Whether it’s a chisel, ax, or pruning shears–dull tools not only make work harder but also increase the risk of injury. Why this is the case and how to easily sharpen dull blades with a whetstone is ...

Few things are as exciting for DIY enthusiasts as cracking open a fresh set of tools. Who can blame them? New tools, after all, seem to hold endless possibilities when it comes to tackling your next ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to restore the edge of a heavily damaged chisel using a slow speed grinder and water stones.

Tools lose their edge and become dull. That’s a fact of their existence. But it’s also a fact that they need not stay that way. Sharpening nearly anything, from a shovel to a putty knife to a plane to ...