A demonstration of my method for shaping a pointy batard loaf of bread. It assumes that the dough has already been preshaped into a ball, or boule (video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IbCylsGNL0&feature=channel_page)
For more about bread baking, I invite you to visit my blog, Wild Yeast, at http://www.wildyeastblog.com/