jim as he creates:
Jim finishes this cut by rounding-off the corners. Then he textures the front before cutting in some more clean, crisp lazer lines.
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#1 A young man with plenty of thick, unruly hair and beard. You'll see the problem-causing hair growing up underneath the upper hair on the subject's neck, pushing the upper hair out. Jim shows you how to use your razor to work with the hair. He says you ‘filet’ the hair. Jim will show you how to tackle a really tough problem. He calls it ‘taming the cowlick’. It is easy to see how taming the rough under-hair lets the upper hair lay nicely.
You may have trouble with lines that scissors would leave when you trim around the ears, but Jim Jones doesn't have that problem when he uses a razor. Wanna learn about it? He'll show you.
This subject has a cowlick in front, but that's not a problem for you when you've seen The Art of Razor Cutting. You'll learn "How to lick the cowlick!" Jim’s technique breaks the cowlick down and it works for men and women, front or back. In the back, Jim shows you how to ‘back-tease’ the hair using a razor to overcome a cowlick.
Finally, you'll learn how to razor-cut a man’s beard and which razor to use. Jim proves that razor cutting a beard can leave the beard fuller, yet gives it nice shape and softness.
#2 This young man has a lot of long, VERY thick hair. No beard but a mustache.
You may be surprised by Jim's simple trick to take pony-tail length hair and get a razor-cut neckline in one fell swoop.
Here's a riddle for you: What does ‘twiddling your thumbs’ have to do with cutting hair? Jim shows you how the action in twiddling is much like what he uses in the razor-over-comb combination. After the initial cut-off of the long hair in back, Jim will teach you how to use your razor to taper the hair down to the neckline - something you may have thought you could only do with clippers!
#3 Another young man with shoulder-length hair.
This man starts off by saying that he wants his hair left long. Jim under-bevels the hair with his razir and leaves ALL of the length, but softens the hair and gives it shape that it needs. Starting in the back, then jumping to the front, watch Jim as he then works his way across the sides toward the back.
After Jim shows you how to cut the hair but still leave it long, the client opts for a shorter hair cut after all. (ever had that happen to you?) Jim uses his razor and shows you how to give the client a short, 1-length hair cut in just a heart-beat.
After the hair has been cut short, fast-forward to see how to layer the curly top, sides, and back. The technique Jim shows you is a quick way to layer the hair and get a clean, shorter cut out of a head of long hair.
#4 A young lady with long, straight hair.
Jim calls this haircut The “Toronto” cut, because that’s where he learned to give it. He uses scissors to pre-cut diagonal cuts from the front, down the side to frame the face yet leave the length the client wants.
You'll lean how to use the razor to back-tease the bangs, which gives them a softer look.
In the back where the length has to stay, back-tease with his razor to remove the bulk and weight, but leave the length she wants to keep. When you're backteasing this long hair it is important to know WHICH razor to use, and Jim Jones tells you which razir in this very important step. Jim talks about using razors WITH a guard, and WITHOUT a guard.
#5 A women’s short haircut
Jim calls this short haircut "short and sassy". He'll use his fantastic techniques to under-cut and under-bevel through the sides and the top. He useshis back-teasing and razor-over-comb methods. Starting from the back of the head, moving forward, you'll see how the razor softens the hair and gives the cut more versatility.
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"Precision Clipper Cutting #2"
1hr, 50 minutes - $35.00 plus shipping & handling
It's like having a barber college inside your dvd player!!
You can see and hear Bob and a dozen different clients as he goes through this pre-cut procedure with each of them. A priceless opportunity to learn good communication and hair analysis techniques as Bob asks the key questions every barber should know the answers to before they even turn on their clippers.
The Two ways to part the hair:
-Scissor cutting the top and upper sides/back
-"Stepping Out” clipper-over-comb cutting
-Transitioning from "Direct Contact" to "Clipper-Over-Comb" cutting
The “Stepping-Out” cutting method is a technique you'l learn to use next. This is a good way to cut off a lot of excess, bulky hair and get quickly to a good clean taper. Bob uses diagrams, verbal explanations and live examples to teach you.
Transition cutting is cutting from the shorter cut on the lower sides & back to the longer parts of the UPPER sides and back. Or an other way to say it, transition from ‘direct contact’ cutting to ‘over-the-comb’ cutting. You will learn which comb and which blade to use for the different lengths you want on the different parts of the hair.
After Bob has finished with the men he goes through several ladies' tapered haircuts. You'll see how he uses his scissors and clippers on a number of ladies, finishing with his wife and her full head of thick, dark hair.
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Precision Clipper Cutting #3
1hr, 20 minutes - $45.00 plus shipping & handling
It's like having a barber college inside your dvd player!!
The demonstrations begin with the Crew cut (the easier of these 2 haircuts) which Bob calls "a combination of a buzz-cut and a bit of a flat top". Bob uses a well-drawn diagram to show the 5 main steps in giving a crew cut, with the 5 steps shown over the part of the head where that step is used. You’ll hear each step described in detail from start to finish. The discussion moves from the profile-view chart to the front-view diagram.
First flattop:: the entire haircut, start to finish, cutting on dark hair. Bob takes a break to show you, using some more of his excellent diagrams, what can happen if you cut the sides up too high. You’ll hear the reasoning behind giving the tops of the sides a slight angle in, rather than cut the sides straight up. After that you'll break out to another diagram to learn some common mistakes made when cutting the top. (You’ll actually see TWO haircuts on the same subject used in this segment, cut and filmed at 2 different times.)
Second flat top: an abbreviated clip where you only see the unique features of this haircut. One good thing about this haircut is that you get a better view of the back side of the subject during the haircut.
Third flat top: straight-up sides with sharp corners are what this client prefers. Bob shows you how to get that look as he rotates through the cut.
Forth flat top: this time you'll see a "one-of a kind" flat top. The haircut starts as a ¾” buzzcut all over, changes to a ¼” cut up the sides, then the 2 lengths are blended. (Sound confusing? Don’t worry..Bob tells you which blade & comb to use to make this blend). Then you'll go after the top where the client likes it cut short and flat with no corners. The client also likes a longer back with blocked neckline - certainly unique in flattop haircuts, but it works very well with this man!
The Fifth and final flat top is the shortest flat top Bob is capable of giving. You'll hear the settings for the adjustable-blade clipper as your master teacher progresses along. You’ll also see and hear a lot of great instruction on this haircut. The cut takes nearly 10 minutes of the video while Bob tells you all the tricks and tips of giving an ultra-short flat top haircut.
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1-hour video takes you step-by-step, with 7 models, through:
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"The Haircut that doesn't look like a Haircut"
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Working with five live models, this 55-minute video that shows you step-by-step techniques such as:
Using all of the newest ideas about razor cutting, Jim will teach you how to hold the razor properly. You'll learn about Guards and No Guards. Jim will teach you the proper touch to using your razor.
As Jim works through this video youl learn client-pleasing ways to:
Another great razor trick is "under-beveling" the hair. One of the biggest problems men have with their hair is flipping up. By ‘under-beveling’ the hair with a razor the hair turns down and under, rather than turning up and flipping out. But WHERE to under-bevel..that’s the key, and Jim shows you how to do it! Jim demonstrates cutting on the ‘backside’ of the hair. How to do it, where to start, how to progress, and where to stop.
Jim does some fancy razor-over-comb work to deal with curly hair around ears - you'll like that technique!
