Keeping your chainsaw sharp is an important part of its care and upkeep, but there are some common mistakes you'll want to avoid when using a sharpening file.

A file is one of the simplest and cheapest tools for sharpening lawn mower blades. Suitable file types include 10- to 12-inch mill, flat, and hand files, provided they have a coarse cutting ...

Tools suited to file-sharpening include lawn mowers, axes and hatchets, pruning shears and loppers, grass shears, some hedge-trimmers and saws, sickles, spades, hoes and blade-type lawn-edgers and ...