Spear & Jackson 4056BS Razorsharp 6 in 1 Blade Sharpener, Blue

I have a lot of pruning shears and loppers I use in my garden. Last summer I had noticed that a few pairs were getting a little blunt, and making the job slower and harder. I already have a sharpening tool that I use for my kitchen knives, but I didn’t like the idea of using it to sharpen my garden tools with. So I set about trying to find a smaller more hand held sharpening tool for them and I found this.Spear and Jackson make good quality products, and at less than £4, this tool was just what I was looking for. It is lightweight, easy to hold and feels comfortable in the hand. I have to admit it took me a moment, and a little playing around to figure out the best way to use this, and the right angle to sharpen each tool. Once I figured it out it was plain sailing.With a few swipes back and to, along each cutting edge of the pruners and loppers, the blades were finally sharp again. What a difference it made!I would highly recommend this product to anyone struggling with blunt garden cutting tools. A small inexpensive tool, that is a must for every gardener out there!

Handy tool to have in the home

Excellent product at a bargain price,used to sharpen garden tools.

This is easy to use, effective on a range of different blades - secateurs, shears and a lopper so far.Their cutting immediately improved, so less stem/twig damage.Really useful for between services for tools, and I’m sure would work equally well for household knives - just haven’t used this for these yet

It comes with instructions but somehow I find the reality of using it not so easy. I think it works fine but perhaps I expected too much. Versatile and it’s early days so maybe it will prove useful when I really need

Have used it to sharpen some lawn edge shears and they seem better after. Purely sharpening the shear blades would not have been enough - I also tightened the bolts holding the shear blades. Now the shears are back to fit for purpose!

Excellent, wish I'd bought one years ago.VERY easy to use and it is now a LOT easier to prune around the garden with all my equipment sharpened.

I was quite disappointed when I first tried this and nearly returned it.However, after using it a few times it's now great.It seems it just needs a few uses to really start working well.No idea why.