Learn how to tell if your scissors are dull or damaged—and the simple sharpening techniques that can bring them back to life.

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.

Finish the process by using a strop or a honing rod to polish the edge and remove the burr. This finishing touch is essential, as leaving the burr can make the knife seem sharp initially, but the edge ...

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 ...

During my bowhunter safety course, the instructors showed us a video of Fred Bear sharpening a broadhead with a mill file while discussing the importance of sharp broadheads. The instructors then ...

A sharp knife isn’t just sharper, it’s a safer, more efficient, more precise tool. And, like most people, your knives are probably dull. Here’s how to fix that quickly, easily and cheaply. Why do you ...

Andee Gosnell is a San Francisco born, Birmingham-based food photographer, writer, and recipe developer with five years experience who loves cooking and sharing her love of food through photographs.