We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The beauty of land ownership is that your yard work never seems to end; however, with some well-performing tools, maintenance is just a little ...

Dear Carol: I have a collection of gardening tools that require sharpening, manual hedge shears, clippers, small shears, etc. Any suggestions on sharpening garden tools? -- K.B., Onondaga Hill. Dear K ...

I use my pruning shears more than any other garden tool, and although it may seem strange to admit, I have a fondness for them. My pruning shears get used almost every time I step into my garden, and ...

Take apart tools like pruning shears, hedge shears and loppers to make their blades more accessible for sharpening. Look at any blade and you'll see that it's beveled on either one or both sides: one ...

13:28, Tue, Apr 28, 2020 Updated: 13:28, Tue, Apr 28, 2020 As Britons stay home under the Government's lockdown guidelines, many are putting their time and energy into tidying up their garden. With a ...

Get to know the blade. Put on gloves and safety goggles before you start, then secure one handle of your shears in a table vise. With a coarse, bastard-cut mill file in hand, “inspect the blade for ...

As soon as grass grows and hedges sprout, legions of mowers and trimmers cart their dull tools to sharpeners, guys who work the grindstones. According to craftsmen I spoke with last week, the ...