This book is an introduction to some of the better knife designs and a valuable reference for outdoorsmen and collectors alike.  While aesthetics and "feel" are important in choosing such a personal item as knife, and beauty is, indeed, in the eye of the beholder, performance doesn't lie.  Read and compare.  It's all here in black and white--the good, the bad, and the ugly of some of the finest examples of modern hard-use cutlery.

Author Jerry Younkins, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, 289 pages, softcover, illus