(375) Building Your First Lock Pick Kit

[@det3134]

Thanks for this video - this will open lot of doors for me.

[@LogsCarvingClub]

+DET313 haaaaaaaaaaa

[@bigboienfer4331]

i see wha you did ther-.-

[@krissisk4163]

Puntastic! Well said.

[@lemonandgaming6013]

xD

[@catleugh]

LOL

[@HrHaakon]

So that's why my lockpicks always break in elder scolls. I only pay 3 gold for each after all.

[@nasaman23]

lol

[@scott.m.karkoskythefamilym2863]

elder scrolls brought me here too.

[@s.g.3042]

HrHaakon THALMORE® has a discount on the SUMMERSET right now! - pure argonian steel ! Do not miss out on this one!

[@nerfinator6]

>paying for lockpicks just pickpocket them

[@cavemanjoe7972]

@@nerfinator6 I get them from dead bandits.

[@jmr]

You should design a Bosnian Bill starter pack and an expansion pack even if it's just kind of a referral link to a prepopulated cart.

[@somedude8714]

How did you get verified?

[@natofolgorato9556]

@@somedude8714 idk

[@hilzzer]

2:56 ”So if you are going to order something, get some extras or you might run out of business” What kind of business are you in anyways? :D

[@WhatACoolArrow]

@@hilzzer presumably locksmithing?

[@curly_]

@@somedude8714 hacked youtube obviously :D

[@clearlynewhere]

Most inspirational quote " no matter what I say someone's going to disagree and I just have to accept that I suppose" so true in so many life aspects ! Keep up the good work

[@Fidzen]

Why the fuck am I watching this? :D I have watched about 20 of your vids, never had lock pick in my hands and probably never will, but this is like a fkn drug, i have to watch it :D:D

[@MrBayoublue]

Fidzen im the same way what is it about this im so hooked

[@calderon551]

same here, try Walter Sorrells channel, knives.

[@Aged_Rebel]

Same for me, for about a year. Then I couldnt take it anymore. Now I have picked up the hobby, can pick locks without problem and make my own picks. Still have no need or use for it though lol.

[@mathieuclement8011]

I used to watch motorcycle vlogs and ended up signing up for a course and been riding for 13 months. So here too... you might just have found a new hobby. Why not buy a simple pick and try it? If you are watching the videos you obviously are interested by the subject.

[@larrywilliams1151]

I'm considering buying a pick set and I have no use for it

[@pandemoniummisfits]

You should partner with a company and get them to make this set for you to get commission from or free tools for you. I'm sure many of your subscribers will purchase them.

[@mathieuclement8011]

Tom Would be a great idea to sell a kit like this. Also could help support the channel.

[@ccmogs5757]

Just getting into locksport , nothing purchased yet but i would definitely look @ a sponsored BB kit :]

[@lingling5593]

i know i would buy one

[@billdowalsh]

The best no nonsense starter kit for multi purpose picking.

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

Definitely. As someone who's pickless and barely knows where to start, having a kit approved by a veteran picker to have everything you generally need, I'd gobble it up in seconds.

[@bosnianbill]

It comes down to preference. I like the GS but many people swear the carbon steel gives better feedback. I can't tell a difference tho.

[@MJaquez55]

I have found a top of the key way tension wrench and it seemed really cheap compared to yours and I was just hoping you can confirm that it is good. This is the one I found www.sparrowslockpicks.com/product_p/qhvybar.htm

[@MJaquez55]

By another small chance that you see this. I am going to buy the sparrows tuxedo lock picking set. I was wondering if I should add anything to this set other than a top of the key way tension wrench. I am very new to lock picking and this is going to be my first set so I would like your opinion . Just so you know I am probably only going to pick American locks if that helps you to help me. I am so sorry for asking this even after you made a whole video about it. Thanks.

[@bosnianbill]

@@MJaquez55 You've made a good choice! You have everything you need to get a good start into the LockSport hobby. After you've done it for a while and decided you like it, I'm sure you'll develop some personal preferences for different tools.

[@bosnianbill]

@@MJaquez55 Those are the "heavy bars" and, while they can be useful you'll probably get more use out of these: www.sparrowslockpicks.com/product_p/ft5k.htm

[@MJaquez55]

@@bosnianbill thank u so much

[@IggsBoson]

Happy Retirement Bill, Thank you so much for sharing your time and knowledge over the years. Wish you all the best.

