Warren,
The shop has not supplied crown for the past 25 years. Your "dealer" probably, like me, supplied it to the shop.
When Gary Randall sold me the crown stag for the "Glades Hunters" it was a seperate purchase, in order to get the project going sooner. Otherwise I would have had to buy it at the shows or from a supplier. I didn't mind doing that, but I knew GTR would make sure the crown was the correct diameter for the project. As it is, out of the 50 odd pieces, 6 have been too small, thus far, with some more to submit.
Also: Even though my crown stag came from the shop, it was still submitted by me and I was charged accordingly for "CW" ($55) extra per knife.
By the way: Incredible knife!...Good match, that crown and #12-8...
Best, Capt. Chris