101 Things Every Lock Picker Should Know

[@LockNoob]

What was your favourite? What other tips would you give new pickers? Let me know in the comments! 👍😃🔐 and yes, this video took many hours to compile and edit, so all likes and shares are super appreciated 😃😃😃

[@LuaTech]

Thank you so much! I have just begun this hobby and I am preparing! Also, just a quick question, where should I purchase a transparent lock?

[@youtubegaveawaymychannelname]

If I might add to # 31, Another important aspect of hobbyist lock picking is to avoid locks which are in use (even if you are the sole owner of that lock). This means don't pick or practice on any lock that you rely on or use on a daily basis. The last thing you want to explain to a locksmith is that you tried to pick your front door lock to your house and you screwed it up. Additionally, know the laws in your area as they apply to the sport and having tools like this in your possession. Also a small note or variation on #90, impaired picking, I would argue, can include the absence or deficiency of any of the senses that you use to pick. When first starting out, I would recommend against listening to music in the background because audible feedback can be just as important as feel in a lot of cases. I've heard very experienced picker describe their abilities declining substantially when they are in a loud setting like a conference room, bar, etc. All this being said, sometimes testing one's abilities can include the removal of senses from the process. Many competitions and challenges often include elements that restrict your senses (wearing of noise cancelling heandphones/earmuffs, putting on thick gloves while picking, placing the locks and tools in an opaque bag to remove visual aids, etc.) and can be quite fun, but once again, this is not generally recommended for new pickers.

[@erichkitzmueller]

89 is obviously the best tip! I would add another tip: get a Dremel or similar tool.

[@kampfire.]

@@LuaTech don't === I will give you mine== all cheap== ebay amazon cheap Chinese sites==== UK bump keys good place to start

[@Skinflaps_Meatslapper]

Sometimes it helps to open a lock with a different method if you've been stuck on it. Failing to single pin pick a particular lock over and over? Try raking or jiggling for a bit and see if you can get an open that way. Getting an open is a confidence booster and gets you out of the mindset that it's impossible to open, and using a different attack on the lock can help you to feel something you might have missed that could help with single pin picking. Maybe it's as simple as feeling what kind of tension the lock needs, could be that you feel some counter-rotation, could be that you're hyping yourself up to believe that it'll never open, all I know is that there are some locks that I probably would never have picked if I hadn't changed my tactics. Also, I'm glad there's someone else out there that has trouble with the same Ace lock I have trouble with LOL

[@theteenageengineer]

After watching this I realize I started the hard way by making my own picks, but that is what my mentor who is locksmith with over 30 years of experience suggested. It has given me the benefit of being a little extra creative when making improvised tools. I once picked a master lock with a pick I made from a key blank, and a pot metal tensioner that constantly bent, and another time I bet one of my dad's friends I could pick open the small safe he had in his garage that had a cheap wafor lock on it with stuff I could find in his garage, I ended up using a picture hanging hook as my tensioner, and a paper clip as my pick.

[@Melchizedeki]

Ok

[@donlee5117]

Yeah , I did the same !! I took l9ng set of feels guages ad put kel like grooves on each one on both sides on all at different height long each of the thinner and thicker feeler guages on each side on each one ! Works pretty well ! Best metal for picks already perfect oness !! Go behiñd a stretsweeper machinen that sweeps the streets in the. City streets !! The thin just right brush metal bristles are already perfect to put your own special grooves in the ends with sm disk. Grinder to make the small grooves u want !! Do as many u need! Don Lee

[@AurelienCarnoy]

Best comment. Please do videos of your improvisation. I like the style.

[@scottdonnelly1669]

I am a super expert at picking every lock ever, disnae sound to me something a Scots lad wld say

[@adamcarver9057]

I wasn't allowed to buy them at the time so I made mine out of bicycle spokes hammered flat. It took awhile but I did get some useful picks.

[@theredonionlockpicking7179]

As a locksmith, all of these tips (if you want to make a career of it) will get you leaps and bounds ahead of the competition. Keep up the practice and have fun!

[@bikkies]

The most crucial of these tips for me is "be nice". I'm complimentary and may sometimes seem a bit fanboy-esque or excessive, but that's because I enjoy and appreciate what you do for the community; I enjoy your enjoyment; and above all else, it costs me nothing to treat you and other community members with a bit of basic courtesy, gratitude and pleasantness. I'd rather start a conversation than a flame war.

