Do Maintain

Blunt kitchen knives, scissors and garden tools. Brittle wooden boards. We all have them. But maintaining your stuff is easy when you know how. Professional knife sharpener Gareth Heaton draws from years of experience both at his kitchenware business and running workshops to provide step-by-step instructions on how to properly sharpen your tools. Using whetstones and other abrasives, you ll make them more effective and safer to use and discover the hidden joy and satisfaction of maintenance. In Do Maintain, you will learn how to: - Properly sharpen kitchen and serrated knives - Sharpen scissors, secateurs, spades, axes and more - Treat wooden chopping boards and season cast-iron cookware It s time to stop neglecting your everyday tools and utensils, break the cycle of buy and replace, and start looking after those well-worn, cherished homewares that get the job done.