Dozier Folders...questions

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Geoff in Philly

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Tab stop/ tab lock...anyone have these and use them?
I am curious about the workhorse version...it has a tab lock to lock the blade open and a framelock deal on the topside to serve as the "stop" for the blade.
When you grip and twist the knife, doesn't it tend to loosen the tabstop?
Also, with more moving parts, more room for failure and play?
I would love to hear feedback as these puppies look like winners, and who wouldn't want a Dozier?
 
Hi Geoff. I have the Workhorse now, and had the other two, Folding Dagger and Buckhunter, that utilize the tab-stop lock. This lock is a one piece leaf type lock that engages the blade tang at the bottom and at the top. The older models use a .050" thick leaf while the newer versions use a .080" leaf. The blades run on the thick side so you have a LOT of room to compensate for any wear that occurs. As far as twisting to disengage the lock I don't know as I've not tried that. I have read on another thread where that is a possibility. I can say that the leaf spring has a lot of tension due to the short bend and you are aware when you push it over to unlock the blade. The D2 steel that Bob uses comes as sharp as any knife I ever received, custom or production. This thing plain slices anything it gets ahold of! The Workhorse is hard to find without just getting one direct from Bob and I think he was working on a batch a few weeks ago. It would pay to contact him about one if interested. All in all it is a great knife!!:D :)
 
Geoff

Art's comments are right on. The tab lock engages the entire tang area. It's essentially an extremely secure "liner lock". Very well done in typical Dozier fashion.Good luck with it if you chose to go with it.
I don't personally have one, but I have two of Bob's small folding hunters (3" versions)in D2 and they are top notch. He will also strenously stand behind anything he makes.

Good luck.:)
 
if you go to his site you will see what I probably am not describing...the " tab stop" serves as the stop pin, but its like an upside down frame lock...the tab lock is like a liner lock that serves as the lock and the stop....I think!!!
 
Oh, I got ya, I thought the tab stop was just a stop, nothing more, and that there is another locking bar that is the lock.
 
The Trapper series of folders utilize a tab-stop which is slightly different in that it is more like an upside down liner lock. The liner thickness in the Trappers is seriously thick and probably as thick as some framelocks! The top stop is cut like a liner lock and engages like a liner lock only it engages at the top. There is also a conventional liner lock on the bottom side of the knife. Sorta like the tab-lock but done a bit different!
 
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