[@LockNoob]

I agree with the be nice bit

[@riverranger8226]

Absolutely brilliant. You're quickly becoming one of the most influential youtubers for new pickers. Your videos are always a comfort and a confidence booster. At least in the circles I run in. Thankyou once again, sir for your dedication and effort. It doesn't go unnoticed.

[@usernamemykel]

You run in circles?????????????????

[@riverranger8226]

@usernamemykel sometimes I run in squares. Just depends on how many left turns I want to make.

[@Arrowed_Sparrow]

Starting lock picking has been one of the best choices I've made. I don't know of many other communities that are as helpful and kind. To anyone who is just starting out and might be struggling. Don't ever be ashamed to ask for help. Everyone has good and bad days. And some locks are made by the devil and get enjoyment from eating your picks. Either way, it's a good time.

[@LockNoob]

Agreed!

[@stellviahohenheim]

So all of the Elder Scrolls games are very accurate in depicting lock picking?

[@sirivor466]

For me the most important thing by far (I’m still a complete noob) is a cutaway lock. I made one having watched Noob’s video on how to do so. I have a good amount of euro cylinder locks, 5 or 6 pinners, with a wide variety of security pins - understanding the feedback has helped me no end. It’s brought my ability on exponentially.

[@LockNoob]

Yeah they can be really useful!

[@keithweiss7899]

Very good! My brother and I watched the old movie about Harry Houdini, a distant relative of ours, and got inspired to pick locks. As preteens we used to take chains and locks that had no keys and chain each other up. Sometimes with the lock behind our back! You have to become a good picker or you were doomed to stay chained up!😁 It’s a great hobby!

[@LockNoob]

Cool!

[@jimmythepyrofpv1797]

I watched this video 2 days ago.. bought my first lockpicking set yesterday... picked half a dozen padlocks and the deadbolt on my front door already.. thankyou for imparting some of your knowledge.. absolutely priceless. 🙏

[@LockNoob]

That is awesome!

[@oh_finks]

hope your neighbors didn't see you lol.

[@raybond6236]

No video or any other learning tool has been so informative on this subject. Being a maintenance supervisor for over 500 single and multi family feelings here in the Seattle/Tacoma area you have so many different locks for so many different things that you may find yourself having to try and get passed the security of many different devices weather or not it belongs to you your company or for a resident or a customer of a company you may be working for at the time and this video is something I can share with any of my maintenance team now or any one I may be training as an assistant or a tech in the near future. This one video will help knock out so damn much time on me and teach them everything I would have showed them and so much more as is I have learned for myself and can't thank you so very much for learning us all up on so many different locks style and being such a great mentor to learn from. You are from now on my 1st to to person for any and every lock I find myself having a day of it from and you made it look so damn easy when we all know it isn't. You Sir are the Man. Thank you so very much for everything you had to offer my friend. Godspeed and have A wonderful day. You Sir Rock and I really can't wait to pick the next troublesome lock I find myself up against.

[@fishpicks4531]

What an amazing contribution to the library of resources on locksport - a mammoth effort Ash - well done mate 🙌

[@abelgirsh6440]

Thanks, enjoy you vids. I work in that facility where people are constantly locking their keys in their lockers. I used to just grab the bolt cutters and cut them. Asked my supervisor for a cheap pick kit and he agreed. I've saved many locks since then and now am still building my own kit. It's just satisfying to open a lock without a key and people are amazed you can do that and happy they don't have to buy another lock😄. Also have a guy that does keys and re keying and such in the building and he gives me locks to practice on. So much fun!

[@LockNoob]

Thank you!

[@HighTher3]

I find the plastic locks more difficult because the pins like to bind on the plastic more. Metal locks have been easier for me to pick because they click and feel like what I'd expect from watching a bunch of KZbin videos. I'm still super new to picking but I'm already obsessed, which is nice cause I needed a hobby after breaking my back and landing myself in a wheelchair. Picking is the first thing in 4 years that has intrigued me so much. Really enjoying myself so far. Thanks for the video, I appreciate the advice.

