Southdown
Loving the herd life
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We shear our own sheep (albeit we are far from being professionals, it's more of a git-r-done). I have an Oster Showmaster. It came with one cutter and one blade/comb. It worked fine overall, but I need to learn what the different blades are used for. Our blade that came with the unit worked good for the main torso of the animal, but it was not useful for the belly, legs, or face areas. The belly area is so close to the skin and is often tagged and gummy wool. It didn't cut through those areas (or else it would have cut). I trimmed a lot of the bellies with a scissors. Legs and faces were a lot of scissors also. So my question to all of you shearers is, what are the different blades and their respective uses? What blades will work best for bellies, legs, faces versus the upper bodies?
I always look forward to how clean and nice the sheep look after shearing time, but boy I do dread the hard work of it all. It is so back breaking!
I always look forward to how clean and nice the sheep look after shearing time, but boy I do dread the hard work of it all. It is so back breaking!