Chuck Reid barber at The Shop

February 5, 2017

Chuck Reid, 37, lost his hand when he was 15 years old from being struck by a train. A year later when he was 16 him and his dad went to a barbershop to get their hair cut which was overwhelmingly expensive, his father then gave him a pair of clippers and he said, He had to learn how to cut hair. He is now the owner of The Shop in Cape Girardeau.

Andrew J. Whitaker

ANDREW J. WHITAKER ~ awhitaker@semissourian Chuck Reid, 37, owner of The Shop, trims his beard in the mirror before opening up Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at 821 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. "When I was 16 years old my dad and I went to a barbershop to get our hair cut and paid $50 dollars for the both of us, the next day I find a pair of clippers on my bed and he said, I had to learn how to cut hair." Reid said.

David Stewart gets a haircut by Chuck Reid at The Shop Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at 821 Broadway in Cape Girardeau.

"This is what you look like now." Chuck Reid (not pictured) said after cutting David Stewart's hair at The Shop Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at 821 Broadway in Cape Girardeau.

Between haircuts Chuck Reid sweeps up remains of hair at The Shop Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at 821 Broadway in Cape Girardeau.

When he was 15 years old Chuck Reid was struck by a train causing him to lose his hand. A year later he began to cut his own hair and his family. Now he is the owner and barber of The Shop. James Brown, left, tells Chuck Reid, right, how he wants his hair cut Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at 821 Broadway in Cape Girardeau.

Chuck Reid trims behind the ear of James Brown at The Shop Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at 821 Broadway in Cape Girardeau.

For about 10 years Chuck Reid has been cutting hair at The Shop and since the last four he has been the owner. Chuck Reid adjusts clippers to use to cut Quinton Davis's hair Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at 821 Broadway in Cape Girardeau.

David Stewart sits in the barber chair as he gets a haircut by Chuck Reid at The Shop Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at 821 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. Stewart has been coming to Reid ever since Reid was in barber school several years back.

Anthony Boyce gets a hair cut by Chuck Reid at The Shop Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at 821 Broadway in Cape Girardeau.

Quinton Davis talks and laughs with Chuck Reid as gets his hair cut at The Shop Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at 821 Broadway in Cape Girardeau.

Chuck Reid gives James Brown a haircut at The Shop Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at 821 Broadway in Cape Girardeau.

Anthony Boyce gets a hair cut by Chuck Reid at The Shop Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at 821 Broadway in Cape Girardeau.

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