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Everybody's Knife Bible: Green Beret Methods and Knife Mannerisms

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This is a great book for anyone who regularly uses or carries any type of fixed blade knife. Don Paul teaches the reader to truly look at his or her knife not only as a tool to make other tools with, but as a multi-purpose tool in and of itself. In this age of Multi-Pliers and the like, Paul shows us ways to use a simple fixed blade knife to accomplish a great variety of useful tasks. Moreover, he shows us modifications that can be made to the fixed blade to improve its performance and expand its utility.

He writes in a way that is both easy to comprehend and, perhaps more importantly, easy to remember. Concepts like K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid) remind us that in times of high stress, the more foundational a particular technique is in nature the greater the chance you will remember it and apply it correctly. Also, in regards to hardware, the more simple the mechanism the less chance it will fail when called upon. These ideas and others included in this book appeal to a man's common sense and to me the real beauty of this book is in it's simplicity. Do not be led to believe, however, that the content is shallow, as Paul introduces a sizable amount of technical information when dealing with using the modified fixed blade to perform such charges as telling time and measuring distances and angles.

In my opinion, this book is a sort of inspiration. After reading I felt as if a door had been opened. For the first time, I actually looked at my knife as a real tool, rather than something thats' finish I was afraid to scratch. It motivated me to think of new ways of using my fixed blade to perhaps reduce the number of tools I had to carry in my rig.

All in all, this is an excellent find for any knife-lover and I highly recommend it. The only thing I would liked to have seen more of was this kind of improvisational information, as the book itself is somewhat slim. But as they say, good things come in small packages. Also check out other titles by Paul including an orienteering book, a book on 100 (1000?) ways to use an everyday hammock, and "Great Livin' In Grubby Times". I would love to see more from this author.

I think that this book has changed titles a couple of times but it is definently worth picking up. Lots of good info.