Joe, I am all for you modifying a knife to fit your needs and stylistic desires. You own it, do what you will.

Several people here have had Randalls rehandled and even refinished with hammer marked blades, especially by James Behring. I have a Randall kit knife that he finished for me..... and I really like it. Most (none) have not reshaped the blades.

I am in the process of having a run of Randal APFK's "customized" to my specs. The blade grinds will nor be altered, but none the less, they will not be stock Randalls. I will share the results once I get the first 10 knives back from my guy.


I am curious..... and this is a serious question.

What are "woodcrafting" and "bushcraft" duties. I have spent a day or two in the woods and I have never used those two terms to describe my knife related activities.

Could you elaborate on those two terms and what the mean in camp?