[lefteye]

Buck and Gerber make good, durable, reliable knives. So do many several other makers. Care for the blade and proper sharpening are very important to pleasing knife performance. I have small hands and standard grips are fine, though some may be a slightly too large to allow a firm, reliable grip. I agree that tightly wrapping a grip with paracord may be a very good option to enlarge the grip to fit large hands.

Edit: typo