Everybody's Knife Bible: The All-New Way to Use and Enjoy Your Knives in the Great Outdoors [Paperback]

Don Paul (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Pathfinder Pubns; 3rd edition (March 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0938263137
• ISBN-13: 978-0938263135
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Don does the writing, but in addition to what he knows, he gathers information and updates from long term friends with whom he shared years as a Green Beret. Some technical information (knife sharpening) comes from other experts.

Don has never been employed in a steady, nine-to-five job. In his twenties, he lived and worked in both Europe (Spain, France, and Germany for which he speaks the languages fluently). He then moved to Southeast Asia, where he headquartered in Thailand while traveling to Laos and Cambodia. Upon his return to the US, he carpentered, worked as a USPTA tennis professional, was a volunteer San Diego cop, and speculated in real estate.

In early 1976, Sgt Don Paul was called to active duty as a Green Beret. While jumping into the Panama Jungle at night from 1,000 ft. both parachutes failed---which brought his Special Forces career to a sudden halt. He became a Christian and continues to work for various fundamental churches.

While recuperating in the hospital, he started writing and never stopped. He has traveled all over the world with a computer and frequently works in libraries while waiting to hop. He's visited New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Guam, Okinawa and Korea. He went to Puerto Rico to live and sail on a 30 ft Trimaran but returned due to high crime in the Virgin Islands and piracy at sea. He also lived in Costa Rica.

His how-to books have sold consistently for almost 20 years and he has appeared on over 250 radio and TV shows all over the country.

During the last three years, he has studied acting in Hollywood and appeared in several commercials. He writes and occasionally performs stand-up comedy. He asks young children, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Not that he cares so much about the kids' futures . . . Really, he's looking for suggestions.

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2.0 out of 5 stars An older military handbook with a new cover., August 29, 1999

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This review is from: Everybody's Knife Bible: The All-New Way to Use and Enjoy Your Knives in the Great Outdoors (Paperback)

I like to be fair and open minded but I don't feel that this book is that practical for the average reader. There is good information here but I have seen this book at military uniform stores for years and I just don't feel that it is that "readable". For the price you can get it at on Amazon.Com it is worth it but there are technical aspects of this book that the average reader will not be able to do without hands on instruction in my opinion. Photos are OK, font and writing style are below average. Would I want to this manual in the bush with me? Yes...but personally I wouldn't expect it to be the "tell all-how to" handbook on using knives.

3.0 out of 5 stars Marketed in the Rambo Days, January 13, 2012

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My Battle buddy in Basic training had this in 1990, and I got the whole series, so the book bring back memories. Back in the those days I thought Special Forces guys where the masters of everything. Well 20 plus years later I ordered this book for the novelty of it, but reading it over, these boys that wrote it have no clue of what a real knife is. A hollow handled knife is a decent? There are only 2 on the market that I know of that are good,being made from one piece of steel, the others are junk, or at least weak at the handle joint. Putting all this junk and reliance on your knife is not only silly but dangerous. Say you are a hiker and lose your knife/ sheath combo and now are lost and need to spend some quality time alone in the woods. Well all your survival gear is now gone. I recommend you carry back ups of everything, knife included. If I lost my main kit, I still have something to cut with, and start a fire.

Some of the ideas a gimmicky, like the grind protractor on the blade, tape your handle etc. Why not get a small belt pouch and stop adding all this stuff to your sheath? By spreading out your gear, you avoid the risk of being SOL should something get lost. By packing your survival items like luggage, all in one place, same risk. Your lose your luggage you lose your survival gear.

Why I am qualified to review a knife book is I spend about as much time outdoors as indoors, I have been to a few survival classes,owned many knifes over my life time and made a couple knives myself. The writer was just writing a book times to sell.

Not a completely bad book, but I writers are where selling to the hyped Hollywood knife crowd. A couple good ideas and tool making section, some safety but if you are going to learn survival, an knife is a tool in your wilderness tool box, not the do everything multitool they want you to think it is. If the writers want to really make a knife book and their own knife, start over. The knife I doubt was ever made or at least if it was people never posted anything about it that I have found.

3.0 out of 5 stars Knife Bible, January 12, 2012

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This book is a good book for those who have Buck Knives. I say this because that is the main design for the examples the author uses. It is also good for people who have no clue what a knife is.

To be honest this is simply a good knife for beginners.

I would not suggest purchasing this text for more than 5$.