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What's up everybody? I recently contacted BladeForums member flatblackcapo about making a piece for me. I remember browsing his page a while back and falling in love with one of his designs. I knew when I had the extra dough that I was going to hit him up.
Well, after several updates, constant emails and much vulgar language exchanged between us, my brand new Tupper Knife & Tool "Jinto" arrived yesterday! I couldn't be happier with this piece, and it's time to share my excitement with everyone here.
I just love the elegant yet simple design of this blade.
Kevin's gut told him to polish the tip, and I'm glad he did! It makes it pop out in the natural light.
Speaking of polish, check this out!
It makes such a great contrast with the roughed-up stonewash of the rest of the blade and handle. The gutted blue paracord was dipped in epoxy and makes the grip extremely comfortable.
Did I mention the gray kydex sheath he included with the Jinto? It fits like a glove and the gray looks awesome coupled with the blue of the handle wrap and lanyard. He let me choose the colors for the sheath and paracord, and I think it's safe to say I made a good call
Well, that's it for now. Today is my first day with this in my pocket, so I don't have anything to report in terms of actual use, but rest assured I'll update this thread after a week or two. Please sound off in this thread. Let me know what you think! I would love to hear any feedback from you guys. Take care and happy Friday to all my forum buddies. Thank you so much Kevin, I already love this thing! :thumbup: :thumbup:
Well, after several updates, constant emails and much vulgar language exchanged between us, my brand new Tupper Knife & Tool "Jinto" arrived yesterday! I couldn't be happier with this piece, and it's time to share my excitement with everyone here.
I just love the elegant yet simple design of this blade.
Kevin's gut told him to polish the tip, and I'm glad he did! It makes it pop out in the natural light.
Speaking of polish, check this out!
It makes such a great contrast with the roughed-up stonewash of the rest of the blade and handle. The gutted blue paracord was dipped in epoxy and makes the grip extremely comfortable.
Did I mention the gray kydex sheath he included with the Jinto? It fits like a glove and the gray looks awesome coupled with the blue of the handle wrap and lanyard. He let me choose the colors for the sheath and paracord, and I think it's safe to say I made a good call
Well, that's it for now. Today is my first day with this in my pocket, so I don't have anything to report in terms of actual use, but rest assured I'll update this thread after a week or two. Please sound off in this thread. Let me know what you think! I would love to hear any feedback from you guys. Take care and happy Friday to all my forum buddies. Thank you so much Kevin, I already love this thing! :thumbup: :thumbup:
I'm glad you like the Jinto. I might as well tell the tale of how it got its name. I am terrible at naming knives so I appointed Rolf as my official knife namer. I sent Rolf a pic and he replied with "Jinto" . He told me is means "War blade" . Come to think of it I never bothered to check if that is what it really means or not so, it could mean anything really. Now I am afraid to check, knowing Rolf. lol!