What is the best guard to use for a buzz cut?

Answer 1

usually for a standard mens clipper cut i like to use a #4 from the nape of the neck to the occiptial bone, which is the ridge of bone that begins to curve outward above the nape. i also use a #4 on the areas behind the ears and in front of the ears, keeping with the same level as the guide in the back-the bone mentioned above. basically use the #4 in front of the ears up to where the bottom of the temple is. now look down on the head of the person u are cutting. make a U shaped parting on the top of the head, so that when u look from the top there is a horseshoe shape. they key is to use another bone, the partital ridge, which is- if u take a comb and lay it across the top of your head, parallel to the ears, u will see the curve of the top of the head, this is the p. ridge- use a #6, from the occiptial up to the p. ridge. hold the clippers like you would be eating an apple, and instead of going straight up with them, once u get to the p. ridge pull them back toward you a bit. once that is done, i take a #8, and start at the front hairline and go straight back, getting all of the horseshoe section on the top of the head. once done, i take edgers and go around the neckline and sideburns, and u can then edge up the front if you want. you can use this same techinique with different clipper guards, it is easy. using say 00, 02, 04 will make a shorter cut, but will also be faded without you having to use a clipper over comb which is hard to do if you aren't trained.
i know this is hard to understand, i hope i made it clear enough. good luck. cosmetologist, Texas