Hair cutting: Your turn to help me Options

[kryogenix]

You know what they say, if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself.

I've been a little unsatisfied with my last few haircuts. The barbershop on campus spends like one minute shaving your head shorter. The hair salon just off campus is a lot better, but they cost twice as much and the girl who cuts my hair ends up cutting my hair a little shorter than I ask her to in some places.

Therefore, my questions to you guys are:

1) How do I cut my own hair?
2) What do I buy?
3) For thinning, razor of thinning shears?
4) Is this a bad idea?

[kryogenix]

My former roommate is a barber. But he's black so he only knows how to do black hairstyles. And I don't want a black hairstyle.

I'm not afraid of mistakes. I always cut my hair short for the summer anyway. So if there is a mistake, it won't be there for long.

Unless I draw blood, which would be bad.