Develop good sharpening skills and your instruments will reward you with a long, trouble-free working life, says Alison Lowe. Instrument sharpening is a bit like marmite - you either love it or hate ...

The arrotino, or knife grinder, has been travelling around Italy for centuries, sharpening blades in the streets, and it was this tradition that sparked an idea for Wallpaper* Re-Made. Last year, we ...

Call me thrifty or just call me a skinflint, I can't bear to throw a tool away if I think I can repair it. That may seem obvious with big-ticket machinery, but it may not be worth the hassle on ...

In a nondescript house off Cleveland Avenue, just north of U.S. 34, with a pair of motorcycles in the driveway, Jeff Ladwig lives with his sharpening machine. The wheels that rotate the stones and ...