Do Maintain (How to sharpen knives, scissors and garden tools.)

The practical guide to knife sharpening you never knew you needed.

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 to:

• Properly sharpen all types of kitchen knives
• Sharpen scissors, secateurs, spades and more
• Use a whetstone and ditch ineffective home sharpeners
• Treat wooden chopping boards and season cast-iron pans

It'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.

While major retailers like Amazon may carry Do Maintain (How to sharpen knives, scissors and garden tools.), we specialize in bulk book sales and offer personalized service from our friendly, book-smart team based in Portland, Oregon. We’re proud to offer a Price Match Guarantee and a streamlined ordering experience from people who truly care.

We’re trusted by over 75,000 customers, many of whom return time and again. Want proof? Just check out our 25,000+ customer reviews—real feedback from people who love how we do business.

Prefer to talk to a real person? Our Book Specialists are here Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST and ready to help with your bulk order of Do Maintain (How to sharpen knives, scissors and garden tools.).