[@jacksongraydon2503]

I've recently gotten interested in astronomy and stargazing, especially the solar system/planets. Something you can do from your back porch! I use a 10" dobsonian telescope from Orion Telescopes.

[@RAkers-tu1ey]

My favorite RE lock picking; Do what you like. It's your hobby. So true. Second Fav; Comparison is the death of Joy. A Rule to live by, in everything. The rest, I can't decide for # 3. All really great.

[@alistairgalt6529]

Just starting out in lock picking and I found this really helpful, thank you 👍

[@LockNoob]

Thanks!

[@Osirus1972]

Excellent video. Everybody's lock picking is a personal journey and will be unique to them. It is supposed to be fun. You can never emphasize that enough. Thank you for compiling this guide. Loads of helpful tips. Cheers!

[@nuclearcloud9239]

You're absolutely right about practicing daily. I've noticed if I havent practiced in a week or more it seems I lost some dexterity whereas it can take me two minutes to pick a lock I normally pick in one minute if I havent practiced in a few days. Such a fun hobby tho, I'm really enjoying the experience.

[@LockNoob]

Keep it up!

[@leftmikerightmike]

Thank you for this video, lots of helpful advice! I watched some videos and went straight to a “high security” deadbolt on a door to my garage that I never lock. I got it open in about 10 minutes the first time. I find raking frustrating as I can’t tell which pins I’m setting. Single pin is more fun and I learn more! Thanks again for tons of great tips, on to my neighbors doors next!

[@LockNoob]

Thanks!

[@Uncle_Jon]

Just picked up a cheap pick set online and it came with the clear practice locks. They were good for letting me get my head around the inner workings without taking anything apart just yet..lol. I really appreciate your style and calm demeanor. I think I've found a new rabbit hole.. err hobby🤣👍

[@William_Borgeson]

Love the video! Been picking for almost a year now, 70 lbs of locks, 20 lbs picked :). At first the master locks were so much fun, then I got bored and moved on to Abus locks, frustrating a bit but I know LPL and Bosnian Bill have been doing it for years so I still have a long way to go. I'm doing it to relax, spending 2 hours on an American 700 pad lock and oversetting the pins, recocking and trying again is no big deal, I didn't expect to open them right away and I'm still trying. I love raking, had a lot of success on Guard Padlocks, an American P06, and antique locks from back in the 50's and 60's. For me it's a hobby that I can sink time into and if I get one open whoopie, if not I got my practice in. Thanks again for the reassurance, you're giving the new pickers exactly what they need to hear/know, definitely takes the pressure off and it's good advice. Subscribed and can't wait to go through all of your video's.

[@LockNoob]

Thank you!

[@milanmusick7474]

I love a been there done rhat, but the learning is never ovwe, thorough and thoughtfully insightful, encouraging, humbly confident, approach Shines throughout your videos. Subscribed after first one. I knew I wanted to learn from you to start building on my knowledge base because of your disposition and posiitivety coupled with a recognizeable High Sdkill Level plus the Quality, Quantity, & Diversity of Content I knew I wanted to watch the rest of them especially with you True Passion for your professed craft/ hobby/ art/ profession. Great Teacher, Show, Channel. Thanks for your time in it's creation and clear articulation, great job !

[@Epiphalactic]

A really awesome tip that I saw somewhere, was to take the key of the lock you were trying to pick and insert it into the lock all the way, draw a line where the key meets the lock, so the depth at which the key is inserted draw a line there against the lock, pull that out and take your pick and line it up with each of the pin grooves on the key, and draw a line on your pick where you drew the line on the key. Shift down, and do it for the next pin location on the key, and keep doing that for each one. What you will end up with is a general guide for where each pin is going to be, so you know that you are actually pulling on a tight pin and not just cranking in between pins. I found that doing this has really helped me gain a good understanding of the locks and where the pins are at. Another thing that's really helped me, is without any tension on the lock just going in with the PIN and those lines drawn, and just finding how to manipulate those pins. Feeling what it feels like when you pull the tip of the pic off of one pin and it taps into another, feel where you need to pivot the pic or where you need to wiggle or how you need to set against the grooves of the lock. And just go in on each one and wiggle it up and down. You can even close your eyes so that you can get a good feeling on it. Turn off any distractions and get your ear up close to it so that you can hear what the pins sound like when they are moving freely. Then when you are picking, and you hear a set pay attention to that as well. Pay attention to the sound when the set is good, and pay attention to the sound when it doesn't set the same. By the way I'm still a brand new lock picker, these are all just things that I've been using that have really helped me. Am a tool maker, and I have access to some really nice spring steel from between $10,000 all the way up to 25,000, so I was able to make my own picks. I have a basic set of cheap Chinese ones coming should be here day after tomorrow, but in the 3 days or so that I've been doing it, I have been able to get into every padlock every door every deadbolt in my house and at work. Granted, most of my indoor doors are Kwik set. And outdoor are schlage. So it's not as if there's really much difficulty. But I digress.

