Hair Skimming and Sculpting

Taxi Vac scissor replacement. Yes, it can replace a lot of scissor work and give you an even smoother finish in drastically reduced times.

"Look Mom! No scissors!"

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Take it easy on your poor hands. Any reduction in scissor work will extend the useful life of your hands and wrists. Scissor less when appropriate and use your Taxi Vac clipper vacuum system  to do many things scissors do now.
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"Taxi Vac Skimming"

"Look Mom! So fast and easy!

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You simply have to see this one to understand the speed increase and ease of this groom process.
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"Against The Flow" or "Clipping Against the Grain"

"Look Mom! No Chop or blade marks!"

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Who said going against the grain was bad for the dog's coat. It's an old myth. Watch this and learn why. Going with the grain on a coat like this will require you to clip, back brush, clip, back brush, clip, back brush, clip and back brush. Why? Just reverse and be done with it. Just use a blade longer the first time you try this.
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"Air Flow lifts the coat so you don't even have to touch the skin with the blade and still get a close clip."

"Ahhh! That feels much better!"

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For dogs that are sensitive to the blade, hold the blade just off the skin like this. Also notice how quickly vac skimming can trim in places that require odd scissor angles and positioning under the dog.  Scroll Down for more video)

"Comb Chucking"

No Scissor Drop Coat Trim

Need a straight trim on the bottom of a drop coat but you have a difficult time trimming so close to the table?

"Comb Chuck" it!
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Quick Lower Leg Trim

Use a 7f Blade for this type of trim.

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  Reverse "Feather in" with Snap On Comb

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Notice that the snap on comb is not touching the dog for most strokes. When the blade or comb is "floated" just above the skin, we call this "skimming".  There is no stone fast rule that states that clipper blades must rest on the dog's skin so when you need more hair length, don't change blades. Lift the clipper away from the skin to the desired cutting length and "skim" to the desired length. The suction from the vac will help hold the hair in place for "skimming".   Skimming works best on fluff coats (poodle, etc.) and other coats by moving against the flow of the hair.  This technique can replace much of your thinning shear work and do so in a way that is much faster. 

Remember, this is an advanced technique.  Practice this technique on dogs that are scheduled to have short clips downs. If you have an "oooops!", you won't have to worry about the dog's finished clip.