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Ron,
Great thread. Very imformative. You mention pitch and epoxies, but...what about fiberglass resin? I was told by several sources that a resin, similar to the resins used to secure fiberglass cloth, were used for a few years on the older "pinned" Randalls. It makes sense, if you "pin" down the time frame. That substance was readily available in the late 40's and early 50's, if memory serves me correctly. I think I remember the story going something like this: The early fiberglass resins would "shrink" or "check up" after a time, so Bo would use pins, be it one or two depending upon the particular knife, stock and tang length to "keep" the handle secure in case this resin would shrink.
It is easy to debate a year or so, here and there, as to the exact times the Randall shop did or did not do certain things, but I believe that your dates are as close as anyone's for "pinning" this segment of Randall history down. Best, Captain Chris Stanaback
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