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Converting a liner lock to a lock back?
- Thread starter L6steel
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I'm not an expert but have worked on lockbacks a little before getting frustrated and doing framelocks. So I've compared the two a fair amount. Hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
Your pivot location will probably move because you need more meat behind the pivot for the locking notch. With a liner lock you put it as far back on the tang as possible while still having the tang clear the stop pin or or back spacer. Can't do that with a lockback. The notch has to line up a certain way with the pivot to get the most strength, and then there has to be some meat behind it.
The lower side of the tang will also change shape in order to get the walk and talk right, this is what I could never seem to figure out.
If you haven't already, you might try reading "how to make folding knives" by Walker, Lake and Centofante. Very good book whether your into lockbacks or not.
Good luck
Your pivot location will probably move because you need more meat behind the pivot for the locking notch. With a liner lock you put it as far back on the tang as possible while still having the tang clear the stop pin or or back spacer. Can't do that with a lockback. The notch has to line up a certain way with the pivot to get the most strength, and then there has to be some meat behind it.
The lower side of the tang will also change shape in order to get the walk and talk right, this is what I could never seem to figure out.
If you haven't already, you might try reading "how to make folding knives" by Walker, Lake and Centofante. Very good book whether your into lockbacks or not.
Good luck
