GEC #35 Churchill Thread

[r8shell]

This weekend I caved. I knew I'd regret not getting one, so I managed to order the last ebony Churchill in stock from my favorite online dealer. Happy ChrismaHannuKwanzaKah to me! OK, now I really mean it, no new knives for the foreseeable future.
Anxiously awaiting shipping!

 

[solphilos]

This weekend I caved. I knew I'd regret not getting one, so I managed to order the last ebony Churchill in stock from my favorite online dealer. Happy ChrismaHannuKwanzaKah to me! OK, now I really mean it, no new knives for the foreseeable future.
Anxiously awaiting shipping!

I think you'll be happy with your purchase!
While I love my bone, I regret not getting one in Ebony. That's just one classy looking pattern with those covers.

 

[Gevonovich]

This weekend I caved. I knew I'd regret not getting one, so I managed to order the last ebony Churchill in stock from my favorite online dealer. Happy ChrismaHannuKwanzaKah to me! OK, now I really mean it, no new knives for the foreseeable future.
Anxiously awaiting shipping!

Why am I getting a visual of Pinocchio with a long wooden nose puffing on a cigar Joking...lol Man I need an animated GIF

 

[r8shell]

I think you'll be happy with your purchase!
While I love my bone, I regret not getting one in Ebony. That's just one classy looking pattern with those covers.

Why am I getting a visual of Pinocchio with a long wooden nose puffing on a cigar Joking...lol Man I need an animated GIF

Thanks. When these were first announced, I was debating between the ebony and the cougar clawed bone. Then some unexpected expenses arose, and I vowed not to buy a new knife. I even unsubscribed from this thread to reduce knife envy. Such gorgeous pictures and Oh, that ebony! Yesterday I realized I could still get a new knife from time to time, but I'm going to try to stick to the "one in/one out" plan. (I never carried that Roundhead anyway) So then I was back to the dilemma of bone or wood? While I like the look of the cougar bone, it was the pictures of the Churchill in ebony that were so hard to resist. I'm just glad I gave in in time to get the one I really wanted.

Going back to read this thread some more, it looks like a few folks have filed the kick to drop the sheepfoot. I may try that. I've done it on a few knives using jeweler's needle files, and it went well.

 

[Pàdruig]

This weekend I caved. I knew I'd regret not getting one, so I managed to order the last ebony Churchill in stock from my favorite online dealer. Happy ChrismaHannuKwanzaKah to me! OK, now I really mean it, no new knives for the foreseeable future.
Anxiously awaiting shipping!

Super stoked to hear that you have one enroute, r8shell! I hope we all haven't hyped it up too much. Regardless, I am happy you could snag one and I am looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it when you get it in hand.

 

[JTB_5]

I recently purchased a #47 from a forum member, and it has a really nice strong pull and snappy action, which I'm really enjoying. However, playing with it alternately with my #35 Churchill has demonstrated just how smooth the action on the Churchill is--it is almost like opening a liner-lock in comparison. Needless to say, I'm only more and more impressed by the #35.

 

[Will Power]

Fairly certain you will not regret finding the funds&resolve to get one Rachel

Very appealing knife that surprised me no end. I've thought about lowering the Sheep but I really hate any hint of raised/sunk spring especially on a single-spring frame. And frankly, the Sheep rides low that it does not intefere with grip.

Regards, Will

 

[JTB_5]

Fairly certain you will not regret finding the funds&resolve to get one Rachel

Very appealing knife that surprised me no end. I've thought about lowering the Sheep but I really hate any hint of raised/sunk spring especially on a single-spring frame. And frankly, the Sheep rides low that it does not intefere with grip.

Regards, Will

I lowered the secondary on mine and the backspring was so minimally affected that it is unnoticeable unless I am intentionally feeling for it. If you can enjoy the knife without the mod, more "power" to you, but I must say that the comfort is superior for me with the lowered blade.

 

[Will Power]

Getting tempted by that lowering...but it's one of my pedantic peeves-spring MUST be flush open/shut. Half-stop, I can turn a blind eye

Thanks, Will

 

[r8shell]

We all have different peeves, and that's okay. I hate blade-play/wobble, but some folks don't seem to get worked up about it. Until I started reading here, I never gave a second's thought to flush springs (or blade rub, for that matter) it's purely an aesthetic thing, right? Do uneven springs effect function?

Of course, it's silly to already be contemplating modifying a knife I don't even have in hand yet. I'm just exited.

