Author Topic: Hand shears?  (Read 4416 times)

nutterly_uts

  • Joined Jul 2014
  • Jersey - for now :)
Hand shears?
« on: August 04, 2014, 10:57:02 pm »
Looking to get the BF a present and he's a sheep man through and through - shepherds as part of his job and shows part of his own flock.

Thought about a new pair of hand shears, but am a bit clueless  :-\
Is there a specific make/kind considered the bees knees or is it down to individual preference?

If its a daft idea, then other ideas welcome :)
« Last Edit: August 04, 2014, 11:01:54 pm by nutterly_uts »

SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Shears?
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2014, 11:05:27 pm »
Choice of hand shears is a bit down to personal preference, you might have to give him a voucher to choose his own!

I like Burgen and Ball, so maybe the Super Shear?

Same with foot knives.  I had BH buy me one of the really sharp curved ones, (farrier style) and he liked it so much I never got to use it ::)
Don't listen to the money men - they know the price of everything and the value of nothing

Live in a cohousing community with small farm for our own use.  Dairy cows (rearing their own calves for beef), pigs, sheep for meat and fleece, ducks and hens for eggs, veg and fruit growing

sarahdean_66

  • Joined May 2012
  • Yelling Cambridgeshire
Re: Hand shears?
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2014, 01:04:08 pm »
Ihave bought a set if topiary shears from eBay. Basically got the cheapest tht were the type I liked. Worked very well to hand shear my 6 tht I did.

Ideation

  • Joined Apr 2014
Re: Hand shears?
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2014, 05:07:31 pm »
B&B

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: Hand shears?
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2014, 07:32:33 pm »
jakoti

Hellybee

  • Joined Feb 2010
    • www.blaengwawrponies.co.uk
Re: Hand shears?
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2014, 10:06:05 pm »
I got just plain ol farmers co op ones, would love some b and b s, but I did treat myself to some jakotis in the RW, but hells teeth they're vicious, but excellent too x
« Last Edit: August 05, 2014, 10:09:36 pm by Hellybee »

nutterly_uts

  • Joined Jul 2014
  • Jersey - for now :)
Re: Hand shears?
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2014, 10:20:49 pm »
Thank you all  :thumbsup:

Am googling away all suggestions :)

Auld Cairnallochy

  • Joined Oct 2012
  • Aberdeenshire
Re: Hand shears?
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2014, 09:21:46 am »
Get Trafalgar best on the market, the rest are rubbish

mowhaugh

  • Joined Jul 2013
  • Scottish Borders
    • Facebook
Re: Hand shears?
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2014, 12:48:47 pm »
The only present I have ever given my husband which he actually looked pleased with (other than chocolate or beer) was this:

http://www.journeyman-leather.co.uk/agricultural8.html

He wears them both on his belt, and it means he can have two bottles of whatever (most recently Rycoben and Dysect) on his back without having a gun dangling, and his shears handy.


nutterly_uts

  • Joined Jul 2014
  • Jersey - for now :)
Re: Hand shears?
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2014, 03:59:17 pm »
Mowhaugh that looks fab.. looks like I have Christmas sorted as well!!

Thanks everyone :) Mr Hard-to-buy-for just got easy :D

 

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