Finally convinced my husband to head to the barbershop for a "real" cut (aka - not one I give him). The cut he came out with is a good cut - if it was only what he wanted/asked for. He told the guy working the second chair that he usually clippers the sides at a 2, the top at an 8, he would like it tapered, and shorter on the sides. What he came home with is SO short I can't even grab the hair in the front. It's shorter in the front then the top, where the hair is about .5 inch long.