Preparation
Before starting your haircut:
A square bob is divided into four areas:
Cutting a square bob
Start your cut at the back of the head. Using maximum tension and minimum graduation, create a square baseline. This will give you your guideline for the side areas.
Your client's head should be in a slightly downward position to allow you to achieve a clean cutting line.
Bring the hair down between your fingers, keeping your fingers close to the nape. For this haircut, you must create a clean, square line.
As always, remember to check your balance as you cut.
Blend in the side areas. It is important to establish the natural parting so you know where to finish your sectioning pattern.
Take back a horizontal section from the temple area to just behind the ear. This will give you guideline to blend in the side areas.
Remember to maintain your square baseline. Hold the hair straight down between your fingers and close to the skin to maintain minimum tension.
Repeat on the opposite side, remembering to check balance as you go.
At the front area, take diagonal sections from the temple area into the side, combing the hair downwards and slightly forward. Hold the hair between your fingers to cut.
As you start to work your diagonal sections back, elevate each section to an equal level to create graduation.
Continue working up the head with your diagonal sections until you reach the natural parting. You can then incorporate the fringe area.
Layering
You will use square layering for this hairstyle to keep the perimeter length equal all the way round.
Create a sectioning pattern across the head from ear to ear, dividing the front area from the back.
Take your guideline from one side. Lift the hair straight up from the headshape and keep your fingers square to maintain your square layers. Continue to work towards the front.
The hair that is not incorporated into the square layer is what gives this haircut its weight.
Blending in the back area
Create fan-like sections and, taking your guideline from the top of the crown, pull the hair straight up. Keep your fingers square to the headshape.