I wish I could explain how it feels. It is not completely round. It sort of sticks out a little on the side. It almost looks crooked when you look at it from the butt straight down toward the tip. When I saw it, I thought well, this doesn't really look that good. But when you hold it, it's literally the best fitting knife I've ever held and it's no exaggeration to say I've held a thousand over my lifetime.