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Do Maintain: How to sharpen knives, scissors and garden tools
‘Buy this book and get some stones.’ – Josh Donald, author of Sharp & founder of Bernal Cutlery
Blunt kitchen knives, scissors and garden tools. Dry wooden boards. We all have them. But maintaining your stuff is easy... when you know how.
Professional knife sharpener Gareth Heaton draws on years of experience – both at his kitchenware business and running workshops – to provide step-by-step instructions on how to correctly 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 sharpen all types of kitchen knivesSharpen scissors, secateurs, spades and moreUse a whetstone and ditch ineffective home sharpenersTreat wooden chopping boards and season cast-iron pansIt’s time to start looking after your everyday tools and utensils, break the cycle of buy and replace, and learn the lost skill of knife sharpening.
Blunt kitchen knives, scissors and garden tools. Dry wooden boards. We all have them. But maintaining your stuff is easy... when you know how.
Professional knife sharpener Gareth Heaton draws on years of experience – both at his kitchenware business and running workshops – to provide step-by-step instructions on how to correctly 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 sharpen all types of kitchen knivesSharpen scissors, secateurs, spades and moreUse a whetstone and ditch ineffective home sharpenersTreat wooden chopping boards and season cast-iron pansIt’s time to start looking after your everyday tools and utensils, break the cycle of buy and replace, and learn the lost skill of knife sharpening.
162 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 29, 2025
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October 12, 2025
A no nonsense how to, having watched Gareth on his Instagram for a while, this book perfectly captures his charm.
Solid advice and easy to follow.
Solid advice and easy to follow.
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