2. Gather your materials To sharpen your pruning shears, you will need a diamond tool, a whetstone or a metal file. These use much the same method to sharpen the blade, but handheld tools such as the ...

Unlike garden shears, which are similar to scissors in design, loppers are designed for use with both hands, which allows the user to exert greater force for cutting large branches. “Loppers are ...

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