[@mediocre_ducky]

This was the first video I saw of yours when I was looking to learn to pick, your videos molded me and taught me so much which would eventually grow into a passion so big I would become a locksmith and work my way to head tech. Thank you so much for everything I wouldn't be the person I am today without your videos!

[@breakingthemasks]

That's really cool man!

[@xxXthekevXxx]

Just got the Sparrows Kickstart kit! You and LPL convinced me to try this hobby!

[@OzzyInSpace]

Thank you SO much for all of the knowledge you've imparted on the community over the years, Bill - Many well wishes to you and your family while you enjoy retirement. Thanks again!

[@CinomedTweak]

Thanks Bill, you opened a new world of hobby lockpicking to me years ago. Enjoy your retirement with family time, you didn't NEED to earn it, but you taught the internet so much, you did earn it.

[@dannileigh6426]

All the best to you bill on your future endeavors! I'm grateful for your work shareing and helping fellow pickers. Take care!

[@Don-ui8oz]

As a semi-retired locksmith, I’ve picked ~800K locks mostly using a diamond pick. Glad to hear you finally discovered how useful it can be. :)

[@warpath6666]

I recently discovered the Kronos Electronic Multipick Gun. Sometimes it feels like I'm cheating ... *ZIP ... BANG* ... lock open 😄👍

[@AKSnowLeopard]

Is it weird that I want to get into lock picking for the fun of it?

[@hturtle1339]

No and I do too.

[@EndingTimes0]

pretty sure 99% of lock pickers do the same thing..

[@bosnianbill]

That's why we ALL get into it! Welcome to LockSport!

[@youhavenoprivacyandownnoth8289]

Squid Master and spoils

[@collin2859]

Nah

[@OnTheRiver66]

Bill, I'm enjoying this as a hobby a lot. Because of your videos and the LockLab courses I'm progressing. You do an excellent job teaching. Without your help I'm not sure I would have stayed with it. Lots of fun! Thank you!

[@mikeroos9776]

Thank you for the presentation. I,m retired from the Department Of Corrections , thinking about taking a locksmith course. Your demo was very helpful Thank you

[@brianmcdaniel2693]

Enjoy your retirement. This video is actually one of the ones that got me started in this hobby. Thank you for all your work over the years

[@micksbiggestfan4006]

wonderful presentation. Thanks! Yup. That's a favorite pick carrying case all right. Worn as my lap top bag. Peace all!!!

[@Void_Dragon]

I got into lockpicking yesterday when I popped my first lock (Master # 3 padlock) with 2 paperclips. It contained some stuff I put in there as a kid, but 8 years later I lost the key. Would using paperclips damage the lockpad any? It took me 2 hours to pop because people kept preeching on applying gentle pressure, I kept hearing a click multiple times, as if the padlock was unlocked. Turns out I was being too soft with the "tension wrench" clip.

[@franzdepinay64]

Congrats on the first lock pick. :) Warning though... this shit can be addictive. lol

[@crabmeat3803]

A 10 yeah, I have that issue too. I don’t put enough pressure on the tension wench. The only way to fix it is to break the habit.

[@MrHyped12]

I recognize that this comment is 4 years old, but I totally get what you're saying. My work has a cabinet that we unlock for cleaning supplies, and someone took the only key for it home recently. I ended up making a top of the keyway tension wrench and pick out of two paperclips. I was a hero that day...

[@theaberrantdon]

@@MrHyped12 The same thing happened to me yesterday, but with the paper towel dispenser. Ive watched entirely too many lock picking videos and bent a big paoer clip in half and then into an L forba tension wrench, then bent a small paper clip into a standard hook and popped the lock in about a minute. The lock is really simple and would normally never take anyone that long. I only really had to manipulate the middle pin of a 3 pin lock, but still, that feeling when the tension wrench turnwd the cylinder was amazing. I had done it once before with a small luggage pad lock that someone attached to my desk over 20 years ago in middle school. I didn't know how to puck a lock back then and used a universal household interior emergency key as a tension wrench and bent a paperclip into different shapes until I actually made a key. I digress. After feeling a lock move with propperly shaped picks and crappy materials, I really want to get good pucks and wrenches and try picking some real locks. I want to spend the money for good picks so I can actually feel good control over the pins and get a good response through the pick, as opposed to the springy and spongey mess I got through a paper clip. This is going to be fun!

