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#92971 - 09/23/11 06:12 PM Re: RMK failures [Re: BoBlade]
Leatherman Knife Enthusiast Registered: 01/06/06 Posts: 1371 Loc: IL	thanks for posting the pictures of the model 1 I had been looking for them for a while _________________________ Ben
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#92973 - 09/23/11 06:28 PM Re: RMK failures [Re: BoBlade]
RainyDay Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/18/11 Posts: 50	Okay. I'm just playin' Tom _________________________ Rainy Day
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#92977 - 09/23/11 06:58 PM Re: RMK failures [Re: BoBlade]
Ronnie Knife Enthusiast Registered: 02/13/11 Posts: 2270 Loc: NW Mississippi	I do more reading than posting but Ron, you have been missed. You too are one with way too much Randall knowledge not to be posting here. Damn glad to hear from you. If you haven't seen it go look at that older mod. 4 the Cap posted. Sure looks like a Ron type of Randall. It's a beauty. _________________________ Ronnie RKS#2166
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#92978 - 09/23/11 07:12 PM Re: RMK failures [Re: Ronnie]
BoBlade Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/13/05 Posts: 1673 Loc: Kalifornia	Thanks, Ronnie. I'm not going anywhere. Its' just that between work getting a lot busier and two grandsons there just isn't much time left for anything else. I'm not sure I saw the Caps Model 4. I did see Rocky's 4-7 from 1948 on the "This Old Randall" thread and it's a killer! Best, PS to Ben: Welcome :-) _________________________ Ron Mathews RKS No. 4223
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#92979 - 09/23/11 08:45 PM Re: RMK failures [Re: BoBlade]
Tom Vaught Knife Enthusiast Registered: 04/26/10 Posts: 574 Loc: Michigan	Very Good Post and Pictures Ron. Obviously a very rare possibility of the Randall Knife failing but the photos are very similar in the type of failure. One chop, huh? Mr Day, I also think that if you get an opportunity to meet Crutchtip, as I hope to some day at a show, Joe can pass on some of his wealth of Randall Knife knowledge. Tom Vaught _________________________ Tom Vaught RKS# 5100
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#92995 - 09/24/11 05:25 AM Re: RMK failures [Re: Tom Vaught]
kalervo Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/28/10 Posts: 1077	I woulg guess the heat treating went wrong somehow. On the pics the tang broke. The tang got heattreated to hard and snaps. Mostly the tangs is not need to be heat treated. _________________________ Sweden Knifemaker shag #29
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#92997 - 09/24/11 08:52 AM Re: RMK failures [Re: kalervo]
Captain Chris Stanaback Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/14/05 Posts: 13018 Loc: Central Florida	Hey everyone: I just got off the phone with Jason Randall. Although he cannot address this #14-CDT being shown here, Jason informed me that the Randall shop does "not" heat-treat their tangs. Both stainless and carbon models are "annealed" to make then less brittle and to be able to work with them during the fit and finishing process. As A side note: I cannot help but notice how "un-new" the nickel silver double hilt appears for just "one chop". Not saying it didn't happen....just a curious observation. The initial thread did ask for "first-hand" accounts. This is not "quite" first hand. Thanks to Jason for the clarification. It's great to see that, not only do we have Scott's eyes and ears on our forum, but Jason's as well. Have a nice weekend everyone, Capt. Chris _________________________ Capt.Chris Stanaback RKCC/RKCA Founder RKS #016 NRA Lifetime Member CAPTSTANABACK@aol.com WEBSITE: www.captstanaback.com
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#92999 - 09/24/11 11:47 AM Re: RMK failures [Re: Captain Chris Stanaback]
kalervo Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/28/10 Posts: 1077	That's what I thought. Well, it's strange anyway _________________________ Sweden Knifemaker shag #29
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#93071 - 09/25/11 01:00 PM Re: RMK failures [Re: Captain Chris Stanaback]
Tom Vaught Knife Enthusiast Registered: 04/26/10 Posts: 574 Loc: Michigan	Originally Posted By: Captain Chris Stanaback Hey everyone: I just got off the phone with Jason Randall. Although he cannot address this #14-CDT being shown here, Jason informed me that the Randall shop does "not" heat-treat their tangs. Both stainless and carbon models are "annealed" to make then less brittle and to be able to work with them during the fit and finishing process. As A side note: I cannot help but notice how "un-new" the nickel silver double hilt appears for just "one chop". Not saying it didn't happen....just a curious observation. The initial thread did ask for "first-hand" accounts. This is not "quite" first hand. Thanks to Jason for the clarification. It's great to see that, not only do we have Scott's eyes and ears on our forum, but Jason's as well. Have a nice weekend everyone, Capt. Chris Confused Capt. Both of the knives that "failed" looked to me like they had BRASS double hilts, did I miss a photo? Tom Vaught _________________________ Tom Vaught RKS# 5100
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#93076 - 09/25/11 01:24 PM Re: RMK failures [Re: Tom Vaught]
Captain Chris Stanaback Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/14/05 Posts: 13018 Loc: Central Florida	The last one that Ron posted looked NS to me?? The first was a brass "single" hilt. Best, Capt. Chris Edited by Captain Chris Stanaback (09/25/11 01:25 PM) _________________________ Capt.Chris Stanaback RKCC/RKCA Founder RKS #016 NRA Lifetime Member CAPTSTANABACK@aol.com WEBSITE: www.captstanaback.com
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