Recent content by alphonse capone

Haircut link Warbird , Here's a fair haircut link http://www.joeri.net/retro/fashion/gentstop.htm Shows some of the latest styles ;) I've done most of the cuts pictured, my favorite is still the german whitewall Alphonse

This is Otter AKA Alphonse ;) Now I know somewhere along the line I've met you Mike. This my alter ego Otter I've also been doing 18th cen reenacting for 20 or more years :eek: I've been to missasinaw, Prairie du chien, Grand Portage, Pine City, along with numerous other through the years...

San Fran Barbers Swami , This is what i'd do if I was looking for a Barber :) kindly ask the Barber if he can fade or close taper that's the key to knowing if he can do it, then flash a picture of Jonh Dillinger * I've had that happen*. If he looks at you like :eek: move on to the next, you...

High Fade, Low Fade 6String ,not off topic at all. It all depends on the customer & what style, some men like low fades some like high fades. Fading is the same thing as tapering. Where does it end & start hummm. most retro cuts start at the skin ,ie shaved neck. it should end just above the...

Retro Haircut Doran, Thats the style I cut alot * Most modern cuts are based from them*. slicked top & tight sides it's a very basic cut. It's coming back I think. Being a Barber I look at haircuts when I go out on the town or out of town, people out strolling, driving, standing at the...

Straight razor shave Most states it is not allowed :( why you say, Blood borne pathogens & sterilization. Any sharp instrument that shaves, pierces the skin or otherwise has to be sterilized not sanitized but high heat sterilized ie autoclave :O I myself as a Barber can shave you with a...

Hand clipper Doug C, They still make them, I have several vintage sets I've picked up along the way.I'll keep my eyes open for you I see them quite often. Watch for them at garage sale, auctions, junk sales you'll find them. The blades can be sharpened with a sheet of glass & valve griding...

Lately in my Barbershop I've been doing alot of short & sharp haircuts on older gentlemen (ie long on top combed back, short *16th* sides & tapered nape) Now I've got some younger 20's, 30ish fellows coming in asking for them. Did one today & the guy was a dead ringer for Dillinger when I got...

Well Done! The series is FANTASTIC! It's almost like being there ;O The history channel has some super shows on history. I have it on all day long at my Barbershop. My favorite Dogfight's is the F-86's in MIG alley. Did anyone catch the other night Baron von Richthofen & the wings of death...

Slip ons? Spit, Are you looking for slip on's or lace style? I've seen the lace up styles on Ebay. Al

Clothing list Fav 1. Waffen SS camouflage oakA pattern & Blurred-edge pattern, type 1 M1940 Tarnjake AKA Smock & reversible helmet cover. Way ahead of it's time. 2. WWII Marine corp camouflage. 3. Denison Airborne Smock British/Canadian. 1942 First Pattern . Donned by some US Airborne during...

Designs My Favorites 1. P-51 mustang 2. Panzerkampfwagen VI Sdkfz 181. AKA Tiger 3. Hawker Hurricane. 4. The Mighty Supermarine Spitfire 5. German Sturmgesch?ºtz III (40) Ausf G AL

Barber I'm a plain & simple Barber.

Army Air corp pictures. I have a dear friend I've known since I was young ;) he served in the Army air corp during the big one, WWII. He was a Major & a B-24 pilot 1941-1946 with 52 combat missions in the Italitian campagine, 460th Bomb Group bomber base at Spinazzola. He was also a flight...

Lodge "Masons are men who voluntarily asked to join a lodge. They were accepted because they were good men who believe in God and hold high ethical and moral ideals. I have never invited, I have been asked by one to join the Lodge 2b1ask1. Masonry is alive & doing very well all over the world...