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2. Blade shearing - Wikipedia

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   Double bow shears are by far the most common as they are the most versatile. Single bow shears and inverse bowed shears offer more resistance and are mostly only used for tough shearing sheep. They come in varying lengths from about 10 cm (4 inches) to 18.5 cm (7.25 inches). [3] Most blade shears can be used straight from the factory.

3. Sheep shearing - Wikipedia

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   Shears and cowbells c. 250 AD Spain. Sheep shearing is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year (depending upon dialect, a sheep may be said to have been "shorn", "sheared" or "shore" [in Australia]).

4. Crutching - Wikipedia

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   Blade shears may be used, especially where an individual sheep is particularly dirty, or flystruck. Generally, whole flocks are treated together. A mechanical shearing handpiece is used, and the graziers sit the sheep between their legs and shear the required portion of the sheep, leaving the main fleece to continue growing. There are also many ...

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   But reproductions glutted the market, and today, with tastes often skewing toward the modern, tools from pitchforks to sheep shears, and sickles to pulleys, can easily be scored on for well under $50.

6. Grab One of These Top Pruning Shears to Tend to Your ... - AOL

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   The shears come with a 20 volt battery and brushless motor, so instead of relying on your hand strength, the pruning shears slice through branches and stems with the press of a button.

7. Sheep shearer - Wikipedia

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   On 2 March 2007, Broomehill shearer Brendan Boyle set the world 24-hour sheep shearing record by shearing 841 full wool Merino sheep, and in the process raised over $20,000 for the fight against prostate cancer. It was the first time a record has been set in 24 hours sheep shearing.