http://www.spydiewiki.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Back_Lock 2026-05-31T10:44:25Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.3 http://www.spydiewiki.com/index.php?title=Back_Lock&diff=3408&oldid=prev 2009-03-11T16:37:26Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:37, 11 March 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The back lock (or mid lock or front lock) is a lock which loks the blade by using a notch in the blade (numbered 28 on the pictures) and a springloaded lever to go into the notch (numbered 25 on the pictures) . By pushing on the lever in the handle (As indicated by the shadowtraced part of the drawing in picture 2), the lever is free from the notch in the blade and the blade can be closed. During the closing the spring loaded lever still applies force to the blade and thus make it easier to close in a controlled manner, even one-handed.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The back lock (or mid lock or front lock) is a lock which loks the blade by using a notch in the blade (numbered 28 on the pictures) and a springloaded lever to go into the notch (numbered 25 on the pictures) . By pushing on the lever in the handle (As indicated by the shadowtraced part of the drawing in picture 2<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, numbered 18</ins>), the lever is free from the notch in the blade and the blade can be closed. During the closing the spring loaded lever still applies force to the blade and thus make it easier to close in a controlled manner, even one-handed.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The positioning of the lock on the knife usually dictates wether it&#039;s a front lock, a mid lock or a back lock, but the terms are used interchangeably, and thus, we call it a Back lock, whereas what Spyderco uses is actually a positive front lock.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The positioning of the lock on the knife usually dictates wether it&#039;s a front lock, a mid lock or a back lock, but the terms are used interchangeably, and thus, we call it a Back lock, whereas what Spyderco uses is actually a positive front lock.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The front lock is hardly new.  The Boker knife company of Germany was using a front lock in about 1903, but its origin may be a century or more previous.  Its use was popularised in the current generation by the late custom maker [[Harvey McBurnette]], but the concept was never patented.  McBurnette introduced the front lock to Oregon designer [[Al Mar]], who began using it on his knives in the 1970s.  [[Sal]] obtained permission from Mar to use the lock design and to include it in his patent application, then under the name the Mar/McBurnette front lock.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The front lock is hardly new.  The Boker knife company of Germany was using a front lock in about 1903, but its origin may be a century or more previous.  Its use was popularised in the current generation by the late custom maker [[Harvey McBurnette]], but the concept was never patented.  McBurnette introduced the front lock to Oregon designer [[Al Mar]], who began using it on his knives in the 1970s.  [[Sal]] obtained permission from Mar to use the lock design and to include it in his patent application, then under the name the Mar/McBurnette front lock.</div></td></tr> </table>

Henning http://www.spydiewiki.com/index.php?title=Back_Lock&diff=3407&oldid=prev 2009-03-11T16:36:52Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:36, 11 March 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The back lock (or mid lock or front lock) is a lock which loks the blade by using a notch in the blade (numbered 28 on <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">first picture</del>) and a springloaded lever to go into the notch (numbered 25 on the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">first picture</del>) . By pushing on the lever in the handle, the lever is free from the notch in the blade and can be closed. During the closing the spring loaded lever still applies force to the blade and thus make it easier to close in a controlled manner.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The back lock (or mid lock or front lock) is a lock which loks the blade by using a notch in the blade (numbered 28 on <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the pictures</ins>) and a springloaded lever to go into the notch (numbered 25 on the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">pictures</ins>) . By pushing on the lever in the handle <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(As indicated by the shadowtraced part of the drawing in picture 2)</ins>, the lever is free from the notch in the blade and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the blade </ins>can be closed. During the closing the spring loaded lever still applies force to the blade and thus make it easier to close in a controlled manner<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, even one-handed</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The positioning of the lock on the knife usually dictates wether it&#039;s a front lock, a mid lock or a back lock, but the terms are used interchangeably, and thus, we call it a Back lock, whereas what Spyderco uses is actually a positive front lock.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The positioning of the lock on the knife usually dictates wether it&#039;s a front lock, a mid lock or a back lock, but the terms are used interchangeably, and thus, we call it a Back lock, whereas what Spyderco uses is actually a positive front lock.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The front lock is hardly new.  The Boker knife company of Germany was using a front lock in about 1903, but its origin may be a century or more previous.  Its use was popularised in the current generation by the late custom maker [[Harvey McBurnette]], but the concept was never patented.  McBurnette introduced the front lock to Oregon designer [[Al Mar]], who began using it on his knives in the 1970s.  [[Sal]] obtained permission from Mar to use the lock design and to include it in his patent application, then under the name the Mar/McBurnette front lock.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The front lock is hardly new.  The Boker knife company of Germany was using a front lock in about 1903, but its origin may be a century or more previous.  Its use was popularised in the current generation by the late custom maker [[Harvey McBurnette]], but the concept was never patented.  McBurnette introduced the front lock to Oregon designer [[Al Mar]], who began using it on his knives in the 1970s.  [[Sal]] obtained permission from Mar to use the lock design and to include it in his patent application, then under the name the Mar/McBurnette front lock.</div></td></tr> </table>

