How To Make Lock Picking Tools manual is an ideal guide to help you with making tools you need for picking.

You will gain knowledge on ways to purchase tools here. If you are trying to make your own picks, ‘a set of warding files’, a small propane or butane torch is a good start.

Many materials are suitable for making picking tools/tension tools 1.Gutter broom bristles (those BIG trucks with the rotary brushes that wash and sweep the street at the same time).

The rake is prehaps the easiest tool to use, but it does not teach you much about the lock you are working on;if this does not matter to you, then don’t worry about it.

Different types of tools are discussed here. The use of lock picking tools is as much an art as it is a skill, but most persons with enough practice can learn to do a decent job.

You are going to gain knowledge on use of picking tools along with the methods of making these tools.

Contents in this guide are arranged as follows:

  • TOOLS REQUIRED
  • HOW TO MAKE TOOLS:
  • PART 5 USE OF TOOLS
    • Hand picks
    • The rake
    • The hook
    • The diamond4
    • The ball/double ball
  • PICK GUNS
  • TUBULAR LOCK PICKS
  • GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS