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Want to learn lockpicking? With the right lockpick set and our English guides, you can open your first lock within a few hours. Whether you choose a lockpicking set for beginners or professional lockpick tools, in our articles you will learn all the techniques step by step.

Opening Ancient Roman Miniature Lock with LWL

11 March 2025

Archaeologists discovered a unique Roman miniature lock made of gold, measuring only 1.1 by 1.2 cm. Using a 3D neutron CT scan, LWL mapped the internal mechanism. Discover the...

6 Best Lockpick Sets for Beginners [2025 Update]

3 March 2025

Looking for the best lockpick set for beginners? In this comprehensive guide, we compare six top sets, from budget-friendly to premium: Sparrows Kick Start, Multipick Elite, SouthOrd C801, Valyrian,...

Why You Should Learn Lockpicking Now

18 February 2025

Lockpicking has an undeserved negative image, but it is primarily a valuable and fascinating skill. Discover how it helps you better understand your own security, how it provides solutions...

TOOOL Europe – The Global Locksport Community

29 January 2025

TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) originated in the Netherlands and has grown since 2001 into a global locksport community. Discover how the bi-weekly meetings in Amsterdam and Eindhoven...

History of Lockpickers

26 January 2025

Discover the historical story of the rivalry between locksmiths Solomon Andrews and Robert Newell in 19th century America. Both aimed for the perfect, unpickable lock, until Newell managed to...

Support a Good Cause with the Lockpicking Charity Raffle 2025

2 December 2024

The annual Lockpicking Charity Raffle combines fun with a good cause: participants donate to approved charities such as Doctors Without Borders and the Wikimedia Foundation, and in return, have...

How sound can betray your key and open your lock

28 November 2024

Researchers from the National University of Singapore discovered that the sound of a key in a lock reveals what that key looks like. With the SpiKey app and just...

Making a Key with the Lishi Tool in 5 Steps

14 November 2024

Lost your key and no locksmith at hand? Learn in 5 steps how to make a new key yourself with a Lishi tool using the impressioning technique, suitable for...

Lockpicking and Bumping

12 November 2024

Discover how bumping works as a lockpicking technique to open pin tumbler locks. We explain how a bump key functions, which methods such as the Rebound and Micro-Movement methods...

Replicating a TSA Master Key with a Photo

10 November 2024

TSA locks have a secret master key that allows baggage inspectors to open suitcases. When a photo of all TSA keys appeared online, lockpickers could easily replicate them. This...

Opening Locks with Aluminum Foil

8 November 2024

Foil impressioning is a clever technique to open high-security dimple locks using only a custom key and aluminum foil. Discover how this method works, why it also works on...

How to Open a Safe with a Magnet? A Step-by-Step Guide

7 October 2024

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