Barber Chair Design

*EXPIRES 8/31/11. *Excludes color mats & other special order items, previous orders, sale, clearance, package deals, & shipping charges. 1 coupon per customer. Online order discount will be applied during order processing.

Styling Chair - K1108

All Purpose Chair - K2315

Great for Skin Care, Pedicure, Shampoo, Barbers, Tattoo Artists!

Vented Manicure Table - KL-KE100V

Available in Cherry Top & Black Color

Styling Chair - K1175 - Styling Chair -K1108 - Styling Chair - K1107

Special Order Colors Available!

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July Specials

Keller International — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:07:14 GMT

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March Anniversary Sale!

Keller International — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:40:16 GMT

We're celebrating our 10th anniversary! Take 15% off one item. Does not expire til 8/31/11. Use now, or save for later!

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February Specials & NEW Items

Keller International — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:09:52 GMT

See our NEW styling station furniture...

New Items with Antique Style. Styling Station K7002, Double Sided Styling Station K7003, & Styling Station K7001.

Shear and Scissors Sale - Prices Slashed up to 50% OFF! Limited Time Offer: orders of $3,000 or more recieve FREE Choice of Shears! (excludes Pro shear set KD550/575)

February Special: 5% off $1000, 6% off $2000, 8% off $4000

*does not apply to sale/clearance, special orders, package deals & shipping charges. Expires 2/28/11.

What equipment do I need to open a salon or barber shop?

Keller International — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:42:54 GMT

Opening a barbershop or even a salon can be a challenging job. There are many rules and regulations governing the industry usually set by the state boards and by the city codes and ordinances. Many cities have barbering educators who are licensed to teach in their shop or school and who have a wealth of knowledge of what’s required in your city to be able to run a violation free shop. They typically love the business and love talking about it. If you can seek out their support you will have an advantage in getting started. Now lets talk about learning the old fashion way and researching it yourself by reading the rules and regulations. The best sources for finding information regarding specific requirements is from your State Boards or Regulatory Commission. But you still have to deal with your city or town building and occupancy codes to get a “C of O” approval (Certificate of Occupancy). We have compiled an alphabetical list by States and their web addresses related to the regulation of barbering and cosmetology. Remember each state requires different things but some important safety items have been a Sharps Container (used razor blade disposal), certificates / licenses displayed and have on file a MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for every chemical you use.

Lets start with the Basics or MUST have items:

A shampoo sink / chair combo with hot and cold running water
A styling chair, all purpose chair or barber chair, one per person
One hand held or hood dryer with or without the chair
One work station (wall mount, stationary), per person
A disinfectant container with disinfectant or sterilizing solution
Seating accommodations in reception area
Cabinet for clean towels and supplies
A receptacle for used towels
Reception Desk
Floor Mats
Child Booster Seat

The best places to get the information you need on the equipment requirements for a Salon or Barbershop is your local Chamber of Commerce and your state board.

The following links are to all of the State Boards:

Alabama www.aboc.state.al.us/
Alaska www.commerce.state.ak.us/occ/pbah.htm
Arizona www.cosmetology.state.az.us/
Arkansas www.arkansas.gov/cos
California www.barbercosmo.ca.gov/
Colorado www.dora.state.co.us/barbers_cosmetologists
Connecticut www.ct-clic.com/
Delaware www.dpr.delaware.gov/boards/cosmetology/index.shtml
District of Columbia www.asisvcs.com/indhome_fs.asp?CPCAT=2009STATEREG
Florida www.myflorida.com/dbpr/pro/cosmo/cos_index.shtml
Georgia www.sos.georgia.gov/plb/cosmetology/default.htm
Hawaii www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/barber/
Idaho www.adm.idaho.gov/
Illinois www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/cosmo.asp
Indiana www.in.gov/pla/2302.htm
Iowa www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure/board_home.asp?board=cos
Kansas www.kansas.gov/kboc/
Kentucky www.kbhc.ky.gov/schools.htm
Louisiana www.lsbc.louisiana.gov/
Maine www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/barbers/index.htm
Maryland www.dllr.state.md.us/license/occprof/cos.html
Massachusetts www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/hd/index.htm
Michigan www.michigan.gov/cosmetology
Minnesota www.bceboard.state.mn.us/
Mississippi www.msbc.state.ms.us/
Missouri www.pr.mo.gov/cosbar.asp
Montana www.mt.gov/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/cos_board/contacts.asp
Nebraska www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/mhcs/cosindex.htm
Nevada www.cosmetology.nv.gov/
New Hampshire www.nh.gov.cosmet/
New Jersey www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/nonmedical/coshair.htm
New Mexico www.rld.state.nm.us/barber_cosmo/index.html
New York http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lcns/professions/barber/barber.html
North Carolina www.cosmetology.state.nc.us/
North Dakota http://www.nd.gov/sos/licensing/
Ohio www.cos.ohio.gov/
Oklahoma www.cosmo.state.ok.us/
Oregon http://www.oregon.gov/OHLA/COS/index.shtml
Pennsylvania www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/view.asp?a=1104&q=432561
Rhode Island www.health.ri.gov/hsr/professions/hair_barb.php
South Carolina www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/cosmetology/
South Dakota www.state.sd.us/dol/boards/cos/
Tennessee www.state.tn.us/commerce/boards/cosmo/index.html
Texas www.state.tx.us/category.jsp?categoryId=9.3
Utah www.business.utah.gov/business//starting.html
Vermont www.vtprofessionals.org/opr1/cosmetologists/
Virginia http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/dporweb/bnc_main.cfm
Washington www.dol.wa.gov/business/cosmetology/lawsrules.html
West Virgina www.wvdhhr.org/wvbc/
Wisconsin www.drl.wi.gov/boards/bac/
Wyoming www.cosmetology.state.wy.us/

