The practice of shearing sheep using hand shears, rather than a shearing machine.
blade shearing was demonstrated by the Australian champion
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By the early 1900s, blade shearing had all but died out in Australia.
Championship titles are to be decided in machine shearing, blade shearing, and wool handling.
Blade shearing often continued in high-country areas because it left sheep with a layer of wool for protection against the cold.
Standard machine shearing removes all the wool from the sheep, while blade shearing leaves 10 millimetres of wool still covering the sheep.
If not for Ford, blade shearing may well have died out altogether in the US.
There are areas in the world where blade shearing retains a cost-effective advantage over machine shearing.
Event features include blade shearing vs shearing machine, fleece-to-fabric-to-costumes (try some on and take photos), and the Victorian dairy (help make the butter).
He is the new champion of traditional blade shearing at the Golden Shears sheep-shearing championship.
She learned the traditional technique of blade shearing, using a special scissors-like tool that looks like an industrial-strength hair clipper.
Blade shearing, on a calm day, is quieter and more pleasant for all parties involved.