no "Shrinkflation" at Randall....been making them the same way since....you can fill in the blank here....
It came to me....if you want a thicker blade, try the Smithsonian!!
as for advertising....no misleading info from the shop...1/4" stock is just that...1/4" stock....nowhere has anyone been lead to believe that the blade is 1/4"....SO...in an effort to add nothing to this, I'd just say "I have no idea where or how anyone could get a 1/4" hand made blade from 1/4" inch stock"...I'm just say'n....
since it's ALL hand made there is no way to advertise an exact blade width....they are all different
:-)Rocky