The Secrets of Lockpicking - How to Pick Locks By Leo Orchad
The secrets of lockpicking?
Firstly..what is lock picking?
Well, it's the ability, or activity of opening a lock without the correct key.
Apparently ancient Egyptians were the first to come up with a complicated security device. This was the pin tumbler lock. We use the same security principle today on millions of applications.
A little insight on lock picking......
The most commonly used lock today is the pin tumbler lock. A series of pins that are divided at certain points must be raised to these dividing points in relationship to the separation between the cylinder wall and the shell of the lock by a key cut for that particular series of pin divisions. Thus the cylinder can be turned, and the mechanism or lock is unlocked.
Lock picking means to open a lock by use of a flat piece of steel called a pick. Actually, the process requires two pieces of flat steel to open cylinder locks. I laugh when I watch spies and thieves on TV picking locks using only one tool. But it is for the better in a sense.
If everyone learned how to pick locks by watching TV, we would all be at the mercy of anyone who wanted to steal from us, and the cylinder lock for the most part would be outdated.
You may wonder why someone would want to pick a lock wouldn't you? Perhaps to break into a house maybe? Well I can tell you that is not the case. There are other, more brutal methods that burglar's use to break in. Lock picking is certainly not one of them.
No, Lock picking is indeed a hobby for many people would you believe? In fact it is quite a skillful art, and you know the best thing is...it's easy! Yes with simple instructions it can be mastered in no time at all.
One of the secrets to lockpicking is.....LEARNING TO TOUCH AND FEEL.
Most of us know how to touch. We touch objects every day, and yet we do not truly feel them. It seems so commonplace that we forget that we are actually feeling while we touch.
Ok, so the question again, why would you want to pick locks?
A feeling of achievement perhaps, a challenge possibly, everyone likes a challenge don't they?
What can be more enjoyable than 'cracking the code'. Once you have mastered it you might want to 'show off' your new found skills to someone.
Or have you ever locked yourself out of your house? ( I have done it more than a few times)...now that is where your skills will definitely come in handy! There are probably many reasons that someone would like to master the secrets of lockpicking. Lock picks