[@LockNoob]

👍👍👍

[@killianjames2310]

New af to picking (got my kit yesterday) I feel like your videos have saved me hours of frustration and agony. Thanks for these and I think this video in particular will help me for years to come as I will be revisiting it many times along my journey.

[@LockNoob]

Thank you!

[@killianjames2310]

Lock Noob Nono, thank you. ❤️

[@Rekoner45]

Pinning tweezers. (I just spent the last few hours on all fours trying to find a pin) I now know I what is missing in my kit 😒Your videos are inspiring. Thank you and keep it up 👍

[@LockNoob]

Thanks!

[@311wasaninsidejob]

I've been picking pins down since I was a little kid, I thought I had developed a goofy habit and I've been struggling to correct it. I see I was fretting over nothing and now I can sorta do both. Great video!

[@jasonsimons4411]

I actually just became interested in lock picking. I don't know why I find it so interesting, but I do. I got a lock pick set, probably sort of entry to mid level kit. It took me 2 hours to pick my first lock. Second lock took me about 20 minutes. And I kept opening that one over and over again until I could pick it in about a minute.. once you learn the lock getting fast isn't hard. And picking it over and over definitely made getting the right tension and feeling the binding of the picking order make more sense than it did before I picked up a lock pick set yesterday

[@larrykent196]

You covered a lot of material, all have their aspect to the journey and challenge, all for fun for me. The names of all the picks, and the biting names and types of security features found in locks would be great. If you have that, I have missed it. Thanks and Cheers!

[@andrewlowden2328]

I'm very amatuer at picking but loving the really clear way you describe the work you do as you do it. Wow, I am not planning on even attempting this Abus lock but lovely demonstration, thanks heaps!

[@veronicajohnson5863]

Nice knowledge to have as I have locked up some things and then lost or forgot the key or combination and ended up destroying my whole door once and my safe! This skill could of saved me a lot of money! One can also use this knowledge to start a legit business if one gets very skillful at it. Thankyou for the training to get started at a talent worth learning.

[@LockNoob]

Thanks

[@Fedaalis]

Great tips. I get frustrated with a lock often. And slowing down and going back go feeling pin states helps a lot (or a break). Much better than throwing the lock across the room :D

[@LockNoob]

Yes lol

[@spycrabxt]

Thank you lock noob, as a beginner who can't yet get tools these videos really help me gain a understanding

[@matt79de]

Great one... and a rather long one too. 😍 And loads of good info. What makes me really haply is to see my point from the other video covered, especially in such a nice crisp form. 👍 Thank You.

[@Deltamedic68w]

Just broke my first lock that I use solely for practice! The back tumbler pin wore loose and I can hear it rattling around in the casing. I consider this a milestone in my lock picking journey!

[@The_Doc_Rocks]

@Lock Noob - you've put an outstanding amount of work into this video. Really well done (or as you would say - really, really, REALLY well done) :) Should be required viewing for anyone getting into the hobby, but also for those of us who have been in it for a long time it's always a great idea to go over basics again - ones that we may have forgotten, or got to a stage that we think we can ignore them. Thanks for this - duly filed away for reference and recommending to others :)

[@WE_OF_THE_NOV]

I absolutely LOVE opening personal safes, and locks for people ^^. I am not a pro, and don't get paid, but I get a lot of fun out of it :D * I was watching this bc I was in mid frustration trying to open my brothers gf's personal safe...it turned out that the contents being shifted from so many attempted by her, and others(screw driver and hammer type stuff :\ ) had gifted my attempts with unknown villainous agency called "tiny jewelry", lol...a tiny chain, barely 1/32"W, was blocking me, but I felt what I was doing was working, so I kept at it, and it proved right! Sometimes trust your instinct, esp if you just have that feel that you got it! also, I made my own lock picks, I think if you're serious about this kind of thing, try it! They are very easy to make, start with hammer flattened copper wire core for rakes, and cut steel for lever type instruments. Have fun! I do.

