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 ...

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 ...

—it’s a dull knife. Once that blade is dull, it forces a person to misuse a knife, resulting in problems. Traps don’t get carved right. Meat doesn’t come off the bone of your deer right. And, in ...

While sharpening stones can work well, buffing wheels offer a quick and effective alternative method for tool sharpening. The best way to sharpen tools, such as wood chisels, plane irons and knives, ...

I have an edged tool obsession. I collect and use everything from carving knives to axes to everyday carry blades. That also means I have a lot of edge maintenance to do, and I’m currently using a ...