Visual Guide to Lock Picking (Third Edition)
Subtitle: Expanded with Over 100 New Pages!
By: By Mark McCloud and Gonzalez de Santos
Contributors: Mirko Jugurdzija (Illustrator)
Edition: Third Edition
Publisher: Standard Publications, Inc.
Published: January 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780970978868
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: Nonfiction / General
Description: Step-by-step instructions for picking locks, with each type completely dissected using illustrations that expose every moving part. This is the definitive guide for learning the art of lock picking. Inside you will discover the secrets of the trade. By reading this book, practicing, and applying the methods introduced, you can successfully master picking most modern locks. This book makes it easy and gives you the edge to quickly learn and start picking locks today. Not only does this book cover what tools and techniques are needed to pick most common locks, but it also goes through what to do step-by-step; and actually teaches how to do it. It explains what all of the tools are and for what they are used. What really sets this book apart is the vast assortment of illustrations that make everything easy to understand. This really is a visual guide containing pages filled with diagrams and drawings that will instantly show you how locks work, and exactly what to do to bypass them. You can start learning today! Inside, you will find sections about warded locks, pin tumblers, wafer tumblers, and more. These are the locks found on most residential and commercial doors, cars, padlocks, desks, filing cabinets, safes, equipment, vending machines, bike locks, etc... Each section includes an in-depth and easy to understand explanation as to how that type of lock works. This book even outlines several exercises you can perform in order to improve your lock picking skills. You'll be picking every lock in your house in no time.