lockpick/locksmith thread

Locksmith reporting in.

We rarely pick locks, though. Atleast modern Scandinavian locks are just too difficult to pick. No problem to pick bicycle locks. We use high speed grinders to remove the pins in the lock. Takes 2 minutes.

>>1136740
>Locksmith reporting in.
What skills does your profession entail? How did you learn your trade?

>We rarely pick locks, though.
One of the lockpick club members was a safe cracker who had cornered the market on antique safes and vaults in the region because he actually cracked them instead of drilling a hole and ruining the piece of history like the lazy competition.

>>1136719
never picked a lock in my life, buddy found a lock pick set that wasn't too different than your pic related... took me all of 30 seconds to unlock the double deadbolt to my house. scary shit honestly. I was aware of the tensioning technique prior to trying though. Now i have a latch bolt in addition to those.

>>1136820
not op locksmith or a locksmith, but i was planning on doing it for my union and pick locks for fun.
the locksmith in my union basically said you have to know all manufacturers parts and what parts go where and what parts are a part of sets. Shit is easy though, mastering locks is a simple math equation that a 5th grader could do. If you are interested in going into this profession, look up bosnian bill for lockpicking and pick up a locksmithing book somewhere. It would also be a good idea to get a couple of catologs from major manufacturers, because you are going to have to remember a lot of parts, cant be looking shit up every 5 mins.

>>1137418
>pick up a locksmithing book
Any specific recommendations?

>>1137745
Look of Marc Tobias who an expert on picking high security locks and safes and Bill Phllips who is the author of many locksmithing books and physical security books. There are also a lot of free books and pamphlets all over the web. Google and youtube are your friend.