Michael Janich endura mod

iyn · #1

with the polularity of the yojimo 2 any chance of Mike's modified endura going into production? anyone have this knife?

araneae · #2

They were (are?) available from somebody as aftermarket mods by M. Janich. Do a forum search and I'm sure it will pop up. You could also have anyone with the tools and skill do it for you. It's not the most complicated mod. I highly doubt they will ever come into production.

SpydieFan · #3

Can someone enlighten me on said mods?

Blerv · #4

It's a wharnied Endura. I recall 3.5" or so and a signed box.

Yea I'd agree with Aranae. The Yo2 is kinda the production version. Still find a custom maker locally; some forumites have made similar knives in their garage.

JAfromMN · #5

Here's a link to a old thread about it http://www.spyderco.com/forums/showthre ... ael+janich

gbelleh · #6

I don't use mine too much these days, but it's still my favorite Endura. I really like the blade shape, but sometimes I do miss the jimping.

iyn · #7

This mod looks cool based on Mike J's concept should be effective. Anyone did this mod?

fifthprofession47 · #8

Mike modifies each one of these Endura's by hand as time allows. They are sold exclusively through Stay Safe Media. It's been a while since a batch was available. I picked up two of them last year. The other day, one of Mike's personal students posted a photo of his new modified Gen 4 Gray handle Endura on Facebook.

Here's a link to the Stay Safe Media page:

http://www.staysafemedia.com/product.ph ... e=SPYDERCO ENDURA BLACK PLAIN EDGE - MODIFIED

iyn · #9

fifthprofession47 wrote:Mike modifies each one of these Endura's by hand as time allows. They are sold exclusively through Stay Safe Media. It's been a while since a batch was available. I picked up two of them last year. The other day, one of Mike's personal students posted a photo of his new modified Gen 4 Gray handle Endura on Facebook.

Here's a link to the Stay Safe Media page:

http://www.staysafemedia.com/product.ph ... e=SPYDERCO ENDURA BLACK PLAIN EDGE - MODIFIED

Thanks for the info. I wrote to stay safe media to let me know when the knife is available. A 3.5" endura with frn handles and vg-10 blade is a knife I've been looking for.

tonydahose · #10

iyn wrote:This mod looks cool based on Mike J's concept should be effective. Anyone did this mod?

i pretty much copied Mike's endura and added a wave. it is my off duty knife.

Truckie453 · #11

Nice work, did you take pics of the process?

tonydahose wrote:i pretty much copied Mike's endura and added a wave. it is my off duty knife.

tonydahose · #12

no in progress pics, sorry...all i did was mark it with a sharpie, grind it down (dipping it in water alot to keep from losing the temper) and then used some diamond bits on a dremel to create the hook. after that i buffed it, thats it :)

iyn · #13

tonydahose wrote:no in progress pics, sorry...all i did was mark it with a sharpie, grind it down (dipping it in water alot to keep from losing the temper) and then used some diamond bits on a dremel to create the hook. after that i buffed it, thats it :)

So you did this mod with just a dremel tool? Can you tell us what bit you used? Sorry I'm a rookie dremel owner. My only mod was grinding of my fen clip from my old dragonfly.

tonydahose · #14

you can use a dremel tool to do the entire mod but it would take awhile. i have an industrial size buffer at the firehouse. i grinded most of the steel off with that. then i used a dremel with some diamond bits to make the hook. check out harbor freight tools for the bits.

iyn · #15

tonydahose wrote:you can use a dremel tool to do the entire mod but it would take awhile. i have an industrial size buffer at the firehouse. i grinded most of the steel off with that. then i used a dremel with some diamond bits to make the hook. check out harbor freight tools for the bits.

Thanks!