Shears

Shears are one of the 8 types of tools, that are mainly used to shear Sheep and to obtain Cobwebs, Leaves, Vines and Tall Grass.

Uses
The main use of Shears is to harvest Wool from Sheep without killing them. Upon shearing a Sheep, the player will get 1-3 Wool, the color of which will depend on the color of the Sheep sheared. Shears can also be used on Leaves, Vines, Dead Bushes,Tall Grass, Iron Golems, and Mooshrooms to obtain the respective block. It can also be used to destroy wool blocks faster while it takes no durability damage.

Crafting
2 Iron Ingots => 1 Shears

Trivia

 * Unlike most other tools, Shears have no upgrades.
 * Shears mine Stone slightly faster than hand.
 * Exclusive Feature: After Update 0.12.1, Shears can be used to remove the head of a Snow Golem.
 * Shears are unique in that they are one of few tools to not require Sticks to craft, the others being Flint and Steel, Clocks and Compasses.
 * Shears can also be used to shear Mooshrooms for Red Mushrooms. After shearing it the Moosroom turns into a Cow.
 * Shears now make noise as of 0.12.1