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Sharpening seceteurs
Hi,
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? Thanks. -- Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP http://www.markallison.co.uk |
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"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). -- Regards Bob Some photos of my plants at..... |
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"Mark Allison" wrote in message ... Hi, 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? Thanks. -- Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP http://www.markallison.co.uk Mark, at the risk of teaching my grandmother to suck eggs, do you know what you are doing? Secateurs, shears and scissors with a cross over action only have the outer edge sharpened. Try to out a nice edge by sharpwning BOTH side, and you might as well throw them away. Having said that and ducking 'cos you knew', I use an ordinary carpenters oil stone on all scissors shears and secateurs. Mike |
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Very simply an emery covered nail file does a good job. Both sides of the
blade ONLY if it's an 'anvil' cut. It is, however, easy to make a poor edge even worse; if you have no sharpening experience. Best Wishes Brian. "Mike" wrote in message ... "Mark Allison" wrote in message ... Hi, 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? Thanks. -- Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP http://www.markallison.co.uk Mark, at the risk of teaching my grandmother to suck eggs, do you know what you are doing? Secateurs, shears and scissors with a cross over action only have the outer edge sharpened. Try to out a nice edge by sharpwning BOTH side, and you might as well throw them away. Having said that and ducking 'cos you knew', I use an ordinary carpenters oil stone on all scissors shears and secateurs. Mike |
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Brian wrote:
Very simply an emery covered nail file does a good job. Both sides of the blade ONLY if it's an 'anvil' cut. It is, however, easy to make a poor edge even worse; if you have no sharpening experience. Best Wishes Brian. "Mike" wrote in message ... I have no sharpening experience at all, except sharpening the kitchen knives. I don't know whether my secateurs are 'anvil' or not either, how do I know? I guess it's a skill I should learn because then I could sharpen my mower, axe, shears, and all my three pairs of secateurs. -- Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP http://www.markallison.co.uk |
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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 -- Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP http://www.markallison.co.uk |
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In article , Mark Allison home@mark
allison.no.tinned.meat.co.uk writes Brian wrote: Very simply an emery covered nail file does a good job. Both sides of the blade ONLY if it's an 'anvil' cut. It is, however, easy to make a poor edge even worse; if you have no sharpening experience. Best Wishes Brian. "Mike" wrote in message ... I have no sharpening experience at all, except sharpening the kitchen knives. I don't know whether my secateurs are 'anvil' or not either, how do I know? Anvil is when the blade lands hard down on to a flat surface as opposed to bypass where the action is more like a pair of scissors. Obviously for bypass you need a close fit between the inside of the blade and the lower bar that it slides down beside in order to give a cutting action, and so you sharpen the outside edge only. I guess it's a skill I should learn because then I could sharpen my mower, axe, shears, and all my three pairs of secateurs. My husband sharpens all his wood carving chisels. He has a book about an inch thick devoted to the subject. The mind boggles! -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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"Mark Allison" wrote in message after Bob Hobden wrote in reply to: 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 An extra coarse for the Axe, Rotary Mower and possibly the shears, but a fine (red?) for the others would be about right as they need a really good quality cutting edge. (it's the one I use) The red one is also the one for kitchen knives etc. Got mine at a "Good Food" show Sue dragged me around, was a bit cheaper there so keep a look out and you may find them a little cheaper. Maybe your local good proper tool shop has them. -- Regards Bob Some photos of my plants at..... |
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Bob Hobden wrote:
An extra coarse for the Axe, Rotary Mower and possibly the shears, but a fine (red?) for the others would be about right as they need a really good quality cutting edge. (it's the one I use) The red one is also the one for kitchen knives etc. Got mine at a "Good Food" show Sue dragged me around, was a bit cheaper there so keep a look out and you may find them a little cheaper. Maybe your local good proper tool shop has them. Bob, I notice that the pocket stones with folding handles are almost three times the price of the same size stone without a handle. Does the handle really make all the difference? Do you think it's worth the money? i.e. am I going to find it very difficult to sharpen my tools without a handle? I'm clueless on these matters, so would appreciate some guidance. I'm thinking of buying the extra coarse and the fine as you suggested. Thanks. -- Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP http://www.markallison.co.uk |
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"Mark Allison" wrote in message I notice that the pocket stones with folding handles are almost three times the price of the same size stone without a handle. Does the handle really make all the difference? Do you think it's worth the money? i.e. am I going to find it very difficult to sharpen my tools without a handle? No, not difficult, but you will need to place the stone on a table or similar like a normal whetstone and slide the blade up and down it holding it at the correct sharpening angle, it does take some practice to keep the blade at the same angle no matter what your arms are doing. Practice on some ordinary knives before you ruin your secateurs. :-) I find the ones with the handles allow you to hold the blade in one hand and the stone with the other and use it like a file, a bit easier, and you can have them in your pocket for sharpening on site. But as you say, they are much more expensive. -- Regards Bob Some photos of my plants at..... |
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