Bob Hobden wrote:

"Mark Allison" wrote in message

I need to sharpen my secateurs, but I can't seem to find a sharpening
steel in any garden centre. Can I just use the kitchen one? Or do I need
something else?



Use a small sharpening stone or one of those fantastic "Pocket Whetstones
with folding handles" by DMT.
http://www.trendmachinery.co.uk/diam...mt_tools.shtml
Not cheap but nothing good ever is (and you could chuck away your kitchen
steel then).

Thanks Bob, Looking at that website it looks like I should go for an
extra coarse stone. Do I go for pocket, mini, keyring, one with a
folding handle? There's too much choice. I want to sharpen the following:

Axe
Rotary mower
Secateurs
Shears
Pocket knife

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