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Sharpening Garden Shears with a Whetstone



In this video I am sharpening my garden shears, aka hedge shears, so I can cut my yucca plant. If you are familiar with sharpening knives or chisels, this type of garden shear is fairly easy to sharpen.

Originally I tried using a cheap whetstone, but it was very soft and would not stay flat very long, so I switched to my DMT diamond stones, which gave me better results. I went up to 6000 grit, but really 600 is good enough for garden shears.

There are cheaper options for diamond stones, but I have found that some of the 2-sided ones do not stay flat because the metal is thin. So I like the DMT stones with thick steel plates.

How to Make a Lapping Plate for Sharpening: https://youtu.be/PFU5znZXwN8

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18 Comments

  1. Franks DIY

    Looking sharp lol . Great to see you sharpening. Today's society has a way just to toss and buy a new one . Not so good for the environment.

  2. Kerry Foster

    Good clear video. Would have liked some close ups of the blade before and after. And a time scale. 🙂

  3. Bob's Wood Stuff

    Tools used in this project: (Amazon affiliate links)
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    DMT 8″ diamond stone Fine

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    DMT 8″ diamond stone Extra Fine

    https://amzn.to/32PIJ4u

    Naniwa 6000 grit diamond stone

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    Boeshield T-9

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  4. Mr. Camel

    I love cooking & sharpening kitchen knives. Maybe do a video on best sharpening stones for different tools & the differnece between those sharpening stones?

    Also when it's best just to take it to a professional?

  10. Marc Newton

    Well explained thank you. Nice to see how to properly sharpen, better than most other videos where people just go at it with a dremel.

  14. Anton M

    6000 is too much grit for this instrument IMHO. I would stop at 1000 grit, it would cut better and for longer.

  16. Deejay P

    I not just "LIKED" but LOVED your video! I WISH I could "magic" you to the Caribbean – where I'm writing from, and have you work that SAME magic on my shears! I took some "friendly" advice to: "store the shears – blades down, in DRY SAND." Well…BAAAD advice! 'Cos my shears are rusty, dull and stopping me from trimming a hedge that is getting as tall as I am! Great vid…

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