Canal Street Cutlery - Boys Knife

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wveah

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Good evening,

Got one in [#66] yesterday and have had time to play around with it. Very impressed with F&F and the blade is shaving sharp. Best thing is the lack of pocket weight [was carrying a Bulldog Barlow or a small Kershaw Onion].

Nicest non-custom that I own!
 
As is said in various places, "pics, or it didn't happen."

I see that AG Russell (A BF dealer member) does have a Canal Street Cutlery "Boys knife" and that there are only 75 pieces. Would that be it? And would yours be #66 out of 75?
 
That is where I bought the knife [could not have been better btw].

I am techno challenged but would be glad to post pics if easy instructions are provided.

Thanks.
 
I recommend/use Imgur, personally.

It's definitely a nice knife. It's basically a smaller, stainless, stag GEC #15, and at a very reasonable price, especially considering the relative exclusivity.
 
wveah said:
That is where I bought the knife [could not have been better btw].

I am techno challenged but would be glad to post pics if easy instructions are provided.

Thanks.
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AG Russell has been an icon of the knife industry for decades. His reputation for satisfying the customer is unsurpassed.

As a registered user, you need to put your pictures on the web. Photobucket is a free web picture hosting site that a lot of folks use, including me.

Once you load your pictures on the web, copy the address and paste it into your post (Photobucket calls it a "direct link"). Then wrap it in BBS code like this
 
Nice knife, but I remember when a "boy's knife" was only $0.25 or so and any kid of any age could walk into a 5 & 10 cent store and get one. Now they are so expensive that a boy couldn't afford one :-(
Rich
 
Rich S said:
Nice knife, but I remember when a "boy's knife" was only $0.25 or so and any kid of any age could walk into a 5 & 10 cent store and get one. Now they are so expensive that a boy couldn't afford one :-(
Rich
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This knife by Canal Street replicates the pattern, but in modern premium materials and craftsmanship they have become known for. Very near custom quality, not like the cheap mass-produced knives of the pattern's historical namesake. Therefore it is not intended to be sold to children as a first knife. FYI, .25 cents in 1936 would be $4.22 when inflation adjusted. There are cheap knives on the market in this price range (and less).


Here is the image from Mr. Russell's website until the OP can post his own image.

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silenthunterstudios said:
Do they offer spear point models?
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This, according to Mr. Russell, was a limited production run of 75 pieces. As he only illustrates this clip pocket blade, I am guessing not. However that doesn't mean that CSC hasn't or isn't producing a similar pattern with the other two historic "Boy's Knife" blade patterns. (Sheepsfoot and spear point)
 
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Hope that worked - it is the bottom knife. The other two are my other current edc traditionals.
 
Thanks BB. I read your first post as more of a query than a statement of fact.
"The specs are all the same": does this include steel type and blade profile as well as measurements ?
kj
 
Agreed, that looks exactly like the Eric's Jack model, but in "torched whitetail antler" rather than the more traditional stag. The Eric's Jack is a superbly crafted knife (mine is anyway) and I would expect the Boy's Knife version to be as well.
 
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Now i understand, the only differences between CSC "Boys Knife" and "Eric's Jack" is the source of the stag for the handles and Eric made "Eric's Jack" quote Waynorth from above link: "My good old friend Eric cutlered and hafted 100 of these in stainless", whereas The "Boys Knife was cutlered by unknown CSC cutlers of whom, one is Eric, so he could have been in on the "Boys Knife" too.
kj
 
It is essentially a single-blade version of their standard Barlow pattern with a smaller bolster. AGRussell also has the Barlow in Sambar stag, which is what the Eric's Jack used.
 
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