I have a pair of Felco #8 pruners. They've served me well over the years, but recently I struggled to cut even small apple tree branches cleanly. The blade was quite dull, so I tried to sharpen the pruners with a fine metal file and then a couple strokes over a fine oil stone. The blade felt sharp when I was done, but it still would not cut branches as well as I would like. Do you know an easy way to sharpen pruning shears, without taking the entire tool apart? If I need to disassemble the tool, is there a preferred method for sharpening them?
JAW
JAW