What am I supposed to say to a barber regarding numbers?

what's the range of numbers (e.g. 1-6)?





what lengths are these numbers?





do i say top, side and back? or top and side?





what would be a normal haircut?





10 points most detailed answerWhat am I supposed to say to a barber regarding numbers?
ok so the numbers are mesurments of how much there taking off here they are





a 0 means 1/16th


a 1 means 1/8th


a 2 means 1/4th


a 3 means 3/8ths


a 4 means 1/2


a 6 means 3/4ths


a 8th means 1 inch





the bigger the number the less hair it cuts also you can just say i want a 3 on top and a 2 on the sides they will understandWhat am I supposed to say to a barber regarding numbers?
Clipper guards are numbered in eighths of an inch.


A #5 Clipper Guard cuts hair to a length of 5/8';.


Same link as below:


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Unless you are going for a butch, clippers to the scalp should not be the method used to cut the top. The best barbers don't use numbers except maybe on the lower to mid back and sides. Strictly free hand or clipper/shears over comb/finger. Describe the style of haircut you would like and the approximate lengths you would like the haircut to be on the back, sides, top and front. Also describe how you want the edge of the hair around the ear arches( natural feather edge or hard outlined edge) and at the nape(tapered or blocked, and rounded off or squared), and how far you want the sideburns to extend down the ear. A photograph helps a barber by showing him the style you want. Some times the same words describe quite different variations of haircut to different barbers. Everything you could possibly want to know about Guard and Blade numbers is available at the last link below.





Basic Short Cuts:


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S.C. Thorpe, ';Practice and Science of Standard Barbering, Completely Revised Edition. pg 132 -135





Essential Barbering Knowledge:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Crew_c鈥?/a>


Good Luck! Happy New Year!
Your best bet..would be to ask the barber.....





The numbers refer to clipper extensions, larger numbers are longer length