[@jwn5]

Eh first time i popped a lock was when i was 15 in hs, i was in a computer room taking credit recovery classes, there was this locked small office door right behind me from my cpu, teacher in there wasnt very "observant" so i got bored, took a couple of clips, made a half ass tension and a rake.. Later that day this teacher i hated got in trouble for "not locking that door back", so it was a good day

[@roycemack9838]

I just started this hobby/obsession/ literally 24 hours ago, your right there is not a unpicked lock around First lock 2 hours 24hrs later 4 locks 10 mins, thanks Bill .lol

[@batpapi52]

Congrats on your retirement, Bill. You got me started in this sport and saved me a lot of money in the process (while emptying my pocket with this expensive hobby lol) Enjoy your retirement!

[@iyeetsecurity922]

I dabbled in picking about 10 years ago and only had 2 tools that I made. They were a snake rake and tension wrench that were decent and fit in my wallet. Now I'm full into it. I bought a cheap $12 Chinese set and after breaking around 5 of them in a weekend, I bought the $20 GoSo kit. I was surprised at the huge difference in quality up from my first set. They still aren't amazing, but I easily opened all 12 locks in my collection. Now I have the Sparrows "Tuxedo" kit which is an extremely big step up from the rest! I absolutely _love_ this hobby. And will be sticking with it for a long time to come.

[@stclairstclair]

Hi, windshield wipers(standard old style) have the perfect steel in them for the tension wrench and some picks, that with making them from old hacksaw blade I couldn't imagine buying a pick set.

[@stclairstclair]

***** Yeah, stopping at ANY auto parts store and grabbing ten used sets to make your pick sets would be VERY difficult, Even asking any mechanic at any repair shop would be nearly impossible, correct? I've been a mechanic for 25 years, Because YOU dont know something, Well automatically everyone else is an idiot, THATS RICH......what a tool.

[@XRayCam]

Hey "dummy"...go to your local car parts store and look in their trash cans near the parking lots. Many people will replace their wiper blades in the parking lot - and throw away the old worn out blades. Stupid

[@fineartonfire_5327]

XRayCam....Absolutely ZERO need to call names!! Good idea!! And I was a mechanic for years, until my body forced me to change career paths!! I’d give them away if someone asked me to hold old ones for them. I didn’t care if they wanted to stick them in their ass. Not my biz to police the world!! So they are PLENTY easy to come across!! And if someone asked what ya wanted them for, you can always tell them ANYTHING!! Ya don’t have to tell them it’s for picking. Although it’s none of their biz!!

[@mrkultra1655]

Thanks again Bill. We all miss you dearly. Hope to see you again soon.

[@lloyd1934]

Miss you Bill, your videos are pure gold. Hope you're well 🙂

[@garybrady8411]

This video inspired me to add a lot of upgrades to my pick sets. Been picking as hobby for years but never realized how many tools were available. Most what I have was hand made in my shop. But for the price and time the recommendations made are very good values. Just ordered new pick set, pick, and tension wrenches from Peterson and Sparrow. Thanks for the many great videos. It has renewed my interest in a fun hobby.

[@koilvondaileystein4433]

I know this is an old vid, but I just wanted to say that my first kit was the Sparrows Tuxedo, and now, it's my EDC. Love Sparrows!

[@lgreen1091]

Koil Von Daileystein that was my first set that sparked my love! I lost it to a uniform company and now I plan on buying the ranger set.

[@enemyscout9436]

Happy retirement and a lot of thanks for all the content you created. Your videos helped me a lot to improve my skills

[@macnutz4206]

I am just getting started and what you have shown here is pretty much what I got for my first kit, minus the shive and the decoder. The decoder knife will be purchased this coming month.. I do love playing with combinations locks.

[@theandybchannel.1819]

Im from the uk, im having reasonable success with the southord euro set. Also have my trusty bogotas. Will recommend them to anyone starting out. Thanks for the great advice In your videos Bill. Im having no luck sourcing a knife pick over here, think gonna try an make one fron a feeler guage instead.

[@WilliamWHaywood]

I like to make my own tensioners. Teaches me how locks work. Tensioning is super important.

