โ Scribed by Theodore T. Tool
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
The big secret of lock picking is that it's easy. Anyone can learn how to pick locks.The theory of lock picking is the theory of exploiting mechanical defects. There are a few basic concepts and definitions but the bulk of the material consists of tricks for opening locks with particular defects or characteristics. The organization of this manual reflects this structure. The first few chapters present the vocabulary and basic information about locks and lock picking. There is no way to learn lock picking without practicing, so one chapter presents a set of carefully chosen exercises that will help you learn the skills of lock picking. The document ends with a catalog of the mechanical traits and defects found in locks and the techniques used to recognize and exploit them. The first appendix describes how to make lock picking tools. The other appendix presents some of the legal issues of lock picking.
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๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
MIT Guide to Lock Picking. February 1987 Revision. Theodore T. Tool. 1987.
The big secret of lock picking is that it's easy. Anyone can learn how to pick locks.
The big secret of lock picking is that it's easy. Anyone can learn how to pick locks. The theory of lock picking is the theory of exploiting mechanical defects. There are a few basic concepts and definitions but the bulk of the material consists of tricks for opening locks with particular de