The Secret Society of Locksmiths

Don't most locksmiths just use pickguns?

Id just really hammer down on all the youtube videos from all the TOOOL folks. Watch every video you can on picking. You will do fine my friend. Your being overly nervous. Check out and get very familiar with BosnianBill on youtube.

>>1191937
Most of their job is just instant pickings with those, and drilling locks that can't be instantly picked. Sometimes they're called on to do other stuff, like replace or repin cylinders, copy keys, etc.

>>1191877

Nigga it ain't rocket surgery. How much can there be to learn? I'm surprised they even spend 5 whole days.

You could probably watch Youtube vids for a couple of days and get the same experience, being frank with you family. Then buy some common locks and practice picking those and you're good.

>>1191980
Most of you people are idiots. I worked with 3 locksmiths for 5 years and not 1 time did they ever pick a lock. Fucking youtube morons.

All you have to do is use a screw driver and a fucking bobby pin.

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>>1191937

Sure, or an electric pick, or just normally if it's really simple.

>>1191943

I have been doing this for the last month or so, and have picked up on a lot, I'm just concerned more about the stuff they don't covor. A lot of the knowledge is 'protected' behind secured websites and forums you have to provide ID and proof-of-training/business to access. Shit is almost secret society level.

>>1191947

This, but it's the depth and knowledge needed for that least sentence. That 'ect' actually covers a lot, from rekeying locks right up to how to properly fit out a work-space and market a business, and avoid dangerous situations like thugs calling you out to break into places on threat of violence.

>>1191980

I've got decent at picking simple locks already, but there is a lot more to it than you think, mechanical to business wise.

>>1192528

Were they rogue traders? Because if someone locked their keys in the house, picking (in a good percentage of the cases) tends to be the go-to and cheapest for the customer, and drilling is a last resort.

Do you have any stories? Anything you picked up by osmosis.

>>1192537

Fallout lockpicking physically hurts me. Oblivion is actually the most accurate, though still not quite right.

...or you aren't referencing at all, and yeah, I guess that would work to pick a simple lock in a pinch, but there is more to the job that picking. Rekeying, knowledge of keys, locks, and the blanks, entry methods, ect.