Latest Canal Street Additions

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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I have recently added some unique Canal Street Cutlery knives to my knife room.

Pic 1 Canal Street Swing Guard prototypes
Pic 2 Canal Street Prototoype Leather handled knives all 1 of 1- Never went into production
Pic 3 CSC Ring Turn, Stag Handles, Sterling Silver Bolsters
Pic 4 CSC Elephant Toe 1 of 1 Never went into Production
Pic 5 CSC Ohio Knife Collectors Knives (The fixed Blade is the Presidents Knife-Only 2 produced and the folder is the General Membership knife)

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Here are some additional knives

The first two pictures are of Pearl Handled knives (Prototypes that never went into production) The top one is a 3 blade knife with filed back springs and liners that CSC attempted, 1 of 1 produced.

The lower knife is a single blade, liner lock, Pearl Handle that CSC attempted to make for Queen. The Back, liners and liner lock are all filed. This knife is 1 of 1 also and never went into production.

The two pictures below that are pictures of a knife that CSC tried to dye their own Bone for the handles. This didn't work out as they could not control the heat in order to reach the desire color. This was their one and only attempt at dying their own bone...another 1 of 1

Love these knives.

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Knice!!! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Great bunch of knives.
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Nice group of knives, especially when they are rare or hard to get hold of, but isn't picture number four a Wildcat Driller?
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Could be a Wildcat Driller, however, I was told it was an Elephant's Toe.....Guess I need to do a little more research on it to be sure.

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Tom it's hard not to let that green eyed monster loose in this situation. If it were anyone else but you my friend............well you know. ::tu::
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Here are some more Canal Street Knives I was fortunate enough to get my hands on....

Half Moon Trapper for KABAR
Boys Knife for AG Russell
Prototype Squeeze in Black Linen Micarta
American Chestnut
Cannittler
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And yet a few more....

Congress Pattern- First Congress Made and then the First Year Anniversary Congress
Couple Swell Center (Balloon) Whittlers
Blue Rope
English Barlows- Zebra Wood and White Linen Micarta
Muskrats- A Long Bolster and a short Bolster
Moore Maker Whitetail Pinch
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Tom I'm very glad you've been able to acquire these knives. With the demise of Canal Street Cutlery, it's good to know they are in the hands of someone who will appreciate them fully for the rare treasures they are.
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Tom,

I love looking at your Canal Street collection, you have the market cornered! ::groove::

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Thank you Phil and John!

I have several more to add that have found their way into my Schrade Cave since I posted these. Maybe I can get some pictures soon and get them posted up as well.

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ok Tom, Those are some fine knives! Canal Street made some amazing knives and I will join you in showing off some of their craftsmanship. Going to start off with some muskrats. The first year anniversary is numbered 001 and has a unique nail nick compared to the others. Also no stamp on the tang. This came out of Wally's knife roll. The green bone muskrat Wally told me is an extremely rare bird, it was in the safe downstairs and is really one of my favorites. The chestnut is number 145. I will post more as I get time to take pics. Thanx again TOM for sharing you awesome collection.
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Nice bunch of rats ! ::tu::
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Thanx Phill, posting a couple more tomorrow.
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Here's a nice whittler I picked up recently...


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Love it Glennbad!

Love the rat tail bolsters and that red bone

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Here are some trial pictures of the Tang Stamps
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Here are a couple more
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Tom those tang stamps have to be even more rare than the knives they were used to stamp. Great addition to the collection. ::tu::
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Here are a few more Canal Street Fixed Blades that I picked up in the last couple weeks!
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Nice group there Tom!
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Beautiful set of black beauties there Tom! ::tu:: ::tu::

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I have recently added two great knives to my gathering of Canal Streets. The first one was gifted to me by a Very Good Friend (Thank you very much Phil). Its a Swell Center Jack in Red Micarta, a True Beauty that adorns a special place among my Canal Street knives.

The second knife I have recently added is an AG Russell, made by Canal Street Boxcar Jack

A. G. Russell™ Boxcar Jack™ During the Great Depression, tools like this were carried by men who traveled the country looking for work. T ese men were called Hobos and their commonmode of transportationwas a train boxcar. T e A. G. Russell™ Boxcar Jack consists of a knife and fork held together by slots and pins in the liners. Simply push the mark, or obverse, side of the knife toward the pivot to slide the two halves apart. Handsome handle scales of cocobolo, burgundy Micarta®, or oiled ram's horn, with our unique “dog bone” inlay, will make you the envy of all your friends wherever you use it. T e knife and fork are made with modern, sanitary materials - stainless blades, liners and springs and nickel silver bolsters. T e steel is DIN 1.4112, a mid-level 440 with added vanadium and copious amounts of molybdenum and 16-18% chromium, which creates excellent edge holding and corrosion resistance. Heat-treated to 57-59 Rc. T e knife blade is a full 3-¼ ˝ in a handle that measures just 3-¾ ˝. Slim and unobtrusive, it makes a perfect personal travel tool. Weighs approximately 3.6 oz. Made in the U.S.A.

I will post pictures later tonight!

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Here are pictures of my latest arrivals:
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