Skeleton keys The warded pick,also known as a skeleton key,is used for opening warded locks. It is generally made to conform to a generalized key shape relatively simpler than the actual key used to open the lock; this simpler shape allows for internal manipulations. The keys for warded locks only require the back end manipulating which is the end which opens the lock. The other parts are there to distinguish between different varieties of their locks. For example,if you have a chest of drawers with a warded lock you can make a skeleton key for that type of warded lock by filing away all but the last one or two teeth or bittings on both sides of the blade.Additionally,a series of grooves on either side of the key's blade limit the type of lock the key can slide into.As the key slides into the lock through the keyway,the wards align with the grooves in the key's profile to allow or deny entry into the lock cylinder.%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% A traditional pick set. From left to right: torsion wrench, "twist-flex" torsion wrench, offset diamond pick, ball pick, half-diamond pick, short hook, medium hook, saw (or "L") rake, snake (or "C") rake.
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Skeleton keys The warded pick,also known as a skeleton key,is used for opening warded locks. It is generally made to conform to a generalized key shape relatively simpler than the actual key used to open the lock; this simpler shape allows for internal manipulations.
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The keys for warded locks only require the back end manipulating which is the end which opens the lock. The other parts are there to distinguish between different varieties of their locks. For example,if you have a chest of drawers with a warded lock you can make a skeleton key for that type of warded lock by filing away all but the last one or two teeth or bittings on both sides of the blade.Additionally,a series of grooves on either side of the key's blade limit the type of lock the key can slide into.As the key slides into the lock through the keyway,the wards align with the grooves in the key's profile to allow or deny entry into the lock cylinder.
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A traditional pick set. From left to right: torsion wrench, "twist-flex" torsion wrench, offset diamond pick, ball pick, half-diamond pick, short hook, medium hook, saw (or "L") rake, snake (or "C") rake.
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