Blunt kitchen knives. Rusty tools. Dry, brittle wooden boards. We all have them. But maintaining your stuff is easy when you know how.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 knivesMaintain scissors, secateurs and other garden toolsTreat wooden handles and chopping boardsSeason cast-iron cookwareSo, stop neglecting those tools you rely on every day, break the cycle of buy and replace, and start looking after those well-worn, cherished items that make your life easier.