{"product_id":"the-total-knife-manual-141-essential-skills-techniques","title":"The Total Knife Manual: 141 Essential Skills \u0026 Techniques","description":"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 Total Outdoorsman Manual, is your expert guide.\n\nWhether 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, Field \u0026amp; Stream editor at large and author of The Total Outdoorsman tells you everything you need to know about choosing the right knife for the job, using it correctly, keeping it sharp, and more.\n\nDetailed “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.\n\nSpecial 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.\n\nIn this authoritative book, Eddie Nickens, one of Field \u0026amp; Stream magazine’s top knife experts, gives you his 141 top tips, tricks, and skills, including:\n\nChoosing the right knife for the job\nCooking knives in the kitchen or in the wild\nButchering and filleting game and fish\nKnives for survival\nCamping and outdoor uses, expected and unusual\nSharpening and caring for a knife\nKnife tricks to amaze and amuse\nForging your own blade\nOther bladed tools to consider\n. . . and more\n\nPackaged in a durable, wipe-clean flexicover with metallic corner-guards, this practical manual withstands heavy-duty use indoors and out.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1681883686\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1681883686.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Nickens, T. Edward|The Editors of Field \u0026amp; Stream\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Flexibound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41605446959162,"sku":"DBV.1681883686.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1681883686-0.jpg?v=1787282747","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-total-knife-manual-141-essential-skills-techniques","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}