Paul, is there any issue caused by going beyond 'just below the occipital bone'. ie, closer to the end of my nape hair? Your occipital bone might be closer to the end of your nape hair proportionately to mine . I don't know. If I go 'just' under the bone I think it would leave too much of my own hair and force me to have the piece hair longer in the back. If I shave more of my own hair in the back, and only leave a half to full inch, ideally, I will be going farther away from the occipital bone. So is there a downside to going farther down as it relates to how the piece attaches and how it behaves?