Milady Standard Barbering Chapter 5 -
Implements, Tools and Equipment
Exam Questions with Verified
Answers
Metal - SOLUTION -What combs can retain heat to help set-in a hairstyle?
On finger tang - SOLUTION -What does the French style of haircutting shears have?
Disinfectants - SOLUTION -What do you need to remember about keeping rubber
combs in good condition, avoid extended contact with what?
No set correctly - SOLUTION -Even shears with the finest cutting edges can be poor
cutting tools if they are?
Moving blade - SOLUTION -When holding haircutting shears properly, the barber
places the thumb in the thumb grip on what part of the shears?
Corrugated or serrated - SOLUTION -One blade of a beveled shear is usually plain
ground, and other is?
Pivot motors - SOLUTION -Electric clippers are driven by rotary, magnetic or what?
Carbon steel - SOLUTION -Clipper blades are usually made of what type of material?
Attachment combs - SOLUTION -Clipper guards are also known as what?
, Against the grain - SOLUTION -When using clippers, which direction cuts the hair
shorter?
Quality - SOLUTION -What is the main consideration when purchasing a straight razor?
Grind - SOLUTION -What part of the razor refers to the shape of the blade?
Length and width - SOLUTION -How is a razor measured by?
Temper - SOLUTION -What determines a razor's degree of hardness?
Eighths or sixteenths - SOLUTION -The width of a razor is measured either in
________________ of an inch.
Conventional straight razors - SOLUTION -Honing and stropping are necessary for what
type of implement?
Hone - SOLUTION -What is made of abrasive material?
Grind the razor's edge - SOLUTION -What is the purpose of a hone?
Perfectly flat - SOLUTION -What is the position of the hone when being used?
Smooth and even - SOLUTION -What type of stroke should be used when honing a
razor?
Implements, Tools and Equipment
Exam Questions with Verified
Answers
Metal - SOLUTION -What combs can retain heat to help set-in a hairstyle?
On finger tang - SOLUTION -What does the French style of haircutting shears have?
Disinfectants - SOLUTION -What do you need to remember about keeping rubber
combs in good condition, avoid extended contact with what?
No set correctly - SOLUTION -Even shears with the finest cutting edges can be poor
cutting tools if they are?
Moving blade - SOLUTION -When holding haircutting shears properly, the barber
places the thumb in the thumb grip on what part of the shears?
Corrugated or serrated - SOLUTION -One blade of a beveled shear is usually plain
ground, and other is?
Pivot motors - SOLUTION -Electric clippers are driven by rotary, magnetic or what?
Carbon steel - SOLUTION -Clipper blades are usually made of what type of material?
Attachment combs - SOLUTION -Clipper guards are also known as what?
, Against the grain - SOLUTION -When using clippers, which direction cuts the hair
shorter?
Quality - SOLUTION -What is the main consideration when purchasing a straight razor?
Grind - SOLUTION -What part of the razor refers to the shape of the blade?
Length and width - SOLUTION -How is a razor measured by?
Temper - SOLUTION -What determines a razor's degree of hardness?
Eighths or sixteenths - SOLUTION -The width of a razor is measured either in
________________ of an inch.
Conventional straight razors - SOLUTION -Honing and stropping are necessary for what
type of implement?
Hone - SOLUTION -What is made of abrasive material?
Grind the razor's edge - SOLUTION -What is the purpose of a hone?
Perfectly flat - SOLUTION -What is the position of the hone when being used?
Smooth and even - SOLUTION -What type of stroke should be used when honing a
razor?
