OK, Folks:
What everyone is asking, basically, is if the Randall shop will allow me to have more than 5 options on my knife. Is it OK to order (or purchase) a Randall knife, tricking it out or not, and then send it back for even "more".
The reason for a "5 option" limit is (and was) to allow the shop to produce a quality knife and work their way back to meeting their scheduled delivery time. It has taken over 5 years for them to accomplish this. Do you think they would like to backslide? I think not.
I have no doubt that incidents have (and will) occur when the Randall shop will accomodate a customer with special service or repair needs. That's a far cry from opening up the services and repairs to include adding this...or that. Surely you good folks can understand this. I hope this answers your questions and concerns.
Best, Capt. Chris