 

[JTB_5]

We all have different peeves, and that's okay. I hate blade-play/wobble, but some folks don't seem to get worked up about it. Until I started reading here, I never gave a second's thought to flush springs (or blade rub, for that matter) it's purely an aesthetic thing, right? Do uneven springs effect function?

Of course, it's silly to already be contemplating modifying a knife I don't even have in hand yet. I'm just exited.

I share your peeve about blade play--I just don't like the idea of my cutting tool moving around in directions I'm not intending while I'm using it, even if it isn't really affecting anything.

 

[Will Power]

We all have different peeves, and that's okay. I hate blade-play/wobble, but some folks don't seem to get worked up about it. Until I started reading here, I never gave a second's thought to flush springs (or blade rub, for that matter) it's purely an aesthetic thing, right? Do uneven springs effect function?

Of course, it's silly to already be contemplating modifying a knife I don't even have in hand yet. I'm just exited.

Got the knife yet??

Actually, it is more than mere aesthetics to me (it plays an undeniable role too) Sunk springs can certainly give a nasty crude feel to the knife, when you're pressing down to cut something, having an uneven rough sunk spring feels unpleasant and distracting on the thumb. A raised spring is nearly as bad too as you can feel the sharp backspring on your thumb as you turn a knife. Actually, I've found that sunk spring knives can even begin to exhibit your pet hate, BLADE PLAY! as well. No such worries on the Churchill's part

Here's a pic to consider. Still indifferent to that sunk spring compared to a properly flush one?? The sunk spring knife also has considerable blade cant/ droop unsurprisingly, another 'bonus' of sunk springs...

 

[Ramrodmb]

Filing the kick only affects the spring in the closed position. It would not affect the spring in the open position as your pic shows. Right? That one looks pretty bad

 

[Will Power]

Don't know for sure, but I can say I overdid the filing on the kick of a CASE Stockman and got similar results. Can't say for all knives though and the knife I show arrived in that way from the factory.

 

[Ramrodmb]

Ok Thanks Filing the kick wont affect the spring when open. Nothing has changed there. The spring might sit low when closed though, if you go a little too far.
Sorry you had to get that specimen you show! I would not like that one either!

 

[traumkommode]

Got the knife yet??

Actually, it is more than mere aesthetics to me (it plays an undeniable role too) Sunk springs can certainly give a nasty crude feel to the knife, when you're pressing down to cut something, having an uneven rough sunk spring feels unpleasant and distracting on the thumb. A raised spring is nearly as bad too as you can feel the sharp backspring on your thumb as you turn a knife. Actually, I've found that sunk spring knives can even begin to exhibit your pet hate, BLADE PLAY! as well. No such worries on the Churchill's part

Here's a pic to consider. Still indifferent to that sunk spring compared to a properly flush one?? The sunk spring knife also has considerable blade cant/ droop unsurprisingly, another 'bonus' of sunk springs...

Remember, though - on the 35, it's only sunken when closed. Open is still flush. And closed, it's less sunken than that picture. If you use a hand file, you go slow enough that you get to decide how low/sunken you want to go.

 

[willard0341]

Pulled duty cutting my pork tenderloin at a Christmas party tonight

 

[Will Power]

Just to clarify, my Churchill's spring is flush open and closed. The knife I showed is another make and pattern and its sunk spring is a manufacturing 'feature' not as a result of me over filing anything

 

[r8shell]

Remember, though - on the 35, it's only sunken when closed. Open is still flush. And closed, it's less sunken than that picture. If you use a hand file, you go slow enough that you get to decide how low/sunken you want to go.

Just to clarify, my Churchill's spring is flush open and closed. The knife I showed is another make and pattern and its sunk spring is a manufacturing 'feature' not as a result of me over filing anything

I'm still waiting...holiday season shipping is slow...
The times I've filed down the tang were on knives that had the tips riding high. It was an easy choice for me between a point tearing up my hand and pocket, and risking a low spring. On a brand new knife that functions perfectly, I probably won't be in any hurry to modify it.

Unless I'm in a tinkering mood.

Checking tracking again...

 

[Leslie Tomville]

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The Churchill is quite a knife. Slightly longer and heavier than my usual pocket carry, but so well turned out that I’ll put up with that. Something about the Cougar Claw has been calling to me. Too bad for my wallet that they did not sell out immediately. But I agree with others who say that this knife will be considered a classic one day. In fact, it almost already is.