Thank you for a tool care video not centred around felco. I love how you so often show the way things have been done for years and basic tools that will help on our gardening journey, like spade designs that help and the reasons why you might choose one over the other and how it’s not about the latest this or that it’s about things that make it easier in the garden. Thank you 🤩
I cleared out my drawer where I keep my pruning shears yesterday, I have at LEAST ten of these of different quality! I’ve been gardening for three decades now and I really wish I had invested in the Felco tools sooner. I cleaned and sharpened them and used their spray cleaner/lubricant and they are ready to go for the upcoming season 😀 You’re looking like you’ve lost weight, I never thought you needed to and I hope your weight loss is on purpose and not from being unwell. Wishing you all the best💐
Great timing for this project for a retired older gentleman. Expecting a very cold next few days here in Michigan. Basement time! Me, 10:35 work bench and gardening tools 😊
Dang I am tired of buying new pruners just because I do not clean my already owned; thanks for the info and the 'shame on me' realization. You are the best.
The sanding blocks are also available at most hardware stores in different grits (less expensive than Niwaki). Vegetable oil is great for getting sticky buildup or gunk (pine sap etc.) off of tools. Camellia oil can be bought from most bulk herbal suppliers like Mountain Rose Herbs and others. It's a light carrier oil. Any light carrier oil will do the same job.
Great well done video for mid-January and a good reminder to me to get cleaning and sharpening! The angle for garden implements is usually centered around 22° When doing the back side, make sure you remain flush and flat with the blade. If that side of the blade gets any angle on it, you will ruin the shearing function and that's impossible to fix (believe me - I've made that mistake.)
Thanks for calling them hand pruners and/or secateurs and not a brand name. Some of my favorite bypass pruners and snips were purchased at ACE Hardware....as long as they are made from stainless steel & I keep them clean and sharpened, they will last a lifetime. What are your thoughts on carbon steel? Cleaned all of my secateurs in the fall...ready to tackle the spades and edgers this winter.
Thank you for a tool care video not centred around felco. I love how you so often show the way things have been done for years and basic tools that will help on our gardening journey, like spade designs that help and the reasons why you might choose one over the other and how it’s not about the latest this or that it’s about things that make it easier in the garden. Thank you 🤩
I was so relieved when you said you don’t feel a need to take secateurs apart 😂
I cleared out my drawer where I keep my pruning shears yesterday, I have at LEAST ten of these of different quality! I’ve been gardening for three decades now and I really wish I had invested in the Felco tools sooner. I cleaned and sharpened them and used their spray cleaner/lubricant and they are ready to go for the upcoming season 😀 You’re looking like you’ve lost weight, I never thought you needed to and I hope your weight loss is on purpose and not from being unwell. Wishing you all the best💐
Great timing Erin - I have a long weekend and this just went on the To Do List!
Your thumbnail reminded me of Edward Scissorhands. 😂
Great timing for this project for a retired older gentleman. Expecting a very cold next few days here in Michigan. Basement time! Me, 10:35 work bench and gardening tools 😊
Great, practical video and information! Thanks so much for the step by step instructions.
So helpful. Thanks.
Dang I am tired of buying new pruners just because I do not clean my already owned; thanks for the info and the 'shame on me' realization. You are the best.
I guess I can do that if I do t need to take it all apart !! Thanks for this video!!
Excellent video Erin
I did my tool cleaning/sharpening/maintenance before Christmas. SO satisfying!
Thank you.
thanks for this.
I was just getting ready to sharpen tools great refresher class!
Ha Ha. Thumbnail picture for this video = Erin Scissorhands 😂
@@L37M37 That’s totally what I was going for!
The sanding blocks are also available at most hardware stores in different grits (less expensive than Niwaki). Vegetable oil is great for getting sticky buildup or gunk (pine sap etc.) off of tools. Camellia oil can be bought from most bulk herbal suppliers like Mountain Rose Herbs and others. It's a light carrier oil. Any light carrier oil will do the same job.
Absolutely, like I said all of this stuff can be picked up at a hardware store too.
Great well done video for mid-January and a good reminder to me to get cleaning and sharpening! The angle for garden implements is usually centered around 22° When doing the back side, make sure you remain flush and flat with the blade. If that side of the blade gets any angle on it, you will ruin the shearing function and that's impossible to fix (believe me - I've made that mistake.)
Erin Scissorhands!
You inspired me!!!!
Thanks for calling them hand pruners and/or secateurs and not a brand name. Some of my favorite bypass pruners and snips were purchased at ACE Hardware....as long as they are made from stainless steel & I keep them clean and sharpened, they will last a lifetime. What are your thoughts on carbon steel? Cleaned all of my secateurs in the fall...ready to tackle the spades and edgers this winter.
Now to find all the tools that have somehow wandered so that I can sharpen them.....
I've not invested in good pruners. What pruners are you cleaning?
Impatient Scissorhands 😂
Thanks for reminding me to do this! Can't help but notice how thin your face is, hoping you are ok.
Thank you. Noticing your thin face as well.
Ladies, don't do this on your good Williams Sonoma dishtowels.