[@niederhau]

very glad I found your channel, bosnianbill. I have some books on picking and the MIT guide, but there's nothing quite like a visual demonstration--especially for a skill like this. I just purchased my first kit and will be making ample use of your videos as I start to learn. Keep up the good work!

[@MonkeyJedi99]

My first (and so far, only) lockpick kit I found on the ground at a LARP. It is a number of hand-made spring steel tools, including a tensioner, all inside one of those fat pens with a screw cap, the pen bits having been removed. As I was using it in a LARP, I did not need to go above that very much given that the LARP only uses those really low-security Master locks with the single-warded "crinkle key". - - - I have used those tools on more "real" locks to varying degrees of success. The lack of comfort handles has been a problem, but the portability of the set makes up for that.

[@macnutz4206]

Thanks much for this. I am buying my first kit at the end of this month. I do not want to waste money but I do not want to be held up by having the wrong stuff. Now I know which picks to get two or three of, in prep for a lot of noob breakage. And I changed my mind about some stuff I was going to buy. Glad I decided to wait a month. I think I found a good source for cheap used locks via a local locksmith. We spoke on the phone and he seemed OK with helping a bit. He said he would sell them by the kilo and laughed.

[@michaelmendillo4614]

I am glad I watched this. I had a feeling if I had bought a kit with many picks, most of them would rarely be used. I was surprised how many choices there where on the internet. TY, your advise will be taken, and appreciated,,, 😁🇺🇸

[@digitaljosh1]

I know this video is old, but i've been watching alot of the other videos and thought I wanted to try it, so I found an old windshield wiper, and with nothing but the blade, a pair of needle nose pliers, and ZERO lock picking experience I was able to get into my house doors, as well as a few pad locks I had laying around. I seriously cant believe it was that easy! Time to change some locks...

[@DanK4o8]

Happy retirement! Thanks for all the videos!

[@nobility]

Thanks for everything man. I wish you all the best for the future!

[@ericday604]

Great job my friend! I couldn't agree more. I love that deforest pick. I have several bent ones from southord that I need to replace with petersons. When I just started into this adventure I used to pour over all those pictures of those elaborate kits with wonder. Now I'm glad I didn't blow all that cash on junk I wouldn't use great advice as usual! Enjoy the fall weather!

[@PatrickPoet]

When you talk about repetitive stress leading to breaking, you are talking about work hardening. You _could_ anneal once in awhile and avoid that. Just heat in a torch until red and let cool down, stress all gone.

[@cody3362]

But then the steal isnt hardened

[@cody3362]

@Homer when you "anneal" metal you soften it up, and then the metal will bend instead of flexing. You would have to re harden it to make it strong enough to not bend

[@cody3362]

@Homer you could in theory but it would eventually get to brittle

[@notquiteeleven]

does the stress thing work on humans too? I feel like I could break any time now.

[@PatrickPoet]

@@notquiteeleven it does, but sadly raising us to annealing temperature would kill us. Sigh. It would be so much simpler than learning meditation.

[@bgreene65g]

thank you I just got my first south ord set it is awesome. I got the euro set and works great. a friend gave me a Chinese set to start out with. I broke 2 picks in 3 days. pure junk. the south ord had for a week no broken picks and they still look brand new. thanks again

[@ArkamasRoss]

My dream kit has been a custom Peterson kit for years now. Finally dropped some bucks and ordered everything with 0.040/0.050 pry bars, Peterson gem, reach, boggie 1&3 (all of which I've especially wanted), diamond, l-rake, standard hook 1 and a couple twisted BOK wrenches from my Southord hoard, as well as a 3.75 eagle's case. I wanted something minimalistic but with options and easily replaceable tools like you said. Really loving the specialty tools and the padded case.

[@isabellam1936]

This video is ancient at this point. There’s so so many new picks available now.

[@WickdPerfekT]

Congratulations on your retirement. Your videos really, really helped me out. Rekindling old friendships thanks to the skills you've taught me is one of the highlights.

[@carolmorris4089]

Very informative. I have asperger's . . . in my case i have great spacial skills but poor social skills. Anyways, I took some job training and looks like i may be a great locksmith. thanks for the video.

[@Deputy276]

Thank you Bill. This really saves me a lot of money and was very informative.

