A sharp knife is the most important tool in your kitchen and can make meal prep easier, faster, and safer. But do you know ...

Most home cooks buy sharpening stones in the wrong order, then wonder why their knives still feel dull after... The post The ...

A good sharpening stone is an indispensable tool for keeping a sharp edge on anything from fish hooks to lawnmower blades — and, of course, all your household and pocket knives! There are different ...

—it’s a dull knife. Once that blade is dull, it forces a person to misuse a knife, resulting in problems. Traps don’t get carved right. Meat doesn’t come off the bone of your deer right. And, in ...

At a party, dull is a drag. In the kitchen, dull is dangerous. Keeping your knives sharp is essential so you don’t risk slipping or twisting your wrist (and hurting yourself more) when cutting through ...

My journey to the Shapton ran through professional knife sharpener Ryota Togishi and his work on Instagram. Spend about 10 minutes with it and it will leave you with some truly fantastical thoughts: ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

Learn how to tell if your scissors are dull or damaged—and the simple sharpening techniques that can bring them back to life.

For at least 2.6 million years, humans and our ancestors have been making stone tools by chipping off flakes of material to produce sharp edges. We think of stone tools as very rudimentary technology, ...