In a break from my usual series, I thought I’d write an article explaining a little more in depth as to why our teaching lockpicking doesn’t actually risk an increased number of criminals likely to be using it as a method to break into places. I ask only that you read with an open but …
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Continuing onto part 2 of the series, I’ll be covering locks, where to get them, what to look for, and my advice on disassembling and reassembling locks. You can read part 1, about lockpicks, here. Locks: Quality of Practice: When it comes to picking practice, basically everyone starts with only a handful of locks. …
The following is a collection of various tips and tricks which I’ve collected or discovered over the past 6 or so years. These are various bits and bobs which I wish I’d known earlier, or that someone else had told me. Hopefully it’ll help some of you advance your lockpicking beyond the basics! Who are …
I’d like to share some thoughts on raking. I’ve seen a few cases of people claiming that raking is somehow inferior as a method of opening locks, than single pin picking. From what I can see, these people think that raking a lock open is in some way “cheap”, or lacks skill. Personally, I think …
Given the current unfortunate circumstances regarding the lockdown and covid-19, physical lockpicking meetups in the UK have been put on hold. However, this has also given us the impetus to start virtual lockpicking evenings on our Discord server. The first session took place this past Wednesday, and ran smoothly. We were joined by lockpickers of …
Unfortunately, although I visited the group in London twice before the lockdown, I didn’t get around to posting this brief review until now. I expect that the sessions will resume once the lockdown is lifted. This review was written after my first visit in December: Two months ago we became aware of a new lockpicking …
Come and join the fun on our lockpicking Discord server. Sure, a few people are left who still blog, but all the kids today are on social media! And so are we. https://discord.gg/zdHK3fv (Please note, you will need to solve a captcha when you join the server, or you will be kicked automatically. We do …
Hopefully lots of you popped in to say hi over this brilliant weekend. If you weren’t there you missed some fine performance from John, Warren & me, along with Jos and Rob from TOOOL who came over for the camp. I’m guessing a link to the babbling Q&A sessions (yes, we did two) will appear …
By being here, you likely already know who TOOOL are, & what we stand for. We like to pick locks. But always locks we own, or have permission to play with! More coming soon. Leave a comment!
