Learn how to tell if your scissors are dull or damaged—and the simple sharpening techniques that can bring them back to life.

How many times have you gone to use the wire stripper and it wouldn’t strip? Because a wire stripper must bite into the insulation before it is pulled away, the edge on it must be clean and sharp.

Makita has released two saw chain sharpening kits to retain sharpness levels for both chain saws and pole saws. The kits are self-contained and can be used to maintain saw chains. The new kits are ...