Henning http://www.spydiewiki.com/index.php?title=Back_Lock&diff=3406&oldid=prev 2009-03-11T16:35:13Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:35, 11 March 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l3">Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The front lock is hardly new.  The Boker knife company of Germany was using a front lock in about 1903, but its origin may be a century or more previous.  Its use was popularised in the current generation by the late custom maker [[Harvey McBurnette]], but the concept was never patented.  McBurnette introduced the front lock to Oregon designer [[Al Mar]], who began using it on his knives in the 1970s.  [[Sal]] obtained permission from Mar to use the lock design and to include it in his patent application, then under the name the Mar/McBurnette front lock.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The front lock is hardly new.  The Boker knife company of Germany was using a front lock in about 1903, but its origin may be a century or more previous.  Its use was popularised in the current generation by the late custom maker [[Harvey McBurnette]], but the concept was never patented.  McBurnette introduced the front lock to Oregon designer [[Al Mar]], who began using it on his knives in the 1970s.  [[Sal]] obtained permission from Mar to use the lock design and to include it in his patent application, then under the name the Mar/McBurnette front lock.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[Image:Frontlock 1.jpg]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[</ins>[Image:Frontlock 1.jpg<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</ins>]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[Image:Frontlock 2.jpg]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[</ins>[Image:Frontlock 2.jpg<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</ins>]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

