Knives with a higher carbon content are more prone to rust and staining. After honing and sharpening, a quick swipe with this ...

Sharpening knives can be intimidating. To achieve the best result, you need to maintain a consistent angle between the blade and your sharpening tool, and different angles impact the performance of ...

Before the spring gardening season begins, prepare by sharpening your garden tools. Sharp tools are safer and easier for you to use and healthier for your plants, according to Julie Janoski, Plant ...

Fall is a great time to take stock of your gardening and other bladed tools, and get them in pristine shape before they're put away for the season. Sharpening tools like shovels, hoes, pruning shears, ...

Alena Joling explains how to take care of your bladed garden tools. Alena Joling, owner of Moleta: Artisanal Sharpening, explains how to take care of your bladed garden tools in order to maximize ...

Like any professional service, whether it's dry-cleaning or lawn mowing, using a knife sharpening service will save you time and hassle. While folks regularly hire trusted professionals for a wide ...

What is sharpness really? What constitutes a cutting knife’s edge? Is there such a thing as the “best knife?” Questions of metallurgical metaphysics come up easily in conversation with the knife ...

While we’re still very much a society that will dispose of something too quickly, more and more folks are adopting the recycling mindset. We’re having items repaired or updated before tossing them ...

1. I was sent photos by Charlyn Moltane from Fountain Valley that showed large brown spots on the leaves of a Bacon avocado tree. Initially, I thought the problem was sunburn since avocado leaves are ...

Last summer, we featured Cody Berg of The Sharpening Company, a local entrepreneur offering convenient professional sharpening service for kitchen knives, scissors and garden tools. Berg’s model is ...