The Total Knife Manual: 141 Essential Skills & Techniques

The Total Knife Manual: 141 Essential Skills & Techniques

A good knife is an essential tool for camping, hunting, fishing, self-defense, cooking, and so much more. A great knife is a thing of beauty to be used and treasured for a lifetime. Using one takes knowledge and skill, and Eddie Nickens, author of the bestselling <I>Total Outdoorsman Manual,</I> is your expert guide.<BR><BR>Whether you’re hunting, fishing, camping, cooking, or facing a life-or-death survival situation one thing is certain: you need a good knife. In this authoritative book, Eddie Nickens, <i>Field & Stream</i> editor at large and author of <i>The Total Outdoorsman</i> tells you everything you need to know about choosing the right knife for the job, using it correctly, keeping it sharp, and more.<BR> <BR> Detailed “design workshops” provide an in-depth education in what makes a great knife, as well as how to choose the right knife for the job. Hands-on practical tips detail how to use your knife in a wide range of everyday, on-the-go, and even life-and-death situations, from whittling a tent peg to dispatching a wild hog.<BR> <BR> Special features celebrate the greatest knives ever made, and the craftsmen who changed the game forever. For everyone from the casual camper looking to find the right all-around tool to carry on his belt to the connoisseur and collector who can tell a Victorinox from a Wenger at 100 paces.<BR> <BR> In this authoritative book, Eddie Nickens, one of <i>Field & Stream </i>magazine’s top knife experts, gives you his 141 top tips, tricks, and skills, including:<BR> <BR> Choosing the right knife for the job<BR> Cooking knives in the kitchen or in the wild<BR> Butchering and filleting game and fish<BR> Knives for survival<BR> Camping and outdoor uses, expected and unusual<BR> Sharpening and caring for a knife<BR> Knife tricks to amaze and amuse<BR> Forging your own blade<BR> Other bladed tools to consider<BR>  . . . and more