Big hands and little handles. 11 and 14 mods

[Creaky Bones]

As a confirmed lover of Becker knives, it has always been a struggle to include my 14 and 11 in on the adoration. I want to like them in the worst way, but just can't get past the short handles. I have large hands. Not ginormous Warrior size mitts, just your average size large/xl glove hands. I think the problem is they're old man hands that don't grip like they did when I was a young 'un. I solved the problem with the 14 a while ago by making a cedar handle that extended beyond the end of the knife about 3/4". Amazing in hand now.

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I also have an 11, and I've been staring at it for a while now trying to figure out how I could make it longer. Then I decided that if I couldn't make more room at the end, maybe I could make more room at the other end, so out with the dremel, and a little bit of time and a whole lotta sparks later...

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I'll rewrap the handle before I use it again, but the extra room I gained at the front end of the handle makes it a lot more comfortable to hold.

Maybe someday there will be a Becker BK14.5 or 11.5 with a longer handle straight from the factory. That would be awesome, but until then, these will do.

 

[Tdhurl1103]

Nice improvement. I don't have large hands but I have long fingers, and the 11, even with the micarta scales is not very comfortable to me. The 14/24 is perfect.

 

[The Warrior]

Nice work. The 14 handles look killer. :thumbup:

 

[Aikiguy]

Nice work. The 14 handles look killer. :thumbup:

+1. Lovin' the wood on the 14.

 

[ironborn]

That 14 is gorgeous!

 

[bigghoss]

That's an awesome idea on that 11.

 

[Ethan Becker]

Hmmmmm.....

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[A_T_WorkHorse]

I had a similar idea myself! I've been meaning to make my "first big post" on here, but I hadn't found the time. Thank you for inspiring me! I'll make this quick:

I know it's heresy to kill the bottle opener, but I usually drink twist-offs anyway....

Added some cheap red oak scales I made from some home depot hardwood and the pins are an old screwdriver I chopped up.

Now I need a new sheath...

 

[NathanJ]

Nice work, those scales are great!

 

[22-rimfire]

Creaky, I really like the cedar handles on the BK-14.

 

[Tool steel]

Nice work! Looks like a good knife for dressing a deer.

 

[The Warrior]

Nice work Workhorse, looks like a completely different knife.

 

[DerekH]

Great mod! Keep it up!

:thumbup:

 

[Tommythewho]

Frankenstein

 

[Creaky Bones]

Creaky, I really like the cedar handles on the BK-14.

The BK14 with a longer handle is really an amazing knife. Easy to carry, not hard on your hands if you really need to use it hard. I love it now, thanks!

And thanks to all for the kind words.

 

[Creaky Bones]

Hmmmmm.....

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I'm hoping that's a "a seed has been planted in my mind" Hmmmm......

I'll send you the 14 to play with if that would help the seed grow...

 

[The Warrior]

I'm hoping that's a "a seed has been planted in my mind" Hmmmm......

I'll send you the 14 to play with if that would help the seed grow...

I was always hoping they would release a BK14 II, like the Izula II. Same blade, longer handle. Then, with the addition of scales to go with it....:thumbup:...but I believe Tooj said there weren't any plans to.

 

[MezmerizedOne]

Both of thos projects look amazing guys! I keep meaning to make some for my 11...someday I'll get the motivation to do it...

 

[A_T_WorkHorse]

Nice work Workhorse, looks like a completely different knife.

Yeah, that's a bit of a problem... Now I need a new neck knife. I have really been eyeing the 24!