canal street knifes ? { newbie alert }

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michman

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sorry if its another stupid question but took you guys advice and got a rough rider trapper and a yellow jr sodbuster wow nice knives very impressed the rough rider has been my edc and is holding up very well and for 10 bucks can use and abuse then buy another but my question is i am looking for a little higher end knife/folder trapper was looking at queen cutlery, moore maker and canal street the posts say good things about moore and queen but any info on canal street knifes they look nice on the internet but need your advice on them thanks
 
They are a good company and make nice knives in a variety of steels. Like any company, occasionally a lemon may slip through quality control but over all they are considered a good maker.

Be sure to consider the pattern, scale material and steel you are interested in and it helps if you can ask your vendor of choice to look the knife over for you prior to shipping.
 
Michman, I'm really happy with them, I've got a pretty good number of them, both EDC's and displays. If you want to see any pics of a particular pattern or handle material, let me know. The majority of their knives have 420 steel as the blade material, they're a breeze to sharpen and hold an edge longer than I would have suspected, I'm thinking it's possibly 420HC, but they list it as modified. The knives with D-2 steel blades hold an edge longer, but they're a bear to sharpen , so keep that in mind if your not too experienced yet in the sharpening department. Here's my current EDC:
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Eric
 
AG Russell is carrying three of their patterns with rams horn scales at a very decent price if you want something a bit flashier. The steel is 420HC according to Russell. Other patterns use 440C. Russell sells a nice selection including a nice looking Crimson Bone Moonpie Trapper.

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Your question is not stupid, far from it. I have a CS cannitler and something called a Custom North American Hunting Club folding hunter.

The cannitler is very attractive, good materials (D2) and bone. I purchased it from an xbay dealer with a 99.9% positive rating. However, the main blade has a lot of lateral play in the closed position. It sounds like a box of tic tacs when shaken. Otherwise, it is ok.

The folding hunter is without a doubt the worst knife I have ever purchased. The attractive styling and materials - 154cm and black micarta - plus a good price caught my eye. It came in a sealed plastic package from an xbay dealer with a 99.2% positive rating, so I do not think there was any tampering. The blade has scratches all over it that must have come from the grinding/manufacturing process. When I finally cleaned most of the grit out of the pivot, I was ticked off to find excessive lateral blade play in the locked position (thin liner lock). I really wonder if it would fall apart under field conditions. I'm too chicken to give it a good spine whack test. I have a $20 SAK which is a far superior knife - IMHO.

I will probably send a copy of this text to Canal Street to let them know what my experience with their products have been.
 
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Those are both totally unacceptable. I would either pursue getting satisfaction from the dealer or, alternatively, have Canal Street make it right. Yeah, you have to go through the hassle of shipping 'em etc, but what's a few weeks to get back knives that will be worthwhile owning?
 
I've had mixed results with the CSS knives. I wasn't thrilled with the Swing Guard, not compared to similar knives from other brands anyway. The Ring Opener is excellent! And I'm contemplating one of their fixed blades...
 
Say abcdef, that's really unusual, you seem to be a lateral play magnet:D CS definitely stands by their products, I'd definitely send them the knives, they've got a really good track record for fixing any problems. You might try contacting them first re. that NAHC knife, not sure what their policy is regarding club knives, especially since it's a few years old. I know which one your're talking about, I've got one as well. It's tight, with no play. although it did have a bit of grit in the pivot as well, which I flushed out with some mineral oil. The canittlers I do have are excellent though. Here's a shot of the NAHC knife: 154CM blade, black micarta handles with red liners
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Eric
 
My only Canal street is my Cannitler. The quality on mine is superb. The only hinderance to me buying for CS knives is the price- I don't like putting that much cash into knives, especially on a regular basis.
 
I've got the Muskrat and it is a terrific knife. I like Canal Street
 
xbxb said:
I've got the Muskrat and it is a terrific knife. I like Canal Street
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Me too. It's a very good knife. If I wasn't saving for a custom folder, I'd have more CSC knives. Just in case you didn't know, there are traders on-line who beat their direct prices.David
 
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