And what would you have us do everytime there's a piece of stag that doesn't exactly (w/o the customer sending his own CW in) tickle your fancy? Whether it doesn't "feel right to my hand", OR is "too knobby", OR "too smooth", OR "too large", OR "too smooth"?

Puuhhhlleeaassee

With an India Sambar stag embargo nigh on 20 YEARS, we cannot afford to be as choosey as we would like to be. If it hadn't been for GTR's business sense in 2008 when they temporarily lifted the embargo (and haven't since) and Gary over-ordering, RMK wouldn't even be able to supply stag anymore! We were actually in talks to develope a stag look a like substitute!

And as far as this particular knife; yes, the stag was a bit over-sized, that is why we shaped it to the commando shape stag to relieve a bit of the bulkiness, which by the way is not even an option anymore! And to top it off, we've already been contacted about purchasing this knife if we choose to re-make another, so it seems that beauty actually is in the eye of the beholder afterall!

We live in a "cry until you get what you want society " now... this apparently also includes hand made knives. Just kinda where we are.

It is in fact good to know that the shop proactively took steps to "help" the look of the knife out, for those who want to point fingers at the shop for putting such a knife out there. They filled a customers order, and then some.

It's been a known fact that ordering stag is a gamble, unless you provide your own. This is nothing new with Randall. It adds to the character and the process. Because. ..you know...they are hand made knives!Each having its own uniqueness. Which is proven by the fact that people already want the knife anyways.

I would have no trouble selling the knife in question..."BUT"...(It's been a week or so since I've used one)...this thread (and, therefore this discussion) would not even had taken place if the customer had simply contacted the shop, prior to bitching about it here!
Nuff' said, Capt. Chris

This ain't the only place it got bitched about at !!

Believe it or not, there is some guy out there that would want that knife just the way it is. Maybe not here on the forum but someone wants that knife because it is different.

Um, not me. I am not "that guy".

Um, me either, Tom.

Kudos to the shop - I returned the 'fat' #2, and they made me another one. I'm much happier with these proportions.

Great service!