I had originally posted this on the old board, but since I have been busy with changes at work I have not had time to reply.
"Trying to help my MIL out.
She used to have 2 Std Poodles done at the pet something in Erie PA until the groomer that did her poodles passed away. Both are done whit what appears to be a lamb clip. Since there is a money issue (FIL passed away last year) (She was paying less that $50.00/dog). I have volunteered to groom her poodles.(Unless there is somebody who can do a really good job in that price range NW PA - NE OH). She is checking with the breeder of 1 of poodles to see if she can give me some training. (there is a distance issue though) The other poodle is a rescue (or so to say).
My wife and I have 2 aussies and a beagle/aussie mix. I have been doing the grooming on these for about 6 years. (The breeder taught me how.) From reading other post here I now know that I have some work cut out for myself.
I am trying to figure out what I still need to buy so I can do this. I currently have:
Grooming Table w/regular arm
6" thinning and straight sheers
Large assortment of brushes and combs
Super Duck Dryer
a palm sized Wahl trimmer (I am not impressed with it.)
Mars King coat brush
plenty of towels, MicroFibre Towel, and water absorbant towels (like for drying cars)
Dremel and scissor type nail trimmer.
I wash in a house tub/shower unit.
I am currently looking at buying:
Andis Clipper - 2 speed super or Ultra
- will also get cleaner, blade cooler, lube
- I need to figure out which size blades (Which - Wahl, Oster or Andis - Regular blades?)
Sheers (looking at Gator or Dubl Duck)(?Master Groom?)
- 10" straight
- curved?
Dryer
- Double K Airmax (would the 2000 AD work?)
Would a corded trimmer be recommended?
Besides exceeding my knowledge. How does my selection of tools look? Is there anything else that I might need?
BTW, I am paying for the tools and would like to keep the total under $500.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Kurt"
Thanks Hairdevl, Grinch, Kim, Helly and Rapuzzled
Blades and Clippers:
It looks like depending on the length of coat that my MIL wants I should be looking at 10 for the tail and feet (included with clipper)
a 30 for the feet and somewhere between a 3 and 7 for the body. Get a set of combs to make trimming the legs easier,
I will probably get the Andis Ultra Edge 2 speed Clippers from petedge since they include 10 and 7FC on special right now.
Also from petedge they have a special on Wahl blades.
Any particular combs work better than others?
Helly, I will take your advise and skip the blade cooler and get a piece marble flooring. Will it cool the blade quicker is you freeze the marble prior to using? You also indicated that the Wahl Clippers would run cooler, in looking at the specs I see that they run slower, therefore less heat. (That makes sense to me.) So, that would make low speed on the Andis the same as high on the Wahl, and if I use the Andis on low speed I should be fine. Right?
Scissors:
I will probably either get Dubl Duck or Heritage 10" straight and curved scissors.
Does anybody know of place where I can try different scissors? I just bought a new pair of thinning shears since my original pair did not fit my hand correctly. I travel on a regular basis between Erie PA, Youngstown OH, Canton/Akron OH, Cleveland OH, to just East of Toledo OH.
Books:
My MIL is supposed to already have "Poodle Clipping & Grooming: The International Reference" by Shirlee Kalstone.
I also picked up "ultimate doge grooming" by Eileen Geeson.
Is there a good reasonably priced video?
Dryer:
Is the Double K Airmax a good choice?
BTW, I will not be making any money on this. I am just trying to save my MIL some $$$.
"Trying to help my MIL out.
She used to have 2 Std Poodles done at the pet something in Erie PA until the groomer that did her poodles passed away. Both are done whit what appears to be a lamb clip. Since there is a money issue (FIL passed away last year) (She was paying less that $50.00/dog). I have volunteered to groom her poodles.(Unless there is somebody who can do a really good job in that price range NW PA - NE OH). She is checking with the breeder of 1 of poodles to see if she can give me some training. (there is a distance issue though) The other poodle is a rescue (or so to say).
My wife and I have 2 aussies and a beagle/aussie mix. I have been doing the grooming on these for about 6 years. (The breeder taught me how.) From reading other post here I now know that I have some work cut out for myself.
I am trying to figure out what I still need to buy so I can do this. I currently have:
Grooming Table w/regular arm
6" thinning and straight sheers
Large assortment of brushes and combs
Super Duck Dryer
a palm sized Wahl trimmer (I am not impressed with it.)
Mars King coat brush
plenty of towels, MicroFibre Towel, and water absorbant towels (like for drying cars)
Dremel and scissor type nail trimmer.
I wash in a house tub/shower unit.
I am currently looking at buying:
Andis Clipper - 2 speed super or Ultra
- will also get cleaner, blade cooler, lube
- I need to figure out which size blades (Which - Wahl, Oster or Andis - Regular blades?)
Sheers (looking at Gator or Dubl Duck)(?Master Groom?)
- 10" straight
- curved?
Dryer
- Double K Airmax (would the 2000 AD work?)
Would a corded trimmer be recommended?
Besides exceeding my knowledge. How does my selection of tools look? Is there anything else that I might need?
BTW, I am paying for the tools and would like to keep the total under $500.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Kurt"
Thanks Hairdevl, Grinch, Kim, Helly and Rapuzzled
Blades and Clippers:
It looks like depending on the length of coat that my MIL wants I should be looking at 10 for the tail and feet (included with clipper)
a 30 for the feet and somewhere between a 3 and 7 for the body. Get a set of combs to make trimming the legs easier,
I will probably get the Andis Ultra Edge 2 speed Clippers from petedge since they include 10 and 7FC on special right now.
Also from petedge they have a special on Wahl blades.
Any particular combs work better than others?
Helly, I will take your advise and skip the blade cooler and get a piece marble flooring. Will it cool the blade quicker is you freeze the marble prior to using? You also indicated that the Wahl Clippers would run cooler, in looking at the specs I see that they run slower, therefore less heat. (That makes sense to me.) So, that would make low speed on the Andis the same as high on the Wahl, and if I use the Andis on low speed I should be fine. Right?
Scissors:
I will probably either get Dubl Duck or Heritage 10" straight and curved scissors.
Does anybody know of place where I can try different scissors? I just bought a new pair of thinning shears since my original pair did not fit my hand correctly. I travel on a regular basis between Erie PA, Youngstown OH, Canton/Akron OH, Cleveland OH, to just East of Toledo OH.
Books:
My MIL is supposed to already have "Poodle Clipping & Grooming: The International Reference" by Shirlee Kalstone.
I also picked up "ultimate doge grooming" by Eileen Geeson.
Is there a good reasonably priced video?
Dryer:
Is the Double K Airmax a good choice?
BTW, I will not be making any money on this. I am just trying to save my MIL some $$$.
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