Thanks. I wish sharpening directions were printed on the handles of by-pass
pruners. I can't count the number of friends, relatives, neighbors who have
shown me their loppers which "worked great for a year, but even tho I
sharpened them this spring they pried apart." (For some reason they feel
compelled to sharpen/ruin their loppers, but leave their hand-pruners
alone.)
Like Del described, the inside faces of the 2 cutting parts of by-pass type
cutters have got to meet smooth & perfect. If in doubt, please don't touch
them with any sharpening tool. Only work on the other faces.
----Original Message Follows----
From: Del Stubbs <>
To: North American Fruit Explorers <>
Subject: [NAFEX]sharpening shears / secateurs
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:55:19 -0700 (PDT)
Since I operate a knife making shop - on occasion I touch up local friends'
and my own
secateurs . Sharpening them is not rocket science, but is specific to them.
I looked
online for some kind of guide but didn't find one. So here are my
suggestions for anyone
who doesn't have someone locally to keep them in tune....