New Addition to my Becker family on the way.

[OlDutch]

I just ordered a BK-9, I already had a 7 and a 14, I also ordered some Izula scales for my 14. I felt I needed the king to round it off. What is your favourite thing about your BK9?

Here's my current Beckers.

 

[johansson D]

hmm, must be that its slowly making its way home to me from the river

 

[wasatchdan]

You'll love that 9, Dutch. Such a versatile blade.

 

[TheWambo]

Congrats on the 9! My favorite thing so far is its ability to keep pace with some of my hatchets and I am pretty handy with an axe if I say so myself. Being that this is my first knife if this size really (sans the woodsman's pal that I have mixed feelings about), I can only get more skilled with it as I get used to it.

 

[OlDutch]

I can't wait for it to get here! I think my 7 will have to give up its micarta pants to the king when he arrives.

 

[Wolf_1989]

I also ordered some Izula scales for my 14.

You can put ESEE Izula micarta scales on a BK14?

I did not know that.

I think I know what my first Becker of 2013 will be now...

 

[OlDutch]

You can put ESEE Izula micarta scales on a BK14?

I did not know that.

I think I know what my first Becker of 2013 will be now...

they require a bit of modification to make them fit, but it's been done many times. I love my 14, you will not be disappointed with one.

Heres a nice example I borrowed from another thread, this one is Goose_52's

 

[Wolf_1989]

I already have a BK-11 I'm very fond of. But instead of another one I'd like the 14 instead for more diversity.

What needs to be modified on those izula scales?

 

[OlDutch]

I'm pretty sure you just have to do a bit of sanding on the piece that fills the cutout in the handle as the bk14 has a slightly smaller cutout than the Izula.

 

[Jonny1280]

I'm pretty sure you just have to do a bit of sanding on the piece that fills the cutout in the handle as the bk14 has a slightly smaller cutout than the Izula.

Yup. Or just slice a small bit off with a razor blade.

 

[Wolf_1989]

Heck that's easy.

 

[Chameleonbear]

I'm pretty sure you just have to do a bit of sanding on the piece that fills the cutout in the handle as the bk14 has a slightly smaller cutout than the Izula.

Yup. Or just slice a small bit off with a razor blade.

I believe you can also just tighten the screws down really hard and it will snap it in. The difference between the two is millimeters at best

 

[OlDutch]

I got the micarta for my bk14 in the mail today. I just ended up using a small file to take a bit off the perimeter of the insert piece, took less than 5 minutes. I love the feel of these, and makes me like my bk14 even more.