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How are people getting their neckline? I've done it almost myself for 12 years, but I've always needed someone else to drive the clipper blades directly into th
by TallGuyShort 8y ago
How are people getting their neckline? I've done it almost myself for 12 years, but I've always needed someone else to drive the clipper blades directly into the base of my neck with no comb to get a clean edge. Looks unfinished if I don't do it, seems impossible to get a nice straight line myself from that angle. Any ideas?
- LanceH 8y agoFade it instead of a straight line. It looks better, too.
- csytan 8y agoI self cut and fade at the edges, but I think the keys to doing this correctly are: 1. Good visibility of the back and sides of your head. Either a 3 way mirror, or some kind of video setup with your phone and a laptop. 2. Patience and practice. The muscle memory and hand eye coordination needed to handle the clippers correctly takes some time. If you cut your hair once every couple of weeks, that's approximately 25 reps per year, which really isn't that much considering the spacing between reps is so long. Edit: I missed that you have been doing this for 12 years. That's longer than I've been at it ~3 years. Another thing that helps is watching YouTube vids of legit barbers. There are a ton of different techniques that accomplish the same thing, you might find some new insights into ones that work for you.
- totalZero 8y agoi use a belt, looped and pulled tight against the back of the neck with one hand while the other hand drives the clipper along the edge of the belt.
- teoryn 8y agoI use a strip of electrical tape.
- sokoloff 8y ago(Right handed) I place my left hand, thumb down, index finger horizontally along the line that I want to cut and with my right hand, use the clippers (no comb) to set the line beneath my index finger.