Lock Picking - The Complete Guide for Beginners to Master the Art of Lock Picking Skills and Avoid Beginner Mistakes

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Lock Picking - The Complete Guide for Beginners to Master the Art of Lock Picking Skills and Avoid Beginner Mistakes - Joseph McKnight - 2021. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................... CHAPTER ONE................................................................................................. Operation of a standard Lock........................................................................... The most common locks................................................................................. Distinct forms of cylinders............................................................................. CHAPTER TWO................................................................................................. Types of Locks.................................................................................................. Pin Cylinder Locks......................................................................................... Lever Locks.................................................................................................... Wafer Locks................................................................................................... Warded Locks................................................................................................ CHAPTER THREE............................................................................................. The Principles of Lock picking.......................................................................... The standard of lock picking.......................................................................... Interior view of a plug.................................................................................... Illustration of non-alignment of the wells in a shell....................................... Sectional View of a plug in the shear line...................................................... Understanding of the pin passing the shear line........................................... CHAPTER FOUR............................................................................................... The Components of a Lock cylinder.................................................................. Lock cylinder components............................................................................. Sectional view of an European cylinder......................................................... The essential things to keep in mind............................................................. CHAPTER FIVE................................................................................................. The anti-picking pins........................................................................................ The difficulty in interpreting feedback.......................................................... The most common anti-picking pins.............................................................. The function of an anti-picking pin................................................................ Overcome the anti-picking pins..................................................................... Using the mushroom pin to apply tension to a plug...................................... CHAPTER SIX................................................................................................... Picks for pin tumbler locks............................................................................... Tools for raking.............................................................................................. Tools for single pin picking............................................................................ CHAPTER SEVEN............................................................................................. Buying tools...................................................................................................... The fineness of the tool.................................................................................. The importance of blade thickness................................................................ The importance of blade height..................................................................... The strength of the tool................................................................................. The ergonomics of the tool............................................................................ CHAPTER EIGHT.............................................................................................. The different tools............................................................................................. The tension tools............................................................................................ Tension tool in action..................................................................................... When is a tension too much?......................................................................... When is a tension too little?........................................................................... When is a tension correct?............................................................................. Making conventional tools............................................................................. How to tension............................................................................................... Inserting the tension tool at the bottom of the keyway................................. Use of conventional tension tools.................................................................. CHAPTER NINE................................................................................................ Making your own tools...................................................................................... The tools you will need.................................................................................. Steps to make homemade picks..................................................................... CHAPTER TEN.................................................................................................. Lock Picking Techniques.................................................................................. The raking technique..................................................................................... Using raking tools.......................................................................................... Applying the appropriate raking tension....................................................... Making use of single pin picking tools........................................................... Usefulness of the raking anti-picking pins..................................................... Making Use of Single Pin picking tools......................................................... How to apply the appropriate tension when single pin picking.................... CHAPTER ELEVEN........................................................................................... Common Lock Picking Mistakes....................................................................... Picking locks that are too hard...................................................................... Improper Tools............................................................................................... Relying on Transparent Locks....................................................................... Concentrating on too much Raking............................................................... Do Not Practice Constantly............................................................................ CONCLUSION..................................................................................................