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Randall Made Knives
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Ha!
I was just pondering, only moments ago, 'where's Tim?'.
Voila.
The BlackAgnes collection.
Right on cue old chap.
It's a nice collection.
bdGreen
My only Randall-a gift from ordnanceguy.
Regards,
Regards,
I've never seen that done before, adding scales (?), a handle, to the Triathlete model. Great idea! And Rick's work, as always, is exquisite.
PS: I think BlackAgnes done cornered the market!
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I do get mine out in the field from time to time:
You are probably the only on here who has REALLY used a Randall..........All those above have never saw a whetstone or ever been bloodied. Which is a sad fact.
Flattop5
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I do not own any Randalls (yet). Maybe that's just for the best, since I'd be reluctant to use it in the field. It might get scratched, or worse, lost (I lost a Buck knife once, at a lake circa 1985). Better to take a "user" knife and leave the Randall at home. 
Sure, I have some good user knives (e.g., Puma, Case, Buck, Boker [Germany]), but granted, they aren't Randalls. I'm still "on the fence" about getting a Randall. Sometimes I think, "yes, I'll get one" and other times I think, "no, don't bother."
(I swear the best knife I've ever owned (so far) was a Schrade Sharpfinger, made circa 1979; it had 1095 carbon steel. I used that knife daily and only sharpened it maybe 3 times. I'm not kidding. It held an edge FOREVER. Mine was made in the USA. Today's Sharpfingers are made, I think, in China).
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/catalog/image/archives/catalog/1488243714_51_1236_1.jpg
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Sure, I have some good user knives (e.g., Puma, Case, Buck, Boker [Germany]), but granted, they aren't Randalls. I'm still "on the fence" about getting a Randall. Sometimes I think, "yes, I'll get one" and other times I think, "no, don't bother."
(I swear the best knife I've ever owned (so far) was a Schrade Sharpfinger, made circa 1979; it had 1095 carbon steel. I used that knife daily and only sharpened it maybe 3 times. I'm not kidding. It held an edge FOREVER. Mine was made in the USA. Today's Sharpfingers are made, I think, in China).
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/catalog/image/archives/catalog/1488243714_51_1236_1.jpg
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I was contemplating purchasing the Randall carving set, but when I saw that Randall had a build date of approx. 5 years I stopped thinking of the purchase. As I'm 80 years old, I wasn't sure I would be around to get the set.
Bgrafsr, grab your phone and see post 16 above. Time's a-wasting!
I have a few and actually use a couple that are not in this pic ….
inspcalahan
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Great Randall's pictured in this thread. Most do tend to hold their value, especially if stored and displayed for their lives. I challenge owners of multiples, to pick just one and actually get it out and use it. I'd say less than 10% of Randall owners actually use them.
They won't do anything much better than less expensive knives but, they do bring a smile to your face when doing so.
I've got a Sergeant model that I bought from Rick Bowles years back and it's boned out a couple Caribou and Black Bear. It doesn't look any different today, then it did new.
I recently got my Combat Companion, made to my specs (brutal but mostly forgotten about 5 year wait than turned into almost 6). I wanted to make sure I used it often while out and about, so to end the "value" debate, I also had my name engraved on the blade. I figure it's only real worth will be as a hand me down to my daughter at some point. Having that on their really knocks the resell value if it were offered up, so it was my way of making it a full time use knife...
(wish I could figure out how to post pics on this site again...I miss the drag and drop way other forums allow..)
They won't do anything much better than less expensive knives but, they do bring a smile to your face when doing so.
I've got a Sergeant model that I bought from Rick Bowles years back and it's boned out a couple Caribou and Black Bear. It doesn't look any different today, then it did new.
I recently got my Combat Companion, made to my specs (brutal but mostly forgotten about 5 year wait than turned into almost 6). I wanted to make sure I used it often while out and about, so to end the "value" debate, I also had my name engraved on the blade. I figure it's only real worth will be as a hand me down to my daughter at some point. Having that on their really knocks the resell value if it were offered up, so it was my way of making it a full time use knife...
(wish I could figure out how to post pics on this site again...I miss the drag and drop way other forums allow..)
Charlie Foxtrott
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Ya know. Stuff is made you be used......No matter who made it......If you buy stuff just for bragging rights and future inflation.......You're paddling the wrong canoe.
Oh, I dunno. Ya pay your money, get your stuff, and enjoy it as you wish. It's the same discussion we have about safe queen handguns.
Nothing wrong with keeping your Randalls pristine. Nothing wrong with using the heck out of 'em.
Your stuff, your call. Only thing that matters about what you do with your stuff is your opinion about what you want to do with your stuff.
That's why it's called, "your stuff."
Yep. Your stuff is your stuff to do with as you please. (Anybody tells you different is ... wrong.)
Carry on.
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Nothing wrong with keeping your Randalls pristine. Nothing wrong with using the heck out of 'em.
Your stuff, your call. Only thing that matters about what you do with your stuff is your opinion about what you want to do with your stuff.
That's why it's called, "your stuff."
Yep. Your stuff is your stuff to do with as you please. (Anybody tells you different is ... wrong.)
Carry on.
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Arlo—I will get a toot for my snoot and decide our lazy, worthless house cats need some exercise. So I will get my Randall Bowie, wave it over my head, then give my best Rebel Yell and say it’s time to turn them into Manx cats! Then the chase is on, much to the delight of my son and our dog (who thinks the cats need to be taken down a peg or two).
Fortunately, the only thing I ever need to catch is my breath after a loop or two around the house! I figure this is as good a use as any for a Randall Bowie!
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Well, John, seeing that pic of the vicious feline cowering in fear in her lair, I'd say you and the Randall bowie sure showed the beast who's king of the kingdom!
Well done!
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Arf!
Well done!
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Arf!
squawberryman
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The Randall factory is an hour from me, I took my son there years ago to the factory and the museum, that thread is detailed here from the Single Actions forum.
Took Lucas on a summer field trip | Single-Actions
Took Lucas on a summer field trip | Single-Actions
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