It is made in a wide range of weights from delicate sheers to coarse sheeting. Some items commonly found on Christmas tree farms are insecticide sprayers, tractors, and shaper sheers. Much of the work could have been done using simple sheers operated by a windlass. Sheers has played Wilfred Owen on stage and has presented arts programmes for BBC Wales. Resistance is an alternative history novel by Welsh poet and author Owen Sheers. There was even a proposal for a high crane, to replace masting sheers at Woolwich. During his time at New College, Sheers captained the Oxford University Modern Pentathlon team. Sheers insisted that the film be shot in and around the Black Mountains. In this work, Sheers traces the travels of his great-great-uncle, Arthur Shearly Cripps. By the 18th century, such sheers were a necessity in any large shipyard. Owen Sheers was awarded the prize in September 2018. It is based on the novel of the same name by Owen Sheers. The Dust Diaries is an award-winning book by Owen Sheers, published in 2004. The map is prominently featured in the 2007 novel "Resistance" by Owen Sheers. The sheers weighed 100 tons and the traveller weighed 22 tons.