Non-gun back up

[ratcatcher55]

Primary knife is an Endura plain edge, ground down to 3.5 inches and a more wharncliffe-style profile. It's backed by two Delicas--one plain and one combination edge. My light is an Insight HX120. Carry pistol is a Glock 23 in a Blade-Tech IWB holster.

Stay safe,

Mike

Thank you

[texcaliber]

Primary knife is an Endura plain edge, ground down to 3.5 inches and a more wharncliffe-style profile. It's backed by two Delicas--one plain and one combination edge. My light is an Insight HX120. Carry pistol is a Glock 23 in a Blade-Tech IWB holster.

Stay safe,

Mike

Any pics? 

[cjwise5]

Reading threads like this one make me realize my need for more training. 
Training means spending money...
Spending money means going broke or pissing off the wife...
I could sell a gun to get the money for traini.... WHAT THE "H" am I saying?!
sigh... I'm hosed.
 

[Michael Janich]

Any pics? 

I posted some on the Spyderco forum on this thread, post #24:

http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41818&page=2

Stay safe,

Mike

[texcaliber]

I posted some on the Spyderco forum on this thread, post #24:

http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41818&page=2

Stay safe,

Mike

Very cool. Thank you.

I am wondering about the thought process behind the customization. Why would you change the tip location to the lower point of blade axis?
I really hope that question is stated correctly.
Also of note, I noticed you do not have a clip attached to your knife. Is there a reason for the lack of pocket clip? Also what is your method of carry without using the clip?

Thank you,
tex

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[Michael Janich]

Very cool. Thank you.

I am wondering about the thought process behind the customization. Why would you change the tip location to the lower point of blade axis?
I really hope that question is stated correctly.
Also of note, I noticed you do not have a clip attached to your knife. Is there a reason for the lack of pocket clip? Also what is your method of carry without using the clip?

Thank you,
tex

Dear Tex:

I am a big proponent of wharncliffe blade designs--those with a straight cutting edge and a spine that tapers down to the edge. The reason is that when you swing your arm in an arc to cut something, it makes an arc. If your knife blade has a lot of “belly” (curving up to the spine at the tip), the radius of the edge and the radius of the arc of movement eventually coincide. When they do, you no longer apply pressure into the thing you’re trying to cut. Most utility knives (Stanley razor knives and such) have wharncliffe profiles so they can cut with full power all the way to the point. This is what I tried to achieve when I shortened the blade of my knife.

Also, my knife does have a clip—you just can’t see it in the photos. It’s set up for right-side, tip-up carry.

Thanks for your feedback. I hope this helps.

Stay safe,

Mike

[texcaliber]

Thank you very much, it helped answer all my questions, but as usual I have a few more.

Now that you are with Spyderco, will there be a larger influence from you on blade designs, along with matching trainers?

Also are you going to offer advice and/or training material/DVD's/site-video's  for the knife design, either through DRTV or Spyderco?

I would like to see your custom turned into a factory run. So, If there is a contact at Spyderco that someone could get in contact with to help show our support of the product idea could you provide it?

I am confident I am not the only one on the forum who would like to support you on this or other ideas for future products.

again thank you,

tex

[Michael Janich]

Thank you very much, it helped answer all my questions, but as usual I have a few more.

Now that you are with Spyderco, will there be a larger influence from you on blade designs, along with matching trainers?

As Special Projects Coordinator, I will have the pleasure of being involved in product development and will be contributing some designs; however, Spyderco has never been wanting for design ideas. When I joined the company, they already had about 100 designs in development, so it may take a bit of time for my design influence to work its way into the system.

Also are you going to offer advice and/or training material/DVD's/site-video's  for the knife design, either through DRTV or Spyderco?

With the help of Mike Rigg, my partner in Stay Safe Media, I will be continuing our YouTube “guerilla” videos on short topics, which will eventually include my insights on the defensive applications of selected Spyderco products. To be clear, I do that on my own time with my MBC hat on.

I would like to see your custom turned into a factory run. So, If there is a contact at Spyderco that someone could get in contact with to help show our support of the product idea could you provide it?

Please join the Spyderco General Discussion forum on the Spyderco web site. It’s the best place to make your opinions, ideas, and suggestions known.

I am confident I am not the only one on the forum who would like to support you on this or other ideas for future products.

Thanks, Tex, I appreciate your support and enthusiasm.

Stay safe,

Mike

[texcaliber]

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I would like to see your custom turned into a factory run. So, If there is a contact at Spyderco that someone could get in contact with to help show our support of the product idea could you provide it?

Please join the Spyderco General Discussion forum on the Spyderco web site. It’s the best place to make your opinions, ideas, and suggestions known.

It has been a few days now and I still can not post my opinions of your custom blade. Any suggestions?

Thank you,
tex

[Michael Janich]

It has been a few days now and I still can not post my opinions of your custom blade. Any suggestions?

Thank you,
tex

Dear Tex:

The gal who moderates our forums had a catastrophic computer crash on Friday after a Windows XP update. She also does all out government sales. She had to reformat her hard drive and re-install all the government bid software to get back up and running and will be going through the forum's new applicants as soon as she can.

Thanks for your patience.

Stay safe,

Mike