BK11 vs BK14 grip comfort

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Like the title says, I'm looking for opinions on which might be more comfortable for a large size (glove size) hand.
I don't have access to either knife in person so your opinions are all I'll have. Thanks
 
cccpull said:
Like the title says, I'm looking for opinions on which might be more comfortable for a large size (glove size) hand.
I don't have access to either knife in person so your opinions are all I'll have. Thanks
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I have medium/large hands. The BK14 feels better to me than the BK11 does, naked to naked, add a wrap to the BK14, it fells better, but add Micarta to the BK11, and its awesome. Just enough swell in the middle to make it count and it sits right in your hand perfect.

Moose
 
I transfered the micarta from my BK11 to my BK11CSM. Still feels great, although I need to shave them a bit more to get a perfect fit. For the February Fork contest, I did my entire fork with a bare BK11. No wrap or micarta. When you grip the knife in a fist, it feels horrible, but I was really surprised how much I didn't mind it at all being bare when doing the fork. See my post on the first page of the contest thread and you will see that I got pretty small and delicate with my fork. No trouble at all. After that, I still want to put a wrap on the BK11, but I'm in no real rush to do it.

Never held a BK14 or an Izula, but it looks like it would be dandy.
 
Yep, I was hoping it would tilt more one way than the other. Hopefully more people will chime and not force me to get both.:D
 
I have gorilla paws - the bottle opener on the bk11 bites, the bk14 is a little short, but not uncomfortable.
 
BK 14 fits better for me. Love that knife. I carry it in my pocket all day every day. I like the necker too though, bottle opener seemed to work fine on my imported beer.
 
just get both.

also don't let others make all your decisions for ya! just kidding.

but if ya can might as well.

otherwise i'd get the one with the bottle opener, more practical and more uses.

i'm saying more practical cause it can open up bottles.

i'm waiting on some bottled rootbeer to chill.
 
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