Step-by-Step Instructions and Pictures: How to Sharpen Garden Tools
By David Radtke
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Sharpen Your Hedge Shears With Long, Broad Strokes of the File: Hedge shears are perhaps the most abused garden tools. Because of their huge blades, it’s tempting to use them as pruning shears. They’re designed for cutting green wood only, no thicker than 3/8 in. Cutting thick branches or dried wood can stress the pivot nut and even bend the blades slightly.