If your nail clippers don't clip as cleanly as they once did you can always toss them and buy another pair, but if you have a nice manicure set you may prefer to instead sharpen them and bring ...

Proper gardening tool sharpening, such as pruning shears and hedge clippers, make your work easier, and the sharpening can be done on a single rainy afternoon.

Sharpen not just the edge, but 1-1/2-2 inches back so the head doesn't stick in the wood. • Bypass hand pruners: The blades are thin, so don't oversharpen. It should take 15 to 20 seconds.