Lock Picking and Lock Bumping News — how to

As the country's largest lock pick supplier, we get a lot of questions about Locksmithing - How do I become a Locksmith? How much should a Locksmith cost? Well, I thought I'd ask someone who knows - a professional locksmith with nearly two decades in the game.

 

How to pick a lock - there's many tools and techniques to open a lock without the keys. But first you need to know how to check and prepare the lock as well as what order to use these skills to most efficiently pick the lock.

Hello all I thought I'd go back to basics and explain the process I go through when picking a lock. Not the actual technique, rather how I decide what tool and technique to use. With so many different tools available, for the beginner it can often be a daunting selection process. Imagine you've locked your keys in the car, or want to free up an old locked bicycle and need to pick a padlock. With no knowledge of lock picking, our huge range of tools can easily confuse. Here's some questions you might want to ask, to help you select...