Swayback a good choice?

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spydutch

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Greetings you all :)

A while ago already I received my very first slippy, the G10 handled Peanut.

Very happy with it despite the small play in the main blade(little pen blade is rock solid)

And now I'm about to order another one.

A red handled, single blade Swayback.

I just love the looks of this one.

So what do you think. Did I make a good choice ?

Is the knife good for daily use?

Thanks very much in advance :thumbup:
 
I love mine, A Case Swayback gent. The single warncliff blade is great, I also love hte Swayback Jack with the pen blade. the blade is easy to keep sharp and the sharp point is grea for detail stuff like opening clamshells and cleaning fingernails, you know, everyday chores.
 
The Swayback is a great little pattern, but rather than the SS single-blade, I'd go with the two-blade chestnut bone version with their excellent CV steel:

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I don't think you can go wrong Cases swaybacks. They really did a great job on them. I've got two and can't find a flaw on either. The Wharncliffe is a very versatile blade too.
 
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I like the one I have. If you like a larger blade the trapper pattern is available with a wharncliff and serpentine blade.
 
I love my Pocket Worn Single blade Swayback:thumbup: It's the only factory slipjoint in my EDC rotation. I hand picked mine in person for scale color consistency and spring tension, however, so I can't speak on how consistent the fit an finish is on this pattern in general. I will say this-- the ones I rejected in favor of the one I bought had no major issues. It was scale color that pushed me towards the one I chose.
 
Rick said:
The Swayback is a great little pattern, but rather than the SS single-blade, I'd go with the two-blade chestnut bone version with their excellent CV steel:

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Too bad you can't get the CV steel in a single blade version.
 
I don't think you did wrong, that's for sure. The Swayback design is great looking & pretty comfortable in the hand.

Personally, I prefer 2 blades or more on my slippies, but still your knife's a good choice. Like some others, I have the Case Swayback Jack CV in chestnut, so it's a 2 blade model & I prefer their CV steel to their SS Tru-sharp.

I've noticed that Wharncliffes seem to be getting awefully popular, not that I'm complaining. Look at the '09 BFC knife, it has a Wharny 2nd blade.

Well, something tells me that won't be your last Swayback.

Enjoy.
 
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