Do Maintain: How to Sharpen Your Knives, Scissors and Tools.

Professional knife sharpener Gareth Heaton draws from many hours of practical experience at his kitchenware business Community Cutlery, to provide step-by-step instructions on how to look after your tools. Using whetstones and other abrasives, you will make kitchen knives sharper, more effective and safer to use - and discover the hidden joy of maintaining the things you own.

In Do Maintain, you will learn to:

• Sharpen kitchen, pocket and serrated knives
• Maintain scissors, secateurs and other garden tools
• Treat wooden handles and chopping boards
• Season cast-iron cookware