Course Description
Course Description
On this WOMOlife course you’ll learn:
- Crutching variations for
- full belly (for pre-lamb or prior to shearing)
- half belly (mainly done in the winter for easy access for lambs to feed)
- fan and back slam methods
- ring crutch method (four blows, used for dagging, pre-tup crutch for ram to go out, or general tidy up)
- Shearing Gear:
- handpiece and gear safety
- types of combs and cutters – how to set them up and use them
- how to clean and maintain gear
- how to tie your mocassins!
- Grinding:
- knowing when it’s time to grind or sharpen your gear
- the set up
- knowing all the parts of your gear and the grinder and Emery papers
- the stance – the position of the body
- how to grind, including hollow grind
You’ll need to watch these videos in order to progress your learning.
Course Content
Crutching
Crutching Methods: Overview
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Crutching Variations: full belly
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Crutching Variations: half belly
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Crutching Variations: pizzling / eye wigging
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Full Crutch: fan method
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Full Crutch: back slam method
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Ring Crutch: method and variations
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Shearing Gear
Gear: the Downtube
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Gear: Handpiece Safety
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EVO lock up Demo Video – Heiniger
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Gear: Types of Combs
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Gear: Setting up the Handpiece
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Gear: Set Up Winter Comb & Different Cutters
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Gear: Comb Details
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Gear: Maintaining the Handpiece
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Gear: Cleaning Combs & the Handpiece
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Gear: Clothing
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Gear: Tie Your Moccasins Trick
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Gear: Shopping List
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Gear: Comb Choice for Merino
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Gear: Dressing Combs
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Grinding
Grinding: Overview (no quiz)
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Grinding: Grinder Set Up & Parts
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Grinding: Set Up Emery Papers
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Grinding: Pendulum Set Up Cutters
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Grinding: Pendulum Set Up Combs
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Grinding: Body Position
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Grinding: Method & Maintenance
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Grinding: The Hollow Grind
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