Jimping is a very nice feature, however, it has to be done right. One of my only complaints (and there are a few more) with my Strider SMF is that the jimping is far to rough on the hands. This is mostly due to a lack of rounding off the sharp corners sufficiently - something that my Elishewitz Jekyll does not lack in, in fact, on that knife the jimping is perfect.
Just out of curiosity Daniel, have you been able to get your hands on a high end custom folder to make some tactile observations (or a Strider for that matter)?
BTW, the design looks great so far, a chisel ground folder is something I have been wanting to add to my collection for some time now but just haven't found the "right" one yet, yours looks so far to be very tempting.