Step-by-Step Instructions and Pictures: How to Sharpen Garden Tools

By David Radtke
Sharpen your hedge shears, pruning shears and grass clippers at home with simple tools. Read an overview for how to sharpen garden tools.
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Sharpening Pruning Shears Demands a Steady Hand: This tool is by far the fussiest garden tool to sharpen. The principle is the same as for hedge shears, but filing along the curved blade (Photo 4) asks a great deal of your fine motor skills. The other half of the pruning shears (Photo 5) has a thick, blunt blade that the sharp curved blade cuts against. This heavier blunt blade is one reason this tool is able to cut branches more than 1 in. thick. The blunt blade needs a crisp 90-degree edge. Think of the edge on a freshly cut piece of granite. Both the top and the side surfaces are flat, and where they meet you’ll find a crisp, sharp edge.
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