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Sharpen Loppers - PEP BB tool.straw.loppers

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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in tool care.

Here is a video on how to sharpen loppers.



From the video description:
'Gary Knowlton shows how easy it is to care for and sharpen regular loppers using a sharpening stone."

Requirements to complete:
- Disassemble loppers and sharpen the edge properly (depending on whether anvil or by-pass), including both primary and secondary edge if applicable.
- Remove excess sap and other residue. Some "staining" is to be expected.
- Oil sufficiently for smooth action. Oil can't be petroleum derived .

To get certified for this BB, post the following:

 - Pic of dull edge or poorly cut green stick.
 - Action pic with disassembled loppers showing method of sharpening.
 - Pic of reassembled, sharpened loppers possibly cutting green stick
 - Describe the sharpening method and oil used.
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- Pic of dull edge or poorly cut green stick.
- Action pic with disassembled loppers showing method of sharpening.
- Pic of reassembled, sharpened loppers possibly cutting green stick
- Describe the sharpening method and oil used.
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after oil before i wiped it.
after oil before i wiped it.
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gross and dull
gross and dull
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disassembled
disassembled
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filing the blade
filing the blade
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stick
stick
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lopped stick
lopped stick
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finished product
finished product
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The loppers proved harder than I thought... it was designed to be as difficult to disassemble as possible. But once it was it was full steam ahead with my industrial diamond file and I used the Grinder to get as much of the surface rust as possible because some of the kids had left it outside. Lucky I found it before pruning season. Oil used was rapeseed oil.
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All the things gathered
All the things gathered
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After much disassembly time I ended up really frustrated
After much disassembly time I ended up really frustrated
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Had to grind it off but now disassembled with the intent to get a different nut and bolt to make it easier later
Had to grind it off but now disassembled with the intent to get a different nut and bolt to make it easier later
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Dull and frayed edge
Dull and frayed edge
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Action shot of the sharpening
Action shot of the sharpening
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Pardon the blurry picture but here is the oiling
Pardon the blurry picture but here is the oiling
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Good old rapeseed oil
Good old rapeseed oil
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The sharpened edge
The sharpened edge

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Note: Looks like that edge could be a bit sharper yet but I'd say it's good enough

 
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Sorry forgot one of the pictures
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And assembled all ready to go!
And assembled all ready to go!

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I spent all last evening trimming branches in and around my fence, then remembered this BB and figured having sharp loppers would probably be a good thing.
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Dull loppers
Dull loppers
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Dirty loppers
Dirty loppers
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Sharpening with a file
Sharpening with a file
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Sharpened blade
Sharpened blade
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Using what a had on hand, gun oil from Breakthrough
Using what a had on hand, gun oil from Breakthrough
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Cleaned, oiled, and sharpened loppers
Cleaned, oiled, and sharpened loppers

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Looking to help my girlfriend with some yard work trimming trees I discovered her loppers were quite dull.  So it was a bb opportunity!

This was a style of lopper that could be easily disassembled for sharpening.  I clamped it in a vise and used a file to rework the cutting edge.  It took a bit of filing as the edge was pretty beat up.  I forgot about the oiling part until I went to submit this bb so I had to go back and do that with some coconut oil that was on hand.
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This is a shot of the loppers as they were.
This is a shot of the loppers as they were.
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Here is a close up shot of the dull, ragged cutting edge.
Here is a close up shot of the dull, ragged cutting edge.
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When trimming a small branch it would as often as not just mash it as see in this shot rather than cutting it.
When trimming a small branch it would as often as not just mash it as see in this shot rather than cutting it.
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First I disassemble the loppers.
First I disassemble the loppers.
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Pic after I started filing the edge in the vise. Sorry it's blurry, hopefully you can see the irregular bright spots where the file is hitting high points of the ragged edge.
Pic after I started filing the edge in the vise. Sorry it's blurry, hopefully you can see the irregular bright spots where the file is hitting high points of the ragged edge.
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Pic of the newly filed edge in the vise. I had to file back a ways to get it all clean, sharp, and free of notches.
Pic of the newly filed edge in the vise. I had to file back a ways to get it all clean, sharp, and free of notches.
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The back, flat side needed a bit of careful filing to remove the edge burs.
The back, flat side needed a bit of careful filing to remove the edge burs.
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Reassembled and ready to go.
Reassembled and ready to go.
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The loppers now neatly cut the same branch just below where it mangled it previously.
The loppers now neatly cut the same branch just below where it mangled it previously.
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Forgot the oiling part until I was submitting this bb. Went back and oiled it with some coconut oil, though it had now been used to do a lot of tree trimming!
Forgot the oiling part until I was submitting this bb. Went back and oiled it with some coconut oil, though it had now been used to do a lot of tree trimming!

