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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.
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Steven Hampton became interested in locks and electronics at an early age. At 14 he acquired a set of U.S. Air Force electronic training manuals and began building various transistor circuits by scalping radios and junkyard TVs. At 17 he was making his own lockpicks and was considered a master lockpicker, and by the time he was 18 he'd invented the magnetic padlock, which is still on the market today. After a stint in the navy, he studied digital electronics and worked in many technical fields. He also became interested in the martial arts, studying Tibetan White Crane kung fu, jujitsu and wing chun.
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56 of 57 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fairly short book (less than 70 pages, and padded with big diagrams), but not a bad introduction to basic lock picking for all the common lock types. Good sections on making your own tools, including templates for basic picks and ward-lock skeleton keys, and a very good description of pin and wafer lock picking. The section on combination locks missed out the well-known probe method which is good for briefcases and some padlocks, and some of the more complex lock diagrams could do with better descriptions. Although it is US-published, the information applies pretty much worldwide.
On the whole, a good all-round beginner's book, but not for the experienced picker.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Lockpicking is not for me. The hobby does have some potential from the problem-solving angle but leaves me stone cold otherwise. However, I have given the book 5* because what it has given me is a very good insight into what makes for a good lock or a poor lock from the security viewpoint. Lock manufacturers frequently give lots of waffle about hardened this and reinforced that, but seldom offer any insight into what now appears to me to be the weakest part of the lock, i.e. its mechanism and how easily it may, or may not be defeated. This book certainly opened my eyes.
I have no idea how prevalent lockpicking is as a method of entry for criminal purposes, but I can recommend any houseowner to read this book from the viewpoint of home security and making life more difficult for the thief both at the entrance door and those locks that protect valuables once inside the house. Don't forget to have a chat with you local Crime Prevention Officer too.
I have no idea how prevalent lockpicking is as a method of entry for criminal purposes, but I can recommend any houseowner to read this book from the viewpoint of home security and making life more difficult for the thief both at the entrance door and those locks that protect valuables once inside the house. Don't forget to have a chat with you local Crime Prevention Officer too.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
a good but small book that covers the basics and more of a variety of everyday locks ,and contains many usefull diagrams . easily worth having .
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