Warden, one of those you got from me. I bought a Randall simply because I figured anyone who enjoys knives ought to own a piece of the tradition. Since I have two sons, I bought two with the idea of passing them on. Both my boys said they would rather have one that I made, so I put one up for sale. I do find them a bit overpriced compared to other quality knives I've bought, but there is no question they are quality and something to be proud to own.
I bought a Lin Rhea knife for much the same reason. It's a little tough for a knife maker to spend that much money on a knife made by someone else, but Lin is a Master Smith whom I greatly admire and I wanted a piece of his work to use as a bench mark to work toward.
If I could afford it, I'd own a knife from each of the knife makers on this site. Reality and retirement income being what they are, that's out of my reach.
I think Ray Hammond expressed it very well. When Ray makes a knife, I'm sure there is a bit of Ray in it - his technical ability, pride in craftsmanship and artistic ability. It's really not "just a tool".