GEC #35 Churchill Thread

Rockon75 said:
Outstanding. Yours has much better stag than the old loaner does. Your OP said 54, that through me off for a minute since the TK is a 53. There really is no difference between the two other than the 54 has halfstops and the 53 has rounded tangs, which I prefer. Now, get them in pocket and use those bad boys!
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Just realized the Typo. Actually the stag on yours was much nicer, that knife has a story to tell. I am really liking the 35 stag though, more than I thought I would. I actually ordered it to complete the trio after I found the TK and it is definitely going to get a lot of pocket time.
 
The problem with my stag Churchill is that it is too nice to use and get all beat up.

At least that is what I told myself to justify the ebony I just ordered. I needed a Tidioute of some kind anyway, right...?

I should have just ponied up and ordered another stag to use but I think we all know how that would have turned out in the end.
 
Get that Stag in your pocket now! It'll repay you with beautiful ageing (unlike the rest of us!:eek::D:D)

Here's another shot of my Cougar:D

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This second shot may give some idea of the nesting of the blades, it's more than a tight fit in here but there is NO HINT of blade rub, fantastic build-quality. Don't let anybody tell you that blade-rub is inherent or inevitable in Pen type single-spring knives. Not so, hurrah for Tidioute!:thumbsup::D

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FLymon said:
Thanks, I was afraid of that. I guess maybe they will make more of these right after they make some more White Owls? It's only been what, 6 years?
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Right, those White Owls are long overdue a re-run, Conductor too:rolleyes:

It's very odd they failed to do a Northfield jigged, they could have experiment for a change by offering a light colour jigged, something like caramel or why not Ivory Jigged Bone? That's never been done and would have magnificent ageing potential. But, I have to say that on this run I refer the nail nick to the long pull.

Thanks, Will
 
I thought I would give a quick impression of the Churchill after 16 days of use.
Stockmans had been a favorite for most of my 50 plus years with pocket knives. The last several years I've been moving toward more pocket friendly. Two blades and eventually, single blades and single spring patterns. Canoes and IRJ's & the Roundhead as examples.

The Churchill has my two most used blades, minus the stockman's pen blade. Which was rarely used any way.
On my sample the pull is a 5 on the sheepsfoot with good snap. The clip opens a bit easier, about a 4.5 but snaps closed as well as the sheepsfoot.

The clawed bone was an easy pick, I like the contrasting color in it.

I looked back at my favorite old knives and noticed that most of the shields were offset towards the main blade. There's a reason shields were offset, it makes it very easy to orient the knife.
I'm happy that GEC followed suit and offset the shield on the Churchill's. From a users stand point, offset toward the main blades end is the way to go.

A nice smooth easy opening round tang, pocket friendly user. I'm very happy with the Churchill, in fact, maybe I need an ebony or micarta hot dog. :)

Cougar clawed and a bit of saw dust for texture.
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Has anybody received a Hummingbird Acrylic yet? I'm wondering if the blades are satin finished because they have the etch that GEC often uses for satin blades.

I have one arriving in a couple days so I'll find out then but I thought maybe somebody has already gotten one.
 
Railsplitter said:
Has anybody received a Hummingbird Acrylic yet? I'm wondering if the blades are satin finished because they have the etch that GEC often uses for satin blades.

I have one arriving in a couple days so I'll find out then but I thought maybe somebody has already gotten one.
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I don't have one but I do believe they are satin finish.
 
That looks awesome, James. I don't even see a trace of it. What method did you use to remove it?
 
Dean51 said:
I looked back at my favorite old knives and noticed that most of the shields were offset towards the main blade. There's a reason shields were offset, it makes it very easy to orient the knife.
I'm happy that GEC followed suit and offset the shield on the Churchill's. From a users stand point, offset toward the main blades end is the way to go.
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First off really liking your cougar clawed Churchill. Prior to this knife I did not like cougar clawed bone, but on this run I noticed that at a quick glance it looks nearly perfect stag.

As far as the shield goes, I was on board with most who did not like the off set shield. I noticed your point recently though when I got my stag Churchill. I have grown to really like two blade cigar patterns starting with the 35 HJ with its centered shield. It worked out fine because of how the spear blade protrudes from the frame and the awl does not, making it easy to orient. Recently my main EDC is a 53 moose with a centered shield and due to my OCD ,lets call it, I need to carry the knife in a slip main blade tip down with the show side out which becomes difficult with a centered shield. Every day when I grab the Moose I find myself flipping it around to orient it for pocket carry. I actually didn't notice ,until your post ,that the the shield on the Churchill is biased toward the main blade, nor the difficulty centered cigar shields are causing me, thank you. I don't even know what to do with my shieldless Stag Churchill now.
 
Railsplitter said:
That looks awesome, James. I don't even see a trace of it. What method did you use to remove it?
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Rick, I used 1000 & 2000 grit sandpaper on a board and drew the blade in one direction until the etch was mostly gone, then buffed with green polishing compound on a power wheel. There is still a trace of the etch visible at certain angles but if I continued with the sandpaper it would disappear completely. I was satisfied when my arm got tired. ;)

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redsparrow said:
Rick, I used 1000 grit sandpaper on a board and drew the blade in one direction until the etch was mostly gone, then buffed with green polishing compound on a power wheel. There is still a trace of the etch visible at certain angles but if I continued with the sandpaper it would disappear completely. I was satisfied when my arm got tired. ;)
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Thanks, James. I'm leaving my etch alone for now but I will most likely want to remove it eventually.
 
redsparrow said:
Rick, I used 1000 grit sandpaper on a board and drew the blade in one direction until the etch was mostly gone, then buffed with green polishing compound on a power wheel. There is still a trace of the etch visible at certain angles but if I continued with the sandpaper it would disappear completely. I was satisfied when my arm got tired. ;)
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Looks great, goood work.
 
Railsplitter said:
Thanks. I think so too but Mike had them listed as "Polished". He must have read my post because I see now that he changed it.
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Yep, I have a template system for descriptions, etc. That is not one of those fields that change very often.
 
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I just received this beauty in the mail yesterday. I had no intention of picking up a Churchill, as the cover choices just didn’t do anything for me. “Maybe a stag if the covers look good and match” I told myself.
I saw this one for sale and it was all over!
Very happy with the stag (I like the dark figured center with whitish ends) and they match great, which has been hit or miss recently.
Looking forward to carrying it!
 
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