Hand-crafted custom knives for the avid hunter & serious collector.
Randy Lee Custom Knives produces high quality knives using only the highest grade materials and fittings. Each knife carries a guarantee of quality and serviceability. Options are available to further customize your knife and are suited to personal preference.
Randy Lee began crafting knives in 1979 and you can read more about the artist and his wife, Sonja, who hand-tools custom sheaths for Randy and a growing number of knife artists.
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| Trailing Point Hunter 4-3/4" blade, 9" overall The handle is made of Masure Birch and blade is ATS-34 stainless steel. The knife has nickle silver fittings and filework on the blade. Black/tan micarta & nickel silver spacers. $295 as shown |
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Trailing Point Hunter 4-1/4" blade, 8-1/4" overall The handle is made of bone stag and turquoise and blade is ATS-34 stainless steel. Fittings are nickel silver. Black micarta and nickel silver spacers with filework on the blade. $285 as shown |
| Drop Point Hunter 3-1/4" blade length 7-1/2" overall The handle is made of sheep horn and the blade is ATS-34 stainless steel. Fittings are 416 stainless steel and the knife has filework on blade and decorative pins. Engraved by Bruce Shaw. $325 knife - $100 engraving $425 as shown |
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Clippoint Hunter 4" blade of ATS-34 with a mirror polish. 4" Handle of water buffalo and stag ivory. Nickel silver hilt and pommel. Nickel silver and red spacers. Scrimshawed by Linda Karst. Engraving by Bruce Shaw. $295 knife - $100 scrimshaw - $150 engraving $545 as shown |
| Dagger 7-1/2" blade, 13" overall ATS-34 blade is mirror polished. Sea cow, ironwood, and amber handle with nickel silver hilt & pommel, filework on pommel & hilt. Snake inlay on sheath. $725 as shown |
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Maroon Micarta Subhilt Fighter 7" ATS-34 mirror polished blade, 12" overall. Nickel silver hilts and pommel. Maroon micarta handle is 5" long. Tan & nickel silver spacers. Filework on blade. $595 as shown |
| 12" Subhilt Fighter 7" ATS-34 blade is mirror polished. Nickel silver hilts and pommel. Black micarta and nickel silver spacers. Arizona ironwood handle is 5" long. Filework on blade. $595 as shown |
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| Trailing Point Skinner 5-1/2" blade, 10" overall The handle is made of Hippo Ivory & Amber. $395 knife - $150 scrimshaw - $150 engraving $695 as shown |
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4-3/4" Stubby Point Skinner The 2" clippoint blade is mirror polished 1/4" ATS-34 steel. 416 stainless bolsters, fancy mosaic pins. Oosic handle is 2-3/4" long. $295 as shown |
Each knife is custom made and attention is given to the slightest detail. Please phone, fax, or e-mail for additional information on any knife.
P. O. Box 1873
St. Johns Arizona 85936
520-337-2594
520-337-5002 fax
knives@carizona.com
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Guarantee All knives have a lifetime guarantee to the original owner. Although most makers do not guarantee natural handle materials, I will usually replace them at minimal charge. If any knife should prove to be defective under normal use, it will be repaired or replaced at no additional charge. NOTE: A knife should not be used as a screwdriver, chisel, prybar, or any use other than that for which it was designed.
Quality Materials
All knives are made of the finest quality materials for a lifetime of use. Each comes with a handmade sheath of genuine leather, custom made to each knife, and a zippered storage case.
Blades
Each blade is hollow-ground from ATS-34 or 440-C stainless steel. These are high-carbon, high-chrome steels which hold an edge well and resist corrosion. Various styles of damascus are also options. All ATS & 440-C blades are polished to a mirror finish. Damascus blades are polished, then acid treated to bring out patterns in the blade. Standard stock is 3/16" on most styles, 1/4" on bowies and 1/8" on smaller knives. Paul Bos commercially heat treats all blades to 59-60RC.Handles
Natural handle materials are most popular for their beauty and value such as foreign and domestic woods and horn. Stag, elk, and muledeer are some personal favorites along with sheep and bufallo horn. Other options include desert ironwood, amber, oosic, ivory, and stabilized wood, while pakkawoods and micarta are best for durability.Fittings
Nickel silver is used on the hidden tang knives and 416 stainless on full tangs. Brass is also an option.
Styles
Knives shown are only a representative sample of my work. I make all styles of knives of my design or yours. I hope you will look at these patterns as a starting point. If you wish to make changes or design your own knife, simply send or fax (preferred method) a drawing or picture of what you want and we will start from there.
Options
These include filework on blade and tang, decorative pins, tapered tangs and double bolsters. Scrimshaw and engraving are personal preferences and; therefore, usually left to the customer to use the artist of their choice.
About Randy Lee
Randy's fascination with knives began as a young man when he made his first knife in a high school "metals" class. He collected them for years and eventually began making his own to get a better edge-holding skinner for hunting.
Randy read books and visited local makers to learn the craft. In 1979, he decided to invest in shop equipment so that he could properly master his knifemaking skills. In a few yars, he was making and selling knives to local hunters, while continually developing his style and craftsmanship. He attended his first knife show in 1986 and has been participating in about six shows each year since then.
Randy's wife, Sonja Lee, is one of the premier sheath makers in the business. Using exotic hides, or leather and various forms of tooling, she has mastered the craft of sheath making. Sonja creates the custom sheaths which are provided for each of Randy Lee's knives and she is now making custom sheaths for many other knifemakers and collectors.
As an avid hunter, Randy knows how a good hunting knife should perform. He loves to "field-test" his designs and feels that a quality knife should not only look great, but perform well as a tool. He offers a wide variety of knife styles; from utility hunters and fighters to collector pieces such as daggers and bowies.
Although the actual work of grinding and buffing knives is very tedious, he always finds it rewarding to see the final finished product. Randy particularly enjoys meeting people who find knives as interesting and exciting as he does.