How does American door locks work?

rustybath | 00:06 Tue 08th May 2007 | Home & Garden

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In movies you often see front door locks that are not cylinder (yale) locks but a kind of dovetail joint, how does this work?

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It sounds like you're describing the mortisse lock-set. It's described and pictured here...

http://www.askthebuilder.com/052_Front_Door_Lo cksets_and_Handles.shtml

And here:

http://www.signaturehardware.com/product3544

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