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A hair iron or hair tong is a tool used to change the arrangement of the hair using heat. There are three general kinds: curling irons , used to make the hair curl ; straightening irons , commonly called straighteners or flat irons , used to straighten the hair ; and crimping irons , used to create crimps of the desired size in the hair.
Early hair tongs. A hair iron is a tool used to change the structure of the hair with the help of heat. There are three general kinds: curling tongs, also known as curling irons, [2] used to make the hair curly; straighteners, also known as flat irons, [3] used to straighten the hair; and crimpers, [4] used to create small crimps in the hair.
Block hooks: With a straight or slightly convex cutting edge, they were often used in urban environments for cutting against a wooden block, similar to the back edge of a broom hook, used for trimming the head of a birch besom to length. Often found with a small hook at the back of the blade – useful for pulling the wood towards the user.
Theora Stephens is an American hairdresser [1] widely credited with a 1980 patent for "a more efficient pressing and curling iron." [ 2 ] Another source says Stephens “created the pressing/ curling iron in 1983.“ [ 3 ]
A riving knife to the left of the blade on table saw. A riving knife is a safety device installed on a table saw, circular saw, or radial arm saw used for woodworking. Attached to the saw's arbor, it is fixed relative to the blade and moves with it as blade depth is adjusted. [1]
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Marcelling is a hair styling technique in which hot curling tongs are used to induce a curl into the hair. [1] [2] Its appearance was similar to that of a finger wave but it is created using a different method. Marcelled hair was a popular style for women's hair in the 1920s, [2] often in conjunction with a bob cut. [2]
Lower row: spring clamp, C-clamp (G-clamp ), wooden cam clamp A clamp is a fastening device used to hold or secure objects tightly together to prevent movement or separation through the application of inward pressure .