[@puckerbutton7025]

One thing I've noticed Being the only guy in the room that can pick a lock...and prove it Priceless

[@OperatorB]

This is the current best lockpicking explanation video on YT right now.

[@jakewallace5591]

Just bought my first lock pick set from Amazon, then came to KZbin and found your video, I have to cut/break a lot of locks for work, and I can pick a lot with just some random things I have in my van, looking foreword to this kit coming in and learning the art of lockpicking

[@theteenageengineer]

One of my favorite nicknames for core shims is "the locksmith's best friend" just because they are so useful, in case you didn't know if you have a lock that you have access to the back, you can get it open to rekey it, by using a core shim and a key blank, it does take practice, but after you figure it out, it's something you will use more than you might think.

[@percevalzinzin5983]

Lock Noob you are so generous with your channel, I've spent many many hours view your vids, a huge thanks!❤❤

[@LockNoob]

My pleasure!

[@jerryray3617]

I have found... The rocking skill.. Works well for most of the locks I am trying out.. Single pin picking has definitely proven to be hard for me.

[@lauxmyth]

Great list. Brings back memories. Your upbeat point of view is truly wonderful and spreads to others.

[@LockNoob]

Thank you 😊

[@seanperson2032]

I have realized that a lot of my trouble with starting to learn to pick is that all of my practice locks are locks that I have taken off of houses and apartments and replaced with different ones for various reasons over my career. I figured rather than throw them out I could at least take the cores out and use them for practice. But that means I've been trying to pick on a wide variety of different keyways that have various different levels of wear with some being basically new and others having seen 10+ years on a front door. My locks are so inconsistent that so I found it hard to start out since every other lock I have is a different keyway.

[@StingRayPartsWashers]

Wow - fantastic video about getting started. I much appreciate the advice and wisdom you offered here, thank you. Just ordered my first set of tools and regular lock with changeable pins for learning from Covert Instruments. Maybe I missed it but would be helpful for novice to have a list of reputable sellers of quality tools. There is so much hype it is hard for noob to sort the BS from the legitimate. At least I didn't fall for the plastic see-thru lock as a beginners practice lock. My searches all end up with 10 Amazon results at the top - none of which are actual lock picking tools, then numerous other listings. It is a challenge to choose. Went with Covert because LPL recommends.

[@MichaelLitty]

So good to watch and rewatch, especially when feeling discouraged. Thanks.

[@Ghost_Os]

I have a thought on a similar video you could do; A video about setting up and filming for people who want to share stuff. Just tips you've picked up over your years about framing shots, getting the camera to focus on the right things, lighting, etcetera.

[@gergemall]

I went by two auto parts stores last weekend and grabbed several different used wiper blades to make more tension wrenches with several different gauge metals . Great tips . Thank you.

[@mrdavman13]

Do you just ask? Or buy them. Would they be down to just give them to you? I drove by one this morning and wondered if I could just go in and ask

[@davidmcmillan9411]

Thank you for taking the time to do this video as a newby to the hobby it has been most helpful indeed, I do follow your channel as well as a small few your in my top 3. So please keep up the good no great work you do for everyone including me to follow 😊. Ps please thank you wife also for her sacrifice to lock picking 👏👏👏👏. Thanks again Mr lock noob for guiding me in my new hobby sir your a gent.

[@Cory14Tina02]

#37 15:08 as a beginner with frustrating results thus far, or a lack of successful results would be more accurate, I would say raking is ABSOLUTELY a skilled technique. Though I've just begun the hobby having single pin picked about 6 different locks several times each, I've yet to successfully rake pick a single time.

