Lock picking is one of the most common ways to unlock a house or office door without damaging your locks. It is used by professional locksmiths all around the country for different types of lock.
From simple single sided Kwikset deadbolt to 6 pins Yale lever handle for offices, lock picking is a great way to get you back into your home or office, fast.
Interested in learning about lock picking and how does it work? We made it easy for you to know the basics. We asked a few locksmiths to share their knowledge about lock picking and to give us their insights.
In addition, we will discuss a few related issues to lock picking such as is lockpicking legal, what type of locks can be picked, does lock picking damage the lock, who can pick locks (burglars, locksmiths, etc), can you tell if a lock has been picked or tampered with, bump keys, which locks are pick resistance, what makes a lock pick resistant, pick tools and more.
But first things first.
what is lock picking and how does it work?
Lock-picking is the process of non-destructively opening a lock without the use of a conventional key. Understanding that there are many types of lock, we zoom in on the most common one called the pin tumbler lock. It is the traditional lock you see every day, from houses to offices.
First, we need to figure out the anatomy of the pin tumbler lock. It has six essential parts that we must learn to understand how the whole thing operates.