Canal Street Cutlery Open House

One of these days I'd like to visit a place where fine, factory made cutlery is produced. Canal Street is very unique in their own right, and I really dig a number of their knives, their one of the driving forces behind Mooremaker, which is a huge brand in this part of the world. Sadly most here have no clue where their Mooremaker pocketknife came from. I like CS, and would find such an event very interesting. If you're close you should go.
 
Oh my, Ellenville, where Schrade moved to and close to where I grew up, Walden, NY. Tell me, is the Canal Street Cutlery plant in the same building as where Schrade used to be? Maybe I need to go if for no other reason than to visit the dairy farm on Berea Road where once stood my grandfather's pride heifer's, his three stud bulls, and 150 or so dairy cows. I understand the farm is gone, along with a few others. Ellenville, btw, was once a favorite summer retreat for up and coming Hispanics from NYC back in the day...they called it "Las Villas"; it was like the Hispanic version of the Catskill Mountains.
 
The CSC plant is in the same building where Schrade made their hunting knives. Most of their employees are the best of the best from Schrade, and when I was there I was even lucky enough to see Dave Swinden working. He designed for Schrade.
 
Hey Robb, it was great to see you there! It was a real pleasure to chat with a fellow knife-nut for a while.
The CS shop is actually in what was the original Ulster Knife Co building, which was bought by Schrade in 1946-47. They remained there, adding buildings to keep up with demand, until they moved to the old Channel Master plant in 1985. Dave was more than a designer, he's actually a machinist who started with Schrade Cut. Co. in Walden in the early forties and worked his way up to president of the company. He held that position until some time in the 1990's.

Eric
 
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