[@WobblycogsUk]

Great video, thanks. I'm just starting out but I've already come to realise the truth in many of the things you mention in this video. I find it super frustrating when I quickly pick a lock then close it for another go and can't get it open again! Going back to an easier lock and picking that a couple of times is a great way to understand I've not lost all my hard won skills though.

[@Termi-Motovlogs]

I have just received my first pick set after watching many channels about this hobby and finding it fascinating. Only a cheapo set from amazon with 2 see-through locks but I am having a blast. Practicing my raking and positioning, harder than I thought after seeing some channels with 10s of years experience make it look like a breeze.

[@LockNoob]

Awesome!

[@stellviahohenheim]

Yep, it's almost as hard as trying to learn a musical instrument

[@sandstorm6605]

Thanks kindly. I’ve just gotten into the hobby and I’m having an absolute blast. Needed another hobby like a hole in the head but here we are 😅.

[@dallyingvirus85gaming79]

I appreciate the effort you put into making content for people who are new to picking, it has been useful to me as I have started to get into it myself, so thank you' One question I do have is about the wiper blade insert tensioning tools that you mention in a bunch of your videos, I have tried to make some but I find the stainless steel in the blades I have used to be quite soft and malleable, to the point where I have twisted/bent the wrenches I have made, and unfortunately you can't harden most stainless steel easily. Any recommendations on other things that could be used to make tensioning tools that might be a little bit more noob friendly??

[@thernganomoly4141]

Great video I swear idk where I’d be without u Bosnian bill and lpl. I believe yours are definitely the most reachable and Bosnians as well and lpl is the lock company destroyer( I say that in the nicest way because he take any luck and shoes it’s flaws. It’s a really no nonsense except holidays lol his ice cream lock etc.] thank you so much for being here when I need u guys

[@Zelmel]

Looking at all the picks during the "use the picks that work for you" part reminds me that I really wish more sets would include half-diamond picks. I really like those in general, but they don't seem to be in many beginner kits.

[@chrisrobinson2766]

New picker here and I think this is very helpful. Kind of help me know what questions to ask. My 10 year old asked me to teach her so I'm in! I also found out my Dad has been picking locks for quite some time! Its fascinating.

[@DingoNovember]

Very helpful video! I’ve seen your videos and some other lock picking channel while ago and I decided to order cheap lock picking set to try it out and now lock picking is one of my funnest hobbies so far and you are one of my teachers. Thank you!

[@massterrbarber]

The tools that I have go get most of the job done, but to be honest, I like to have a nice thick set. I like my tools to be thick and strong.Not springy well some locks do need to be a little springy. Depends on the lock, but you have a very interesting set there.

[@TALKCalgary]

One of the most informative videos about this amazing subject I've come across.

[@LockNoob]

Wow, thank you!

[@cindane]

The cheap goso set off of wish for $5 was by far the best set of pics I've ever bought I've only bought two sets so far but I love the goso I don't know if that just means my standards are really low because it is off of wish but I've had really good luck with it

[@chrissadventuresinlockpick8267]

I should have taken notes there where so many I could have commented on lol interestingly enough I when you say being stressed is not conducive to lock picking I have to strongly disagree, lockpicking is a great way to zone out and clear your mind. I definitely agree with the one where you cautioned against going out buying tools starting off, I am one of those people that will buy and buy and buy and yet still use the same handful off tools lol

[@LockNoob]

I think my point was that if you are too stressed picking won't be as easy, but for some people you can relive stress through lock picking for sure - for me both are true depending on circumstances

[@cv3nda367]

Ive started lockpicking today, and Ive unlocked a FAB door lock that Ive just hold in my hand. Ive picked single pins, and when I couldnt finish it up because of some underset overset pin (probably), Ive used a rake pick and it finally unlocked. So far Ive tried 3 locks, and could unlock only this one, the other 2 I cant for the love of god even set one pin. BTW, Iam using a cheap set from Aliexpress

[@andrewchristiansen8311]

This made me feel smart & skilled. I learned how to pick locks from the TV show Burn Notice in 2011. I bought a 1$ dollar tree lock master imitation. Used two bobby pins I tempered with a lighter, & got in on my 5th try. You're right about cheap locks. I have an easier time getting into pricey well made ones. The ones with super soft pins are the hardest. Who knew cheap could = secure?

