B- Single hilt/square top

Pap

My vote is :

B) Brass single hilt (squared top)

Scott

Good luck with the build Capt., it should turn out to be a spectacular knife. Who ever ends up with this knife I hope they get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. Perhaps one day they will come to Australia and see where the handle originated. In fact they can look me up and I'll be happy to be their guide, as many members of this forum help me when I visited the US last year.
The forum has changed it is no longer the fun place it used to be, and that has soured my enthusiasm for Randall knives. I haven’t been posting here for some time and now I think it is time to move on. My RKS membership is paid up for another 18 months and for those of you that do not have my email the PM system forwards to my email anyway.
Cheers

Graham,
I know how friendly you are with certain members and all of this is, indeed, sad. The most sad thing is that everyone on both sides of any of this "stuff" loves Randall knives. I have enjoyed your friendship and genorosity. I sincerely hope you change your mind and, if nothing else, check in with us from time to time. To have shown terrific knowledge on a variety of subjects. I will miss that...and you, that much is sure.
I will continue on with this build and no one will forget your splendid jesture of sending us the ringed gidgee to handle it with. Best to you and Kate.
Respecfully submitted, Capt. Chris

Graham,
Please consider coming back after some time. It would be a shame to lose you forever.
Stay Well,
Tony

When I read your post, I went flat out like a lizard. We need you around here Mate, no kidding.

Pap

OK Crew:
We need not put this build on "hold" any longer. Here's a "catch-ya' up" and food for thought.

We're gonna build the following:

* Randall Model #5-8", Camp-n-Trail
* 01 Carbon steel blade
* Thumb notches
* Brass single hilt (Squared top)
* CW (Ringed Gidgee) supplied by Graham Rogers
* All brass hardware (to be determined)

SO...We have to decide on a couple of things. After that I can get these specs into the Randall shop and we can enjoy the fact that we built a helluva knife! One of the things left un-decided is what type of brass hardware to finish this knife off in. We also need to decide on handle shape.
At present, we have only used "ONE OPTION" (Custom supplied wood / ringed gidgee). We are going to use one more option when we decide which type of brass spacers we use. Perhaps another will get burned on the brass butt cap. Yet another possible usage of our allocation of options could be used on a brass butt cap or plate. I personally feel a butt cap will help to balance this knife..."BUT"...I don't care what we build. That is up to you. Anyway you swing it, this #5 will be splendid. If we decide on red/brass or black/brass and a brass end we "still" have options left.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. How about a "ROLL CALL" vote for spacers. There are 4 choices:

A) Brass & black spacers
B) Brass & red spacers
C) Brass collar
D) Scalloped brass collar

Just a small word of caution, with regard to collars. You will be limiting your future choices of handle shapes and/or overall diameter by choosing one of the collars. That's it...Let's hear from ya'...and thanks for your participation.
Best, Capt. Chris

I like Brass and Black spacers, should show better than red against the wood handle. I would also like to suggest using either a model 22 style handle or single finger handle. We could then use another option and request a radius brass butt cap with thong hole or a brass crows beak cap with thong hole.

Dan Snyder
RKS #5537
SHAG #010

A) Brass & black spacers!
I think this will work well with this wood which has some nice dark grain in it.
I also think finger grooves (left or right) would show off the grain beautifully.
Tony

Brass collar would be different.

Pap