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Wondering how often you should sharpen your knives? Discover expert tips on sharpening and honing schedules to keep blades sharp, safe, and ready to use.

Typically used for daily maintenance, a steel honing rod is made of hardened steel, which can also sometimes be ...

If they’re properly sharpened, power hedge trimmers are a great time saver over manual trimmers for maintaining neat hedges and other landscaping. If your power trimmers are continually getting jammed ...

I love primitive and colonial tools like stone axe heads, bucksaws, and such—but I also love a modern chainsaw just as much. For many years, I have used chainsaws for farmwork, firewood cutting, trail ...

Wes Siler is your guide to leading a more exciting life in the great outdoors. As Outside’s outdoor lifestyle columnist, he writes about the intersections of science, news, politics, gear, vehicles ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? The Tools You’ll Need How to Tell When to Sharpen a Mower Blade How Sharp Should a ...

“A dull knife is a dangerous knife.” If you have never heard that saying before I can confirm its validity for you. It’s true because a dull knife requires you to work harder. When your knife is sharp ...

There are plenty of pocket knife enthusiasts in the world, but not nearly as many knife sharpening enthusiasts. This means many knife owners are walking around with dull pocket knives, and they’re not ...

Sharpening your lawn mower's blades should not only form part of your regular maintenance schedule, but it's also essential to ensuring a nice, clean cut on your lawn. If you notice the finish after a ...