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Blade shearing is the style of [[sheep shearing]] and other animals with fiber([[alpaca]], [[llama]], goats etc) with a set of specialized scissors. It is practiced in many parts of the world as both an occupation and a sport. Commercial blade shearers shear on average 140 sheep in an 8hour working day, but some will shear over 200 sheep in a day<ref>http://www.farmweekly.com.au/news/agriculture/sheep/wool/wimmera-blade-shearer-keeps-on-clicking/2622528.aspx</ref>.

==History[[File:Close_up_of_hand_shearer.jpg|300x300px|Close up of hand shearer]] ==

==History==

Shearing is said to be one of the oldest occupations, as people needed fiber to make garments. Originally sheep and other animals were shorn using sharp glass or metal taking tufts of fiber at a time to harvest the fiber but slowly man adapted scissor-like blades to make the job easier. Machine shearing was invented in the early 1880's<ref>http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/shearing/page-2</ref> and slowly took over as the main form of shearing, but there is still a place for blade shearing in certain environments and also as a sport.