Modern High-Security Locks
Subtitle: How to Open Them
Publisher: Paladin Press
Published: January 1, 2002
Place of publication: Boulder, Colorado
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781581602951
Copyright date: 2002
Subjects: Home & House Maintenance; Household appliances manufacture; Technical & Manufacturing Trades; Technology; Reference; Science/Mathematics; Handbooks & Manuals; House & Home / Reference
First sentence: A large percentage of the tools that we are about to discuss have been covered in my previous two lock-picking books, and over the years they have served me well.
Description: Master locksmith Steven Hampton, author of the best-selling Secrets of Lock Picking, takes the art of picking locks one step further with Modern High-Security Locks. Here, he collects some of today's most popular pick-resistant locks and sets out to see which ones hold up to their claims. However complex a lock gets, it must be durable, dependable and user-friendly. It has to be tough enough to endure physical attack, but it can't be machined too tight or it will jam up with just a breath of dust. It must be simple and easy to lock and unlock with its key, or the customer will not pay the higher price for it. It is this delicate balance between security and utility that allows the locksmith to open this new generation of locks. Hampton shows locksmiths how each lock is picked and how long it will take. He details the tools of the trade and includes patterns and instructions for making your own picks and tension wrenches. He even includes ancient Tibetan Buddhist tantric visualization exercises to help locksmiths learn to "see" the inner workings of the lock within the mind's eye. Veteran locksmiths or those new to the trade will find Hampton's latest book an invaluable sourcebook. For academic study only.