How to Sharpen a Garden Hoe

Removing weeds and other tasks can be easier with a sharpened blade on a garden hoe. When the garden hoe is sharpened it will cut through the toughest weeds. A dull how blade can make garden work difficult. This article will teach you how to sharpen a garden hoe.

How to Sharpen a Garden Hoe

1. Find a flat metal file. This will be used to sharpen the garden hoe on the back and edge of the garden hoe.




2. Place the flat metal file along the outside blade of the garden hoe. File the garden hoe blade until it is sharpened.




3. Place the flat metal file at a 45-degree angle to the edge of the garden hoe blade.




4. File the edge of the garden hoe blade.




5. Keep the metal file level and sharpen the garden hoe blade in one direction. Avoid using back and forth motions.