Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? You probably sharpen your kitchen knives on a regular basis, but when’s the last time ...

After years of use, scissors can become dull, making cutting difficult. But rather than sentencing them to a life in the back of a junk drawer, you also have the option of sharpening them. Here’s the ...

Knowing what tool is used to sharpen knives will save you a headache when you find that yours are becoming dull. Most of the time you don’t need a power tool or an expensive knife-sharpening system to ...

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 ...

George Katsumoto of Grand Prairie sharpens scissors at the Jo-Ann store on Preston Road in Dallas one day a week. In the foreground is a pair of vintage red scissors in a bird-shaped sewing caddy.