Scissoring With The Wave

Article By Linda Healy

For dog groomers who love to scissor, this information may come in handy.  If you learned what works and doesn’t work when scissoring various coats by trial and error over the years, you know that the technique used on a straight coat will have extremely different results when used on a curly coat., wire, or fine coat. Chalk this up to the wave pattern of the hair.

The Wave pattern describes the amount of movement (wave) in a hair strand. This information is good to know, if you are a scissor loving Dog Groomer!

Cutting Straight Coat

When cutting the straight coat, every ‘scissor cut’ can show, and leave marks in the coat. Subtle textured technique and blending, can help to prevent the cutting lines.

  • For fine straight hair, avoid using texturizing techniques as it may not achieve the desired result.
  • Medium straight hair can have lots of volume and body

Read entire article here: https://canineapprovedgroomers.com/blog/scissoring-with-the-wave

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