Do barbers have a blade 1/2??

cullenswood · 04-07-2006 3:56pm #1

Might seem like a silly question but I have been doing my own hair for the past three years (blade 1 - 3mm) so haven't been to a barber since! Do most of them have a blade 1/2 or is there such a thing?

Also, anyone know of a good hair clippers set I could buy that has an attachement thingy of less than 3mm?

Thanks

SprostonGreen · 04-07-2006 3:59pm

As far as I know, the clippers without any attachments is 1/2.

cullenswood · 04-07-2006 4:01pm

Is that what it is?? I thought that was a blade 0!

Owen · 04-07-2006 4:03pm

Clippers without a blade are blade 0. BUT, they have an adjustment lever to allow them to extend to 1/2.

cullenswood · 04-07-2006 4:10pm

ned78 wrote:

Clippers without a blade are blade 0. BUT, they have an adjustment lever to allow them to extend to 1/2.

Ah so a blade 1/2 is with the lever thingy on the side in one position and a blade 0 is it in the other (shorter) position. Is it hard to cut your hair with out the blade/comb thingy?

Roen · 04-07-2006 5:55pm

Easier tbh, I used to do it all the time, fast as hell and no worrying about getting the length right, just shave the lot off.

Peter C · 05-07-2006 7:55am

There is a 1/2 blade, House of Grafton in Galway have them!

r3nu4l · 05-07-2006 8:27am

Yes, all barbers have blades 1 (1-3mm) and 2 (5-7mm).
So if you want a 1 around the back and sides and a 2 on top but don't want a step (remember those :rolleyes:) then ask for a "1 on the back and sides graduating to a 2 on top"

cullenswood · 05-07-2006 8:31am

r3nu4l wrote:

Yes, all barbers have blades 1 (1-3mm) and 2 (5-7mm).
So if you want a 1 around the back and sides and a 2 on top but don't want a step (remember those :rolleyes:) then ask for a "1 on the back and sides graduating to a 2 on top"

Thanks but it is a blade 1/2 (0.5, "one divided by 2"!!!) that I was talking about, not a blade 2 blended into a blade 1

r3nu4l · 05-07-2006 8:40am

Ahh, understanding dawns as the clouds part and the sun shines through

RYR154 · 11-11-2006 5:44pm

Yes there is a 1/5 (0.5) cut you can get. Just ask for a half blade cut.

If you are doing it yourself and you want to keep it longer on top I would think again. For this i would go to a professional.

0, 0.5 and 1 is the hardest cut to graduate (blend in).

Trust me, you will end up with a line around your head.

0 and 0.5 cuts are usually kept low on the head to allow for blending a bigger area.

Alan
Hairways Barber Shop, Dublin 5
www.hairways.ie

Do barbers have a blade 1/2??

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