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To get certified for this BB, post the following:

- Pic of dull edge or poorly cut green stick.
- Action pic with disassembled loppers showing method of sharpening.
- Pic of reassembled, sharpened loppers possibly cutting green stick
- Describe the sharpening method and oil used.

These loppers come from my grandfather who gave them to my mother and then to me. They have been beaten for years and put away wet. I found some time on Christmas to break out a file and get to work sharpening it up. I was surprised how well it took a blade! Knocked it out in no time. I am using beeswax as a lubricant as I find it to work really well with my simple actioned hand tools. If it hits a friction point, it can melt into it and keep the actions smooth. So far so good.
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Old loppers that have been around forever
Old loppers that have been around forever
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Dissasembly
Dissasembly
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Dissasembled
Dissasembled
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Flat File
Flat File
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Beeswax will be my lubricant of choice
Beeswax will be my lubricant of choice
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Before Blade
Before Blade
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After Blade
After Blade
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Reassembled
Reassembled

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My loppers are struggling to slice. I used a two sided whetstone on them. Then honed the blade side. Afterwards, I scrubved off some rust with a wire brish amd oiled it with walnut oil.
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Dull rusty loppers
Dull rusty loppers
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Taken apart, using a whetstone
Taken apart, using a whetstone
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A clean cut greenstick, with reassembled loppers
A clean cut greenstick, with reassembled loppers

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Dave Burton wrote:sharpen loppers

Requirements to complete:
- Disassemble loppers and sharpen the edge properly (depending on whether anvil or by-pass), including both primary and secondary edge if applicable.
- Remove excess sap and other residue. Some "staining" is to be expected.
- Oil sufficiently for smooth action. Oil can't be petroleum derived .

To get certified for this BB, post the following:

 - Pic of dull edge or poorly cut green stick.
 - Action pic with disassembled loppers showing method of sharpening.
 - Pic of reassembled, sharpened loppers possibly cutting green stick
 - Describe the sharpening method and oil used.



I love these loppers, they're the perfect size for me and they're definitely due for a sharpening. After disassembling the loppers, I used a 400 grit sharpening stone, then a 1000 grit sharpening stone, then a leather strop, then oiled it using flaxseed oil, then reassembled it.
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Requirements to complete:
- Disassemble loppers and sharpen the edge properly (depending on whether anvil or by-pass), including both primary and secondary edge if applicable.
- Remove excess sap and other residue. Some "staining" is to be expected.
- Oil sufficiently for smooth action. Oil can't be petroleum derived .

To get certified for this BB, post the following:

 - Pic of dull edge or poorly cut green stick.
 - Action pic with disassembled loppers showing method of sharpening.
 - Pic of reassembled, sharpened loppers possibly cutting green stick
 - Describe the sharpening method and oil used.


This is an old Fiskars and the design of the anvil seemed to wear out one spot on the blade.  I worked that area (near the end) for a while to get it back into shape.  I sharpened with a file, finished with a fine stone and used avocado oil for lube.  I kinda wish this BB didn't require disassembly cuz I don't think it's really needed to do the job with some loppers.
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Dull as can be
Dull as can be
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Mark bevel with sharpie and file away
Mark bevel with sharpie and file away
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Done with the sharpening
Done with the sharpening
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Back together
Back together

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