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Just received this knife (pictures to come in the knife pictures thread). I must say I'm very impressed. It's far classier in person than it appears in any of the pictures. For some reason I was a big iffy on the clip from pictures I'd seen but really like it in person. It's a nice highly polished finish with the Kershaw logo engraved on it. I was worried that the holes in the exposed portions of the steel liners would give it a techy appearance that would clash with the wood handles. I think the scale of the knife (much smaller than expected) makes these holes appear to be fine details that really compliment the overall look. The jimping is also very nice.

The handle is very nicely molded and seats perfectly in my hand. This is only my second knife with wood on the handles (the first being the Volpe) and I must say I love Quince. It feels very dense and strong and at the same time warm and beautiful to look at.

I feel like I want to buy another Kershaw knife almost immediatly. I really like this knife, unfortunatly few of their other designs interest me as a lot of their knives have that high-tech look I'm really not a fan of. The others that interest me all are clipless (except the Nakamura) and I can't live without a pocket clip.

I've had mine for about 6 months now. I don't carry it very often. When I do it is usually for casual events and to be more discreet around certain types of people. I really like the design alot. For it's small size it fits my hand quite well. As for the narrow pointy blade it isn't for heavy duty work, more like cutting string, trimming nails opening mail etc. But at least you do it with style.

congrats on the Splinter dedguy...I'd love to see your pics of this one...
I've pondered on the Quince Splinter before but i ended up with a Nakamura (shopping blindly on the web) and the Nakamura has that pretty mokume bolster and all but the linerlock mechanism was kinduv a letdown and the thumbstuds were TOO long/pointy! :eek:

I've been thinking about the Splinter myself. The liner lock and the studs are kind of holding me back. BTW is the blade 2.5" or 3", I've seen both on various sites.