Gardening is a rewarding pursuit, but it can quickly become frustrating if your tools aren’t up to the task. Dull tools can make even the simplest gardening tasks feel like a chore. Fortunately, ...

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 ...

In Japanese cuisine, the beauty of sushi and sashimi depends not only on fresh fish and perfectly seasoned rice, but also on how cleanly each slice is made. A properly sharpened Japanese knife glides ...

In this episode of Ask Matt, I demonstrate how to sharpen a heavily damaged chisel using a slow speed grinder and water stones. Trump bashes late director Rob Reiner, drawing immediate backlash With ...

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 ...

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 ...

So your spokeshave isn't shaving spokes like it used to. Or, more likely, you're not getting nice, even, curled shavings from the edges of hardwood boards like you did before working with all that Ipe ...

You know what they say about dull knives: They're much more dangerous than sharp ones. Well, the same applies to your chainsaw, except the stakes are a little higher, because rather than a standard ...