1. To do a flat top haircut, you will need materials such as hair clipper detachable steel blades a hair clipper. Also, you must have also decided on how much hair you're cutting.
2. Since you are just learning how to do this, always start cutting from the temple and move straight to the bottom of the hair in a regular pattern.
3. The next thing to do is to clip the back of the head so that it maintains the same level as the two sides of the head. Also, make sure you round the sides of the head and the back as you are moving to the top.
4. Before you begin to clip the top, you will need to apply an appropriate gel, after which you blow-dry the hair and comb so that you will know the maximum height of the hair.
5. You will need to position your client's head and begin to clip the top hair starting at one side, after which you move the clipper to the other side until the second has the same height as the former. Then, comb the hair properly, after which you can around the sides and the back one more time depending on the shape of the head of your client.