Switched to a 3-blade clipper after a barber con in Chicago changed my mind

Tbh I always thought those 3-blade clippers were a gimmick. I was at the Midwest Barber Expo in Chicago last month and watched a guy do a full fade with one in like 12 minutes. He showed me how he uses the middle blade for debulking and the outer ones for blending. I tried it on a client the next day and it saved me a good 20 minutes on a high fade. Still not sure it works for every hair type though. Anyone else tried one and found it works better on certain textures?

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thea6922mo ago

Right tool for the job always makes a difference, same way a good chef's knife changes how fast you chop onions. That middle blade trick sounds like it solves the biggest headache with fades, which is that awkward transition zone where most of us screw up. Always interesting how one convention demo can flip your whole perspective on something you wrote off years ago.

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luna_jackson281mo ago

100% agree with you @thea692, I had the same lightbulb moment when someone showed me a better way to hold my clippers.

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