Here's a bit of a review with some more pics:
The Swayback Jack model TB62117 CV, a Tony Bose collaboration, is one of the more expensive slipjoints I've bought. I picked it up for $60 shipped, but I've got to say it was more worth the money than many other knives I've payed $60 for. It's 3 3/8" long closed, with wonderful chestnut bone scales and nickel silver bolsters, along with a Case shield. The rivets are all nicely finished, and the scales are almost perfectly flush with the bolsters (my nail can catch on the border on one side, but on the other it's barely noticeable). The springs are flush in all three positions, although the spring for the small blade sticks out from flush maybe .3mm when closed. The pattern looks great, and this is a knife that can be admired just as well as it can be used.
The CV version has two blades; a wharncliffe main blade with a cutting edge of exactly 2" as far as I can tell, and a pen blade with a cutting edge of 1 5/8". Both are full flat ground, nice and thing, and cut great. The edge from the factory wasn't great, not quite shaving, but a few minutes on the sharpmaker got both blades easily shaving.
Personally, I've mainly been using the main wharncliffe blade. It's nice and thin which makes food prep very nice, and the straight edge and acute tip make precision work easy. As well as prepping food well, the blade cuts through paper and cardboard very well, making it an all around very useful blade. The size and shape of the blade, as well as the knife as a whole, are also visually interesting and unique, and everyone I've shown it to has been impressed.
In the hand, the size is good for a small knife. The shape of the handle is comfortable holding it either way, but I find it even moreso comfortable when holding it with the blade facing towards you. As a paring knife, it's perfect, but regardless of how you're holding it, it fits the hand well.
The Case Swayback jack with CV and Chestnut bone is, to me, an almost perfect knife. The shape is aesthetically pleasing, the size is useful, the blades are thin, and the steel is good. For $60 it's a bargain, and if you're in the market for a new knife (or even if you're not), I'd definitely suggest picking one, or maybe a few more, up.
