Basics Of Lockpicking: How To Pick Your First Lock

A Beginners Guide to Lockpicking

What you’ll learn
Promise: You will be able to pick your first lock
The correct technique and the right tools
How a lock operates
What security pins are and what a false set is
Legal considerations
History of locks & keys
Requirements
No previous knowledge required
Description
In this course you will learn how to pick your first lock successfully. No previous knowledge about lock picking is required. However, to really benefit from this class you will need some basic tools and a padlock to practice on.I made a comprehensive guide on the history of locks, the legal considerations of lock picking, I teach you the correct technique, show you which tools to use and what kind of pins are commonly found in pin tumbler locks. I also included three video walkthroughs in which I pick increasingly difficult locks and show you my step-by-step guide during that process. If you repeat these steps you will also be able to open locks super quickly. Lastly, we disassembly the hardest lock and have a look at the inside of a commercial door lock. You will be surprised which security pins we find there.Overall, this class covers all the important aspects of lockpicking. If you make it till the end of this class you will be set to open basically any padlock. As an extra, feel free to check out my other class on how to make your own lock picking tools, such as the tension wrench and the hook.

Overview

Section 1: Einführung

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 What is Lockpicking?

Lecture 3 Legal Considerations

Lecture 4 History of Locks & Keys

Lecture 5 The Pin Tumbler Lock

Lecture 6 How Does a Lock Work?

Lecture 7 The Correct Technique

Lecture 8 The Right Tools

Lecture 9 Security Pins

Lecture 10 The False Set

Lecture 11 Video Demonstration #1: Abus Padlock

Lecture 12 Video Demonstration #2: Burg Padlock

Lecture 13 Video Demonstration #3: DOM Door Lock

Lecture 14 Video Demonstration #4: Disassembly DOM Door Lock

Lecture 15 Summary

Anybody who want to open a lock without the right key