Master locksmith Steven Hampton reveals here the tricks and tools for bypassing keyed and combination locks from pin tumbler locks, mushroom and spool pin tumbler locks, wafer tumbler locks, warded locks and disk tumbler locks to tubular cylinder locks, magnetic locks, door locks, padlocks and automobile locks. Find the key to “seeing” into every lock and discovering its simplicity.

5 Responses to “Secrets Of Lock Picking”

1. HilzWilz says:

   March 28, 2010 at 12:00 am

   This book was bought as a present but I had a quick look before I wrapped it. It’s not a coffee table book, in fact, it looks a little, well, cheap, but the pictures were clear.

   Anyway, the person it was bought for loved it, saying the diagrams were easy to follow and the written parts were clear.

   Is it still a recommendation if it’s second hand information? I’ll let you make up your own mind#1
2. Dale Troutman says:

   November 21, 2007 at 12:00 am

   Excellent book. Easy to understand and accurate. This book will teach you not only how to work with improvised lock picks but also includes instructions and diagrams to build your own. There’s no confusing jargon, and the accompanying illustrations are phenominal in their ability to illustrate the point and back the written instructions perfectly. This is a great referance for the aspiring locksmith. Want to get into lock picking but don’t know how? BUY THIS BOOK!
3. Joseph Hawes says:

   March 9, 2006 at 12:00 am

   This book is the very bare bones basics of common lock type overviews and theories on how to open them. After purchasing it I found other websites out there that had published this book on the net. Book can be read in an hour or so, save your money or search it on the web.
4. Virgil Brown says:

   September 4, 2003 at 12:00 am

   Steve Hampton writes with a nice and easy conversational style and leads the reader through the basic tools and locks. And along the way he offers his advice on this or that. For example, Hampton’s favorite tool is the diamond pick.He also likes to make tools from everyday items. On page 18 he shows how to pick a five-pin tumbler lock with a modified screw driver and a safety pin. My favorite tools are the Magic Keys which Hampton shows on pages 34 and 35. I sometimes astonish my friends with how fast I can open their warded locks without a key. This little book has a lot of secrets on lockpicking that won’t be secrets anymore to anyone who reads it.
5. Virgil Brown says:

   August 30, 2003 at 12:00 am

   Steve Hampton writes with a nice and easy conversational style and leads the reader through the basic tools and locks. And along the way he offers his advice on this or that. For example, Hampton’s favorite tool is the diamond pick. He also likes to make tools from everyday items. On page 18 he shows how to pick a five-pin tumbler lock with a modified screw driver and a safety pin. My favorite tools are the Magic Keys which Hampton shows on pages 34 and 35. I sometimes astonish my friends with how fast I can open their warded locks without a key. This little book has a lot of secrets, but if you read it, they won’t be secrets anymore