Barber Chair K2006A Featured in "Hair vs. Hair" Event with Donuld Trump & Vince McMahon

Keller International — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:20:48 GMT

Keller International Barber Chair K2006A was in the center of the Wrestling ring for the “Hair vs. Hair” shaving event with Donald Trump and Vince McMahon! Watch the video below.

Mr McMahon VS Donald Trump [Hair VS Hair] [PARTIE 1] (WM23)
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Barber Chair Quality Concerns

Keller International — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:47:12 GMT

Barber Chair Quality

Wow what a year!! I can't believe that some people are selling barber chairs of such poor quality. It's such a shame that so many of barber chairs look alike from the picture or at least close and when you receive them they are marginally acceptable for usage. This is what I tell people, “If a cheap barber chair weighs 125 lbs and a Keller International barber chair weighs 225 lbs, which one do you think is going to last”. That's right the barber chair with the steel in it !!!!

Shopping for Barber Chairs

When shopping for barber chairs you need to take a lot of quality and reliability factors into account. The main SAFETY factor is the diameter and steel thickness of the barber chair base plate. A round chrome base plate should be a minimum of 660mm in diameter (26.2 inches) and a steel thickness of about 1/8 of an inch (.100 to .125 inches). Many barber chair manufacturers are using undersized all-purpose chair pumps and bases (600mm = 24 inches) for barber chairs with disastrous results. This makes for an unsafe condition and poor reliability since the base is too small, the steel thickness is too thin and the pump disc eventually fractures at the pump bolt connections. Not only is the pump base too small, but to offset that fatal error, they moved the pump to the chair mounting bracket toward the rear of the chair; this prevents it from flipping over backwards when in the reclined shaving position. However this causes the chair to flip forward if you slide forward on the seat during a normal haircut. I had another manufacturers chair here and I could not even sit normally in the chair without it flipping it forward. I have no clue how someone could ever sell a barber chair of such poor design.

Barber Chair Hydraulic Pumps

Barber chair hydraulic pumps are another story. Pump shaft size is important (35mm to 40mm) and the weight lifting capacity of the hydraulic pump (400lbs) is a major factor. Basically the pump needs to be massive in size for a barber chair, that’s if you want a long lasting sturdy chair. Unfortunately pump capacity ratings from a lot of barber chair manufacturers are over inflated, stating their maximum lift on a good day without any safety factor built into it.

Barber Chair Design

Finally we get down to barber chair design basics, which is the barber chair steel frame construction; it needs to be rugged and not flimsy (basically put some steel in it). Many imported manufacturers just use a couple of steel crossbars for their framing which is marginal for sturdiness. The Keller Barber chair model K2006 series has a full solid 1/4” thick steel plate for the entire underside of the chair. Remember the old cast iron barber chairs, they were solid and extremely heavy. It’s too bad we can’t afford to make them like that any more. But I will put the Keller K2006A barber chair up against the old heavy duty ones any day. It’s a very rugged chair.

Ask Donald Trump and Vince McMahon, whose barber chair they bought for the WWE Battle of the Billionaire’s. Yep, Keller International K2006A was in the center of the Wrestling ring for the “Hair vs. Hair” shaving event! Well actually it was the WWE ( World Wrestling Entertainment ) that bought it, they should have just asked us, we would have given it to them for free.

We, at Keller International are an engineering based company and have strived through the years to continually improve and demand high quality in both our designs and finished products from our factories.