[@greebo5294]

I haven't come across you using a pick gun. Do you use them at all, and if not, why not? If you do, what sort do you use? Love your vids. They are possibly the clearest instructional vids I have found on YT.

[@Maxxmentum]

Wish I knew about the decoder before I bought a replacement combo lock. Thanks for posting.

[@alexgreen6966]

Great videos,i been picking locks since i was younger without actual lock picks and the videos help me a lot since i know where i can order then and learn how to use picks.Keep up the great videos!

[@zenoist2399]

You can make basic lockpicks from car wiper metal strip inserts if you file them down. The UK ones aren't too wide and not very good but the USA ones are more beefy and much better with a lot more scope. You get the basic shapes from looking at lockpick videos and lockpick sets. You can also use them for tension wrenches.

[@captainbeardo3833]

Great advice below...I am ready to shop for my first pick set. Keep up the good work.

[@I_leave_mean_comments]

My first picks were a cheap SouthOrd 5 piece set: just a rake, a hook, a ball, a diamond, and a tension wrench.. and I never even used the ball. Thats all you really need when you start.

[@jbals8420]

hey man. I appreciate all the knowledge you shared. This is the video that got me to buy my first lockpick set.

[@christine2166]

I got a kit in the mail yesterday and just sat down to give it a go. I had a Master Lock in the house. Used to key to make sure it works. All good. I tried the first pick, looks like a standard hook and no good. Then I tried the diamond. It’s a fairly small diamond. Click! And it opens! I’m on my way to becoming Catwoman! Ha ha, I’m being totally facetious. So, thank you for this and your other videos.

[@Proton555]

Bill thank you for all of your knowledge. You have been a great help.

[@miguelbriseno5513]

Honestly these tutorials help me so much.

[@maxwelljacobsen7190]

I'm so excited and can't wait to learn the skill of lock picking. I just bought a bunch of pics, a case, and 4 practice locks. I'm actually surprised because you can get lock picks for only 5 bucks each. It was good that it was so cheap because I could get most of the picks you had. Thank you for your helpful video.

[@JayReidy]

Never has much luck with the rake until today. Heard your comments about it, so played with it for a bit and pretty soon I unlocked two four-pin Master locks and one six-pin padlock. On to doors :-)

[@samstandan4686]

I've alwaysed used the short end of the bottom of the keyway wrench for top of the keyway. works well for me

[@trappman5758]

Thank you for your wealth of shared knowledge budd. ✌🏼

[@Technical0Difficulty]

Just bought my first Sparrows and tension wrench :) Thanks for the suggestion and providing the link to the site!

[@jriney007]

my father ordered a Chinese lock pick kit off the line and passed it down to me it was basically all hooks and a few diamonds and a saw type rake. I have been thinking about ordering a city, worm, and bogata rake from sparrows so I went ahead and ordered them after watching this thanks for your time

[@Drstevezissou]

I recently came across your channel and became an instant fan. You're awesome and your videos are excellent! Hope you're enjoying retirement!

[@stevequirin5163]

I guess I am dense but, here is the list I came up with from your video.. Can you advise that these are correct by the models or am I looking at the wrong stuff? Standard hook (24000th-32000ths) = H1-GSR, Hook1 - Rubber Gov Steel, $15.00 medium hook (Peterson Gem)= PG-GSR, Peterson Gem - Rubber Gov Steel, $15.00 offset diamond = DP-GSR, Diamond - Rubber Gov Steel, $15.00 diamond (half diamond small) = DP-DC, Diamond Pick - DCAP - Gov Steel, $8.00 knife tool 10000th *still searching knife 32000th *still searching* L rake (city rake) = MR1-GSP, MINI RIPPLE 1 - Plastic Gov Steel, $8.00 S rake (snake) DR-GSR, Diamond - Rubber Gov Steel, $15.00 bottom of the key way = STT-3, 3 Serrated Tension Tools, Price: $22.00 Top of the key way tension = PPB, Peterson Pry Bar - 0.050 thick, Price: $10.00 Enjoy all the videos.. Thanks you for contributing them for us!

[@stevequirin5163]

Thank you for your time and insight sir.

[@imstu2620]

Just a suggestion, but check out the same picks on Sparrows website. I like the dipped handles and the quality is excellent. Like all commercial picks they require a little polishing when you get them. The prices on their website are Canadian dollars so after it is converted into US dollars it is much less money. This is just my