Sharpness of secateurs

Am I right in thinking the tip of secateurs is generally rounder and blunter than those of kitchen scissors, etc? I know the part of the blade that cuts is usually quite sharp.

 

I presume you mean the tip?
The tip of the blade, the pointed end?

 

I sharpen my secateurs and loppers normally in the winter, or when there is so much dried on crud from cutting conifers and euphorbias as to make it hard work to close them. WD40 and diamond files are your friend

 

IMO. Shears or secaterus or loppers. There is no need to sharpen after each use. If you are what I term, a clinical gardener. Then clean the blades. I consider so much of this, clinical thing about pruning etc. Honestly. Scientifically when we cut off a branch etc. The plants natural reaction is to, seal the wound. Much the same as when we cut ourselves. Honestly. As a plant parhologist, so, so much has become a kind of voodoo.

What the gardener needs to do. Make sure your tools are fit for purpose. Blades are adequtley sharp. Cut straight, no wobbly cuts, no leaving straggly edges.

When sharpening, take note. You have, bypass cutters, and anvil cutters. With bypass cutters, the correct gap between the static and the mobile blade must be correct. Now to the shears. Rhe number of people who continue to sharpen the cutting edges to a kind of razor edge. WRONG. Here the cutting edge is actually blunt.

 

Yes

 

To be honest. I have never sharpened my gardening scissors before.
Maybe I should do so...

 

I can't see any reason why the point on the end of the blade needs to be sharp.

 

Unless you have really aggressive racoons in your garden...

 

Well I slightly disagree @shiney

I wouldn't sharpen on the inside of the blade ie. The two faces that rub together.
By doing that you are affecting the shearing effect.

 

Are you saying the pointed blade of secateurs is less pointy than that of scissors?

 

That's not strictly true. I have pruning secateurs that look like heavy duty scissors, but a general purpose pair tend to have more of a bull nose. Having said that, I also have a few pairs that bloody hurt if you stick the end in your finger.
It depends on the make as well