Surprised by my BK11

[pastormarty]

I was working in the yard this past weekend and decided to build a fire using my BK11. It was the first time I used it on some heavier stuff - battoning through firewood and making a feather stick. I was surprised to find for the first time that the handle was too small to be comfortable. I found myself wishing I had something fuller like my Ka-bar MK1 Navy.

Are the Tweeners noticably fuller in the hand? What about the Eskabar? I've been thinking about those, but I don't want to have the same feeling of "too little" handle.

BTW, I have Cocobolo handles on my necker, so it is thicker than just paracord wrapping would be.

 

[JBK2596]

The eskabar isnt Fuller (Thicker?) but it is a little longer,
for me what makes the handle better is the lack of tiny cramped finger grooves.
i have heard good things about the full length grips for it too.
tweeners should be more full and ergonomic.

 

[thrillbilly]

The 14 with scales is quite comfortable when batoning or other light ''heavy-duty'' tasks. The zytel really makes them a real workhorse and moves them out of the ''necker'' category. The Tweeners (the 16 anyways) is very comfy, I love how they fit my hand.

 

[RogueBowie]

The 14 with scales is quite comfortable when batoning or other light ''heavy-duty'' tasks. The zytel really makes them a real workhorse and moves them out of the ''necker'' category. The Tweeners (the 16 anyways) is very comfy, I love how they fit my hand.

Second that. I have pretty good sized hands and with the zytel scales on my 14 it feels like a mini-bushcrafter, very comfortable.

 

[oXide]

The Tweeners (the 16 anyways) is very comfy, I love how they fit my hand.

The tweeners all have the same handle, the only difference is the blade, but you already knew that.

On topic: The tweener handles will be much fuller than the necker or eskabar, but so will any other knife with a larger handle and larger scales.
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