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• Real Barbers Use Scissors! 

Before clippers there were scissors. Apparently, the first scissors were used around 3,000 to 4,000 years ago in Egypt. They were made with two bronze blades connected by a thin, curved bronze strip at the end of the blades. Squeezing the blades brought them together and releasing opened them up. This is called “spring scissor,” and it's a style still made to this day. The direct ancestor of modern-day scissors (two blades joined at a pivot) was created by the ancient Romans around 100AD and called “pivoted scissors”.

Before electric clippers they only had hand powered clippers, cousin to the scissor! The earliest form of the modern hair clipper was invented in 1855 and was manually operated.

With this, hair trimming was achieved by clamping and releasing the tool’s arms to move the blades... Just the same principle behind yes you guessed it SCISSORS!

Sadly scissors have become a forgotten tool in most modern barbershops as manual barber tools require a good amount of effort and skill to operate. Well seasoned barbers have the steadiness and technical ability to cut the top shape of a flat top precisely using only scissors and a comb! Scissors are also used to form the fundamental connection between the top and bottom of any proper medium length tapered haircut. They are used to seamlessly blend clipper work into the longer lengths of a tapered style. They are also used to trim the “wild ones” be that on the head or eyebrows. 

Anthony specializes in the classic craft of barbering which includes providing seamlessly blended traditional haircuts for men, using both clippers and precision scissor work. 

True Barbers Shave!

 The ultimate grooming experience is receiving a proper old fashioned straight razor shave... a clean, close shave that will have you reminiscing of the good old days while leaving you feeling like a refreshed and rejuvenated new man.

Early razor blades have been found dating back to the Bronze Ages! Romans had barbers since 296 BC, when Ticinius Mensa came from Sicily bringing the art of shaving with him. A master barber during the 18th century would render what is now considered old fashioned skilled services such as the art of a straight razor shave. 

Today, licensed barbers are trained to use the razor with precision and care, and follow strict sanitation and safety protocols to ensure a safe and comfortable experience for their clients. Shaving is a tonsorial art form of precision and care and has quickly become a lost art in the recent revival of modern barbershops. 

Whether an old fashioned hot towel shave or shave around the edges of a haircut straight razor shaving is the ultimate finishing touch only truly experienced barbers like Anthony can provide. When combined with warm lather and hot towels it is a true luxury in mens grooming services.