Henning http://www.spydiewiki.com/index.php?title=Back_Lock&diff=3405&oldid=prev 2009-03-11T16:34:33Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:34, 11 March 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The back lock (or mid lock or front lock) is a lock which loks the blade by using a notch in the blade and a springloaded lever to go into the notch. By pushing on the lever in the handle, the lever is free from the notch in the blade and can be closed.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The back lock (or mid lock or front lock) is a lock which loks the blade by using a notch in the blade <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(numbered 28 on first picture) </ins>and a springloaded lever to go into the notch <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(numbered 25 on the first picture) </ins>. By pushing on the lever in the handle, the lever is free from the notch in the blade and can be closed<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. During the closing the spring loaded lever still applies force to the blade and thus make it easier to close in a controlled manner</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The positioning of the lock on the knife usually dictates wether it&#039;s a front lock, a mid lock or a back lock, but the terms are used interchangeably, and thus, we call it a Back lock, whereas what Spyderco uses is actually a positive front lock.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The positioning of the lock on the knife usually dictates wether it&#039;s a front lock, a mid lock or a back lock, but the terms are used interchangeably, and thus, we call it a Back lock, whereas what Spyderco uses is actually a positive front lock.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The front lock is hardly new.  The Boker knife company of Germany was using a front lock in about 1903, but its origin may be a century or more previous.  Its use was popularised in the current generation by the late custom maker [[Harvey McBurnette]], but the concept was never patented.  McBurnette introduced the front lock to Oregon designer [[Al Mar]], who began using it on his knives in the 1970s.  [[Sal]] obtained permission from Mar to use the lock design and to include it in his patent application, then under the name the Mar/McBurnette front lock.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The front lock is hardly new.  The Boker knife company of Germany was using a front lock in about 1903, but its origin may be a century or more previous.  Its use was popularised in the current generation by the late custom maker [[Harvey McBurnette]], but the concept was never patented.  McBurnette introduced the front lock to Oregon designer [[Al Mar]], who began using it on his knives in the 1970s.  [[Sal]] obtained permission from Mar to use the lock design and to include it in his patent application, then under the name the Mar/McBurnette front lock.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[Image:Frontlock 1.jpg]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[Image:Frontlock 2.jpg]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Categories==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Categories==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>    </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>    </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Locking mechanisms]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Locking mechanisms]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Henning http://www.spydiewiki.com/index.php?title=Back_Lock&diff=3330&oldid=prev 2009-03-10T17:23:46Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 11:23, 10 March 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The back lock (or mid lock or front lock) is a lock which loks the blade by using a notch in the blade and a springloaded lever to go into the notch. By pushing on the lever in the handle, the lever is free from the notch in the blade and can be closed.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The back lock (or mid lock or front lock) is a lock which loks the blade by using a notch in the blade and a springloaded lever to go into the notch. By pushing on the lever in the handle, the lever is free from the notch in the blade and can be closed.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The positioning of the lock on the knife usually dictates wether it's a front lock, a mid lock or a back lock, but the terms are used interchangeably, and thus, we call it a Back lock, whereas what Spyderco uses is actually a positive front lock. </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The front lock is hardly new.  The Boker knife company of Germany was using a front lock in about 1903, but its origin may be a century or more previous.  Its use was popularised in the current generation by the late custom maker [[Harvey McBurnette]], but the concept was never patented.  McBurnette introduced the front lock to Oregon designer [[Al Mar]], who began using it on his knives in the 1970s.  [[Sal]] obtained permission from Mar to use the lock design and to include it in his patent application, then under the name the Mar/McBurnette front lock.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The front lock is hardly new.  The Boker knife company of Germany was using a front lock in about 1903, but its origin may be a century or more previous.  Its use was popularised in the current generation by the late custom maker [[Harvey McBurnette]], but the concept was never patented.  McBurnette introduced the front lock to Oregon designer [[Al Mar]], who began using it on his knives in the 1970s.  [[Sal]] obtained permission from Mar to use the lock design and to include it in his patent application, then under the name the Mar/McBurnette front lock.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

Henning http://www.spydiewiki.com/index.php?title=Back_Lock&diff=3329&oldid=prev 2009-03-10T17:17:58Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 11:17, 10 March 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">tbd</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The back lock (or mid lock or front lock) is a lock which loks the blade by using a notch in the blade and a springloaded lever to go into the notch. By pushing on the lever in the handle, the lever is free from the notch in the blade and can be closed. </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The front lock is hardly new.  The Boker knife company of Germany was using a front lock in about 1903, but its origin may be a century or more previous.  Its use was popularised in the current generation by the late custom maker [[Harvey McBurnette]], but the concept was never patented.  McBurnette introduced the front lock to Oregon designer [[Al Mar]], who began using it on his knives in the 1970s.  [[Sal]] obtained permission from Mar to use the lock design and to include it in his patent application, then under the name the Mar/McBurnette front lock.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Categories==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">  </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Locking mechanisms]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Locking mechanisms]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Henning http://www.spydiewiki.com/index.php?title=Back_Lock&diff=1392&oldid=prev 2009-01-01T10:54:33Z

<p>New page: tbd <a href="/index.php?title=Category:Locking_mechanisms" title="Category:Locking mechanisms">Category:Locking mechanisms</a></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>tbd<br /> <br /> [[Category:Locking mechanisms]]</div>

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