[@LockNoob]

Cool!

[@GOSOPRO]

Such excellent advice, thank you, so pertinent and valuable.

[@lbedfhcd]

Love your videos not only for the content but your attitude is so nice aswell. Please keep on making these incredible videos

[@LockNoob]

Thanks 🙏

[@cmarano]

A really wonderful complication of tips. Thanks for the hard work you put in. Wish this had been available when I was a lock newbie.

[@LockNoob]

Thanks!

[@WE_OF_THE_NOV]

AND...I forgot to say, "THANK YOU!", that was a killer video, and I felt a lot of those suggestions were right on point, thanks :)

[@Kane-5263]

That was a nice list, even if the 101 sounded a little like an ad :p I really need to try to reach out to a community or two I guess, until now I limited myself to just youtube and talk via comments, that may help me improve and play with locks more regularly. Thanks for all theses tips!

[@djfunkychicken]

Duuuuude.. the effort to put all that together !! Well done

[@billjohnson7968]

I've found the most comforting pick is watching a movie and not paying attention to the lock in my hand. It's like it opened itself . Helps with muscle memory, I think ! 😌

[@vicenterivera5693]

Lots of Great information for us beginners! Thank you for sharing.

[@LockNoob]

You are so welcome!

[@RocRizzo]

Excellent resource. Thanks very much.

[@hateeternalmaver]

Funny how in one tip you compare it to learning an instrument and right after the point nails itself down by saying "take a break". It's not even all about frustration but the brain just needs time to learn, right? I like practicing in the evening and coming back in the morning... believe me it does amazing things for any skill-honing aspirations. ;) cheers

[@franktarwijk4441]

Great video. Thank you for putting in this much time tot help others.

[@LockNoob]

My pleasure!

[@colinbignall7036]

Just picked my first pad lock with paperclips, very satisfying when the lock pops open

[@hugojardmo4746]

Ordered a really cheap starter set that should be arriving Tuesday or Wednesday, really excited to get started learning this hobby!

[@LockNoob]

Happy picking!

[@kevincarter7102]

Great Video as always My Friend. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@LockNoob]

Thanks!

[@anncinderey9797]

Yeah, I really found your explanations and comments brilliant. Fantastic commentary, Great insight given.

[@mertcanturkylmaz7309]

Really great video, i bought a set last week and i'm starting to learn, your videos really help a lot thank you

[@EdocDab]

There are always more recommendations but you covered a lot of ground there😳 The value of many of these is easily underestimated! It's a good video to send newbies to. I'll start doing that. Thanks for putting it together and yes, I did watch the entire video😋👍

[@andymartinez767]

Love these videos on how to show to pick locks. Great viewing for all the criminals out there. Great, like we need this

[@massterrbarber]

That’s very important that’s true. I still need to iterate that to myself at sometimes when I’m trying a new lock and get frustrated your advice is very good advice because I did it subconsciously because I lost that confidence so I went back to the locks that I picked and I asked myself did I lose it What happened? Why am I not feeling? I’m getting false sense of where the pins need to be placed and then I pick those locks that I used to pick like butter under three seconds I said to myself, what am I doing wrong and that’s where practice came in because I had the I took the initiative I didn’t give up and that’s where somebody really needs to go because that’s what really improved my skills. I remember a time I couldn’t pick the smallest lock the simplest lock the lock that I open in like I can go to an opening under in one second it only needs one click I know exactly where to go, good advice you’re giving very good advice and if people take your advice, they’re really gonna learn because practice is the only way thank you for saying that because now I can consciously not subconsciously consciously go back to the locks that I picked before to bring that confidence back so I could really attack that lock that I am so frustrated with very good advice thank you.🙏

[@massterrbarber]

100% correct what works for one person does not work for the next or might not work for the next is the tool and the feeling I started with the see-through lock where you could see the pins but then once you learn it, you already know the pens you already know how to tack it It’s a whole different story when you can when you cannot see inside it is a different story because you have to know what you’re doing but then all the locksmith have all the great tools but I’m ethical so I do it for the right reasons I know how to do it very well I could basically make tools at anything well, not anything but I know what to look for to make the tool and I’m talking about like a generic tool, but I do still have the tools from the clear see-through lock. I pick my own locks and I might help a person or two or maybe even a neighbor get in their house because they got locked out very simple jobs but I’m a Master Barber. I’m not a locksmith. It feels good. I feel like I got superpowers you feel like that sometimes people get amazed when they see me a lot like I did something spectacular like a magic trick because

[@onazram1]

Great info, very realistic and assuring... Thanks

[@6teeth318-w5k]

Very informative. The locksport is oozing out in my room. You are a pleasure to follow.

[@GrayWhiteOfficial]

Lock picking for me feels like therapy, it eases my mind. I do it as a hobby, because I love learning new skills.

[@Grypolx]

Well I’m a quick learner ! from day one I just watched one video of yours and I opened the main gate door of my house! i was like 🤯 . And sure practicing is the most valuable factor!

[@poughkeepsieblue]

I love my homemade picks from hacksaw blades. When you know what you like to pick with, you can make tools easy with a bench grinder and a torch.

[@mathewringle8444]

You're great man. It never occurred to me about the wiper blades. Now everything I look at is "can I pick a lock with that?"

[@LockNoob]

Thanks

[@mrvashman]

#90 is a load of malarkey! I was stuck on a lock for a whole day, and after I'd had about 4-5 drinks, I was able to pick the lock multiple times in a row in under 20 seconds. 😂 Granted, I am a beginner and it wasn't a difficult lock...

[@vincemorath676]

Thanks for sharing. A great video.

[@DopravniPoradce]

Thank you. As newbie I really appreciate those wise advices.

[@a13xyarrhythmia38]

would be nice to have a tutorial on how to begin, a learning curve. for example - buy a kit of picks, get a transparent lock, learn to pick it, then buy a real lock, learn to pick it, then go to buy this kind of lock, and so on ... i am about to start this hobby, and i am not sure, should i get transparent lock, or maybe i don't need it (i know how it works), and why padlocks, if they have same mechanics basically as doorlocks ...

[@stewartthorp1038]

Hi L.N. thanks for the great vids, I am really keen to know please what the book is with the ingersol in it, and also is this the same book that is 40sec in on your Picking EVERY type of lock video? I happen to have an absolutely mint ingersol shrouded shackle lock in basically unused condition, with the proper hasp and shackle, it is a beast. outside my current ability, but I enjoy the hardware and the challenges contained within. THanks, Stew from NZ

[@TheRetroEngine]

I just got a lock pick set from Amazon and found your channel and this video - REALLY useful stuff, especially showing how to pick the different kinds of locks. This video is like the HOLY GRAIL of tips for a newbie like me. Awesome stuff.

[@LockNoob]

Thank you 🙏

[@clintdenman3037]

I am not great at it and I did a locksmith course many years ago and I had a difficult time trying to learn but those see through locks are still hard to pick but still they give me personally a lot of help.

[@Leonslockpad]

what a great video Ash mate my tip would be listen to the lock they like to talk alot it just takes a wile before you understand what they are saying like a spool will lie to you and a Serration will chat alot👍👊😊🇬🇧🤟😎

[@RAkers-tu1ey]

So, when are you changing your channel name from "Lock Noob" to Lock Guru, or Lock Master (not to be confused with Master Lock), or possibly "Lock Mage" ? (my favorite) . Your comment regarding cheap and old locks was particularly on point. they can be very tricky due to awful tolerances and uneven wear. I even had one where the driver pin was so short, and the plug tolerance so loose that it flipped sideways into the shear line! LOL, what a bizarre feed back that gave.

[@LockNoob]

Sideways? That’s sort of sad and funny lol. I have to stick with lock noob now tho... it’s the law 😅😅

[@RAkers-tu1ey]

@@LockNoob Yeah, I milled it open to find out what had happened; The pin was short and looked like it had been cut from a section of brass rod with pliers. I would have suspected a rejected wafer fell into the pinning line, except this lock was so cheap. Big Fun!

[@jakobgrey804]

There’s a security institute called lockmasters

[@KingDoomfist]

Broken picks also make excellent cleaning & maintenance tools for water pipes and other smoking devices. :)

[@LockNoob]

Good to know!

[@aarongrow4352]

First lock I ever picked was a bedroom door lock and with paper clips. Fell in love after that