Elsie comes to us today with very long straight hair. Today she wants a buzz cut. The long hair is gathered into a ponytail high up her nape. The stylist snips off the ponytail with scissors. The no. 3 clippers buzz right over the top. In short order all of Elsie's hair is buzzed to 3/8" in length. The no. 2 guard is attached and the sides and back are buzzed even shorter. A straight razor cleans around the hairline and squares off the sideburns and the nape. Elsi looks like a new woman with her new buzz cut.