New Case Swayback

Tony Bose said:
Actually, it is 3 3/16 long closed. It fits right in the watch pocket of your bluejeans.
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Thanks for correcting that Tony. I realized it wasn't 3.5" earlier today while I was out and about and was coming back to correct it now.
 
Looks like a tremendous knife and the right size for my pocket....as a non American forumite can I ask where you can get them, what kind of cost and are there other scales in the offing? Many thanks.
 
Ok. let the floodgates open, I got my order in. :D

willgoy, I sent you what info I had via email.

-- Sam
 
Friends,

Got to work this morning, and I had the Stag SB Jack waiting for me. This is a really nice knife, and Wicked sharp! (It only took one band-aid on the thumb to stop the bleeding)! :thumbup:

I too will be waiting for the CV. This one is in my front rt. pocket, and the collab dogleg is in my front left! I like this size. I bet that this model will sell out fast for Case!

Kent
 
Swayback AND Collab Dogleg on one person at the same time ?:thumbup:

Mind out you don't get mugged though:D
 
This thread and the knife itself really got my attention. I checked it out, beautiful, at first decided that I could wait until September, and pre-ordered the Red Stag version... for some reason it's my favorite. Having ordered on a Saturday night, I've since thought about changing my order to the stag shown. I agree that CV would have been nice.
 
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Is this supposed to be a limited edition, or a full-boat run? If it's going to come out in CV, I'd rather wait for that, but don't want to wind up losing out.
 
As far as I know, this pattern is going to be part of Case's regular offerings for a good while
 
I followed up my email with a phone call to Case this morning, but the gentleman I need to speak with won't be back until next week.

I'll let you know when I have some additional info and will always defer to Tony and Kerry in these matters in any case. :cool:
 
Other than the model number beginning with "TB" I've seen no indication that this is in any way a collaboration knife. Is it part of the Case/Bose series, or it just a Tony-inspired design that Case has adopted?

-- Sam
 



Got the new swayback about a week ago. Been using it everyday. Did some carving with it and general cutting duties. It came sharp from case but I like to put a fine carving edge on it. I can be a steel snob but I gotta say the case stainless is holding up really well. Still sharp after a lot of use. I think Case has a real winner with this one.
 
duckman1 said:
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It came sharp from case but I like to put a fine carving edge on it.
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I'm curious, what did you do to make a better carving edge? Did you change the angle for carving, or take the edge through a higher grit and strop?

I'd like to get a Case swayback when they come out in CV. I'd like having a main Wharnecliff on a knife and I don't currently have one.
 
RobbW said:
I'd like to get a Case swayback when they come out in CV. I'd like having a main Wharnecliff on a knife and I don't currently have one.
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Huh, you just made me wonder what this'll do to Case's argument that they "can't" make a CV Seahorse whittler...

-- Sam
 
I put a little sharper angle on it with a 600 grit diamond stone. Then I go to a 1200 gt water stone to a 4000 gt waterstone. Than strop.
 
Thanks duckman1! I have soem 3000 and some 4000 grit polish tapes. I'll try them out for whittling. So far, with my limited skills, I'm better off stopping at the 4000 grit tape--my stropping can round the edge. I'm still working on it.
 
I got my knife of this series, and while it's a nice knife, I was a bit disappointed at first. It's growing on me, but the initial impression left me a bit flat.

Mine has richly colored, deeply textured stag on one side, not so rich nor deep on the other. The one side is so textured as to have a sharp point in a ridge that could be uncomfortable while in the pocket. It's a little smaller than I expected, measuring 3-1/8th at best, and I've been carrying Trappers and Copperlocks lately. Finally, and perhaps most disappointing, is that it doesn't have any hint of the nice swedge on the main blade that you see in the picture on page one of this thread. Perhaps that touch was limited to the "first run" of serialized knives (I think I see a serial # on the bolster of the pictured knife). In any case, that was one of the things that attracted me to this new pattern, and the "production" knife doesn't have it.

I suppose part of my disappointment is that, for me, this is a relatively expensive knife, at close to $110 with shipping. Even without stag, they want $65 for this new, small pattern. I realize that's peanuts compared to the custom market, but compared to other current production models it's pretty steep.

I'm not disappointed enough to want to return it, and as I said, it's growing on me. I sanded down the sharp point on the stag and it didn't lose any color. Wiped it down with mineral oil and it's starting to look nice and rich all around. The Wharncliff remains my favorite blade pattern (though I'm developing a taste for the Turkish Clip, too).

But be advised if you're looking at this one: To me it feels like you're paying a somewhat excessive price for the privilege of having a new, small pattern. For comparison, the "Small" Texas Jack is a 1/2" bigger knife, is available in CV (unlike the current Sway Back), and is less than $40...

-- Sam
 
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