When pulled back, the liner lock can easily be pushed back to close the knife. The original LAWKS mechanism consists of a switch on the handle of the knife, connected to the liner lock. These additions raise manufacturing and engineering costs, but increase safety and security. The safety comes in two versions: original LAWKS and the Columbia River Knife & Tool company's patented AutoLAWKS. He is also actively designing and producing a patented, limited edition knife that is exquisitely crafted in Italy.The Lake and Walker Knife Safety system (LAWKS) is a patented addition to folding knives using the Walker Linerlock, designed by noted Knifemakers' Guild members Ron Lake and Michael Walker. Ron has multiple patents & trademarks, has designed knives for companies including Coast Cutlery, CRKT and Schrade, has contributed information to articles in magazines and books, and freely gives advice to young knifemakers.Īlthough Ron no longer takes orders for his custom knives, and only makes a few a year, he does attend shows including the East Coast Custom Knife Show, the Arts in Metal show and The Art Knife Invitational. There are Lake Interframe folders housed in the collections at the Smithsonian Museum and the Metal Museum in Memphis, TN. The Interframe folder has stood the test of time nearly fifty years later this patented design remains one of the most recognized knife forms. Ron Lake's knives have always displayed a very clean and minimal aesthetic with the utmost emphasis on craftsmanship and precision. His signature style knife was patented in 1974, and he was elected to the Cutlery Hall of Fame in 1998. Ron joined the knifemakers' guild in 1971 and became a full time maker the following year. At that time these design elements were recognized as major advancements in folding knives. Additionally, placing the tab at the end of the lock bar gave the user a mechanical advantage. The design employed a machined metal frame in which the handle material was housed, thus protecting the handle material and making for a stronger knife. Ron's first knives were mostly fixed blade hunting knives, crude by comparison to his work just a few years later, and in 1970 he designed and produced the first ever Tail-Lock "Interframe" folder. In 1965 he set up a small workshop in his garage and started making knives as a hobby in his spare time after work. He then worked for ten years at a parts manufacturer making prototypes for the aviation and automotive industry. He was first employed as a model/pattern maker in an electrical products manufacturing company where projects included naval sonar equipment. His working career started in 1960 after obtaining a machine tool degree. Labeled by sportswriter B.R Hughes, as the "Father of the Modern Day Folding Knife," Ron Lake has been making knives for over 50 years.
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