Why you should be buying Canal Street knives

Former Schrade President Walley Gardner and principal Joe Hufnagel joined with nine master cutlers to form a group of US craftsmen with over 300 years of combined knife making experience to create Canal Street Cutlery. It was first located in upstate New York where a long and rich tradition of quality knife making dates back to the 19th century. Unfortunately, the company closed its doors in 2015, but not before making some great knives. The brand was resurrected in 2018 as Canal Street Cutlery Co-Op & focused on making very small batches of high quality traditional knives. As a Co-Op, it was owned by the knife makers who worked there. Unfortunately, the business model couldn't hold up & the entity again ceased production.
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Very nice Will,really like that St Elmo's fire.
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Thanks, guys.
Turtle wrote:Very nice Will,really like that St Elmo's fire.
The royal blue Kirinite shows nice depth. At first, however, I thought it didn't quite go with the straightforwardly practical design. The Catskill Hunter has the same overall and blade length as an open Squeeze, but its blade is wider and thicker and didn't slice quite as well even though the factory edge seemed plenty sharp. After several months of using it like an overbuilt Mora, I was surprised by how easy it was to resharpen and delighted by how well it cuts and slices with a slightly more acute edge. It has become my favorite camp knife.

I'm glad I used it enough to appreciate it.
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Hello, all. My 1st post to the AAPK forum. By way of introduction, a few pictures of my CSC knives.
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These amber stag bone handles are my first non-wood naturals. I'm beginning to understand why they are well-liked.
These amber stag bone handles are my first non-wood naturals. I'm beginning to understand why they are well-liked.
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The Pinches are all from Michael at DPH. The ancestor pictured was my father's.
The Pinches are all from Michael at DPH. The ancestor pictured was my father's.
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WELCOME !

Nice looking knives!
-( life is too short to carry a cheap knife )-
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::welcome:: Nice knives.
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Nice knives! I like that you included the ancestor knife. It's an important part of why canal street knives are what they are. Good idea for a new thread.
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Here is a Bowie I got recently. This has a lot of time put into it. Antique bone, tapered tang, engraved bolsters and red liners. Pretty happy to have this one. Wish I could take better pics. They never seem to capture the full beauty of the knife.
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