Freshly shaved

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Comment by Julie D. Saunders on March 13, 2013 at 10:20pm

On the top you start at the front and on the back you go up, because you have to go against the growth of the hair to cut it.

Comment by DantheHawkMan on March 13, 2013 at 9:33pm

So when you cut "slowly beside the hawk line", do you start from the top front and work straight back parallel along the hawk line to the bottom of the hawk?

Comment by Julie D. Saunders on March 13, 2013 at 3:34pm

I usually use clippers to cut it with a #1 or #2 guard (1/8-1/4").  I pull my hawk to one side and slowly cut beside the hawk line. I keep it pulled tight so that I can see the little hairs that usually get missed. This time I cut it without a guard and used a blade razor or an ordinary leg razor to shave it completely.

Comment by DantheHawkMan on March 12, 2013 at 11:23pm

So you use an electric razor? Do you use a guard? How do you trim right beside the hawk line? Parallel with the Hawk or kind of in and up along the hawk line??

Comment by Julie D. Saunders on March 12, 2013 at 11:02pm

Once you do it a couple times it gets easy. Just use a hand mirror for the back and work in small sections.

Comment by DantheHawkMan on March 12, 2013 at 9:49pm

Your Earlocks are looking good Julie! I wish I could keep my sides trimmed myself, but am too scared I'll make a mistake! :-)