Let's cut to the chase.

Learn how to tell if your scissors are dull or damaged—and the simple sharpening techniques that can bring them back to life.

Sharpening scissors at home improves their cutting efficiency and keeps them in good condition. These essential household tools can become dull over time, making clean cuts difficult. If your scissors ...

Used for cutting paper, cardboard, fabric, string, price tags, plastic packaging—that list goes on—the scissors in your office or kitchen drawer might be the most reliable everyday tool in your house.

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

—it’s a dull knife. Once that blade is dull, it forces a person to misuse a knife, resulting in problems. Traps don’t get carved right. Meat doesn’t come off the bone of your deer right. And, in ...