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View Full Version : Tail lock? Brett Holmes 10-13-2006, 11:06 PM hi guys, is a tail lock made the same as a lock back accept for the tab at the back or is there something different about the mechanism. brett Chris_Crawford 10-16-2006, 11:23 PM If I'm thinking of the same type of knife, the taillock and lockback work the same way. The difference is that the lockbar on the taillock extends out the back of the knife and can be pushed down from the end rather than the knife having a cut out section on the top of the knife where the lockbar can be pushed down. Take a look at a couple of the beautiful Ron Lake knives. This is the type of knife that I thought about when you mentioned a taillock: http://www.fabbridesign.com/RW00001/RonLake77_mr.jpg -chris Brett Holmes 10-16-2006, 11:33 PM thanks for that chris thats exactly what i was talking about, its interesting you use a lake foler as the demo. i have always seen these folders but not knows what the lock style was untill i read an old issue of blade where is said. ron lake received a patent for his tail lock or lever tab. brett Ice Tigre 10-17-2006, 01:47 AM Wow! Those are nice! G. twisty 10-17-2006, 03:12 AM Ron LAKE has a section in the book How to make folding knives in which he goes through his construction of one of these knives from start to finish. Frank CENTOFANTE and Wayne CLAY are also in the book. Trenton Phantom23 10-17-2006, 04:01 AM Yes, the one in the book was Ok...........but this one is bloody fantastic. | |