Sheep Shear Making - Burgon & Ball Ltd (1993)

[@keithrhodes7386]

I used to walk past the La Plata works every morning and evening on my way to and from Myers Grove school between 1980 and 1985, and I have a pair of Burgon & Ball shears at home for gardening.

[@columjevens4612]

After seeing them being made , I’d say you treasure them 👍

[@jcerasmus4389]

"Whale type oil, enviromentally friendly" Sheffield setting the trend again. Good stuff

[@chapiit08]

The Burgon & Ball No.125 single bow shear commercialized in Argentina and Chile under the name "Bigornia" ( Spanish for double horned anvil) was, and still is, the most sold sheep and horse mane shearing tool in this part of the world for more than a hundred years now, overshadowing many other brands, like Ward, Guy Fawkes, F Herder & Co., Arbolito, Stubai, etc.

[@whitacrebespoke]

I have a small set of the double bows in this video from about 1998 still used for dagging sheep

[@yp77738yp77739]

I wonder if these were a carbon or a stainless blade? You’d think that sheering a soggy fleece would rust a carbon steel in no time at all. But all that oiling suggests it wasn’t stainless.

[@jeremylastname873]

They’re made from carbon steel, quenched in a “fast” quench oil, such as Park’s 50. Lanolin is a good rust-prevention oil, but regular cleaning and oiling is important for carbon steel tools.

[@dannomite123]

Click go the shears boys. Click, click click

[@peterparsons7141]

I just had a look at the local farm supply. They had most of the shears shown in this video, and a few additional types. All from this manufacturer, and the PRICES WERE VERY FAIR ! I expected the prices to be unaffordable, but the prices were relatively inexpensive. Seriously these are underpriced for something handmade and good quality.

[@chapiit08]

Get one while they are still around with the Made in England stamp, just to look at it if anything lol!

[@deancunningham3905]

It’s almost all old guys.

[@davidbnsmessex.5953]

That’s because youngsters can only operate keyboards ! .

[@jeremylastname873]

It WAS almost all “old” guys. The times, they are a-changin’

[@Jungleland33]

Yeah, because they're not too precious to get their hands dirty.

[@phillipmaciver3226]

Sadly no more...the smell of the hot oils used to fill the air around Malin Bridge like a pungent sweet bouquet.

[@oldergeologist]

The company is still operating in Sheffield in another location manufacturing garden tools.

[@johngibson3837]

Went to this factory late 90s or early 20s doing some tree work for them was nice getting shown around when doing the quote, a pair of these shears had been at my grans house since before I was born in the 60s still got them

[@jardah81]

Hello, when was this movie filmed?

[@KenHawleyCollectionTrust]

Date in the title about 1993

[@jardah81]

@@KenHawleyCollectionTrust im blind :)) thank you.

[@whitecanegamer]

@@jardah81 There's a lot of information at the start of the video that doesn't have a voiceover/naration. I'm blind too so my young lad read it for me. If there's anything else you need to know I'm sure if you pop a comment on here someone will help you out.