What do you use to trim your shearlings?

[RyanCope]

I wanted to answer a question on another thread by starting a new one. What do some of you use to trim your shearlings? I use an old Sunbeam Shearmaster model EW311A, with a PC-10 blade. I don't know if those model numbers are even relevant today. The rotary blade has 3 teeth, and the fixed blade has 10. These shears were given to me by the man I learned from and were a far cry better than the shearling/blade combo I was using which had 17/30 tooth count.

Ryan Cope

[greg gomersall]

Ryan I use a set of the ol fashioned manual sheep shears and then touch up with scissors. Greg

[bruce johnson]

I use Oster A5 clippers with #10 blades.

[jwwright]

I have been using some Oster clippers also...........although, as Ryan pointed out correctly.............I need to do a better job with it. JW

[Go2Tex]

I'm still too cheap to buy clippers. But hey, ya gotta admit I do a pretty fair job with those scissors.

[ArtS]

I use Oster A5 clippers with #10 blades.

This is the same thing that I use. My A5 horse clippers.

Art

[kiwidownunder]

I have a pair of dog clippers, which has those plastic attachments for different hair lengths which I have used, but large areas I found the good old Sheep Shears ( hand Blades) work great. My father taught me how to use them, how to keep them super sharp.

Kiwi

[steve mason]

Howdy JW;

I use medical scissors, the type they use in the emerg room to cut your boot off, my doctor gave them to me about 15 years ago, he told me that they could cut a penny in half, for the first few years I had them I would cut any penny in half that I could. Maybe if I didn't cut all that money up I could afford a pair of clippers cause they sure cost a fair chunk of change.

Steve

[Bob]

I have oster sheep clippers, works especially good where you lace the skirts together, trims nice an close. I used scissors for years. the clippers do a much nicer, clean & even trim. They're old, but sharp. toke em on trade for some repairs. works for me.

[kseidel]

I have two electric clippers. My favorite is an Oster Power Pro cordless clipper with dual batteries in a dual recharging station. The blade is a # 78916-536 Blocking blade. It does a great job on woolskin and is easy to handle. I also have a set of Stewart Showmaster sheep shear clippers with P7112 blades. These are made for closer shearing of sheep, and work well for skirts. They are large and more awkward to handle and are fairly heavy. They also do not cut as close as the others.

Please do not take offense, but anyone who is a professional saddlemaker should have a set of electric clippers for trimming skirts. We spend thousands on stitchers and many hundreds for hand tools and stamping tools. A good set of clippers cost around $200. This is a small price to pay for the superior results. It is just part of the cost of being in business. It may not be necessary for a hobbyist, but no professional should be without a good set of clippers.

Respectfully,

Keith Seidel

[Go2Tex]

...............Please do not take offense, but anyone who is a professional saddlemaker should have a set of electric clippers for trimming skirts. We spend thousands on stitchers and many hundreds for hand tools and stamping tools. A good set of clippers cost around $200. This is a small price to pay for the superior results. It is just part of the cost of being in business. It may not be necessary for a hobbyist, but no professional should be without a good set of clippers.

Respectfully,

Keith Seidel

Alright alright...'nuf said. Ya shamed me into it. heheh

[Bob]

Sometimes it's best to be quiet and thought a fool, than to open yer mouth and remove all doubt....