Visual Guide to Lock Picking

happy with it, newer edition available but I was too cheap, regret it now as there are many more illustrations

Nice little book always been interested in how locks work, and if you are mechanicallyminded, and need a hobby in lockdown, grab this book

Libro bastante bueno para apañar cerraduras. Explica bien (solo bien) su funcionamiento. Es lo malo de las traducciones tipo "google translator". De todos modos se entiende bastante bien y los gráficos son claros.

The pictures are fantastic and the explanations are superb. It covers picking warded locks and making impressions for them, raking, picking and bypassing pin tumbler locks, impact and vibration picking (pin tumblers) and more (I didn't need the wafer lock bit so I didn't read that). It explains how the locks work internally and provides clear cut away drawings to illustrate. It explains the different kinds of tools you may need and how to use them, plus pros and cons of each. This is an excellent resource for picking locks. There is a section on how master keys work. Although I now understand the concept, I don't think I could just go out and make a master key - but I am pretty confident that I could pick it.

basic information well written, overpriced for the amount of information. LL