Pruning Saws

If your pruning saw has started chewing through branches instead of slicing them clean, you don’t necessarily need to drop money on a sharpening kit or take it to a hardware store. Most pruning saws can be brought back to a usable edge with stuff you probably already have lying around the garage. It takes … Read more

Not everyone wants to deal with a chainsaw, and honestly, for most backyard pruning jobs, you don’t need one. Chainsaws are loud, heavy, and overkill for trimming a few overgrown limbs off the oak by your fence. If you’re dealing with branches under six inches thick, there are simpler tools that get the job done … Read more

Most gardeners will sharpen their tools religiously, oiling the hinges, cleaning off the sap, keeping everything in a tidy shed. But the pruning saw blade? That often gets ignored until it’s practically useless. And by then, you’ve probably been fighting your way through branches for longer than you should have. So let’s talk about it … Read more

Let me just get straight to it: yes, you absolutely can use a pruning saw on dry wood. But there’s a bit more to that answer than a simple yes, and if you’re about to head outside with a saw in hand, it’s worth taking two minutes to read this first. Why the Question Even … Read more

I will be honest, the first time I tried trimming the overgrown shrub in my backyard, I grabbed whatever I could find in the garage, hacked away at it, and called it a day. The shrub looked terrible for two seasons after that. Ragged cuts, a branch that died back halfway down, the works. Since … Read more

Let me be honest with you, the first time I tried cutting a branch thicker than my wrist with just a handsaw, I gave up halfway through and left an ugly half-cut stub hanging off my oak tree for three weeks. Not my proudest moment. But here’s the thing: you don’t need a chainsaw for … Read more