Are RANDALL knives worth it?

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Lavan

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In YOUR opinion? When at Nordic Knives last week, I came.....close.....to buying one that was IN STOCK as they had just bought a collection. REAL close. But in looking at it I felt like I was just looking at a factory knife that is nice but.....?????

Yeah, the reason I almost bought it was for the NAME. Then I got to thinkin how I would NEVER use it and how EASY it would be to make fakes in Taiwan and that a "waiting list" doesn't indicate ...quality....but ...popularity.

And I really .....like..... other manufacturers better for their ...DESIGNS.

In any event, I'm curious as to other opinions of Randall knives.

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Lavan said:
...And I really .....like..... other manufacturers better for their ...DESIGNS...
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I wouldn't consider them on the cutting edge of knife design anymore. But...

1. Great sheath with every blade
2. Except possibly for Chris Reeve Knives and William Henry Knives, unsurpassed Customer Service capabilities. I've screwed around with my orders so many times, I can't believe they still let me order!
3. Lots of "tinkering" options if you order direct - can be loads of fun instead of picking from design A, B or C.
4. Can always, I mean always, be resold for more than you paid for it (if kept mint). And than includes their basic, bottom of the line, made-a-million-of-'em designs.
5. Has a devoted fan following and societies that go beyond collecting, if you like that sort of thing.
6. Their fairly traditional designs have a great appeal to the eye and hand. While they are not out there doing concrete-busting tests with these knives, most here will admit they rarely (if ever) need that kind of performance from their knives. The steels and materials they use satisfy the great majority of real or perceived needs, which makes them popular.
 
You could ask the same for any expensive knife. Is the price premium for say a Strider, Mad Dog, Reeve, Fisk, etc. worth that much in actual utility over a good production knife? Much of the supposed advantage may rest in the user's mind rather than the actual use. Randalls don't use the latest steel or handle material but their products have stood the test of time. Buy one if you like the design and materials - it's a personal choice.
 
Randall's are handmade knives not factory. Made by many hands, yes, production knives yes, but not factory knives.
 
I don't think you can get Knives like these in Taiwan, but I could be wrong. You can get them from Dave Harvey at Nordic Knives.
 
fuzzyedge......You're right. Of course you can't.

BUT......take one to Taiwan and say "copy this" an I betcha it would fly, fly, fly. As a deceptive fake of course, but then ...knives...are not covered by the Hobby Protection Act that makes fake coins, stamps, and political memorabilia a crime.

The Randall stamping on the GENUINE ones is so sloppy that it would be a cinch to copy.

Shoot, by the time someone actually CUT something with what they thought was their "genuine" Randall, about 7 million of them would be sold.
 
Good point, I see them (fakes, or not original configuration) on a popular auction site every so often. Those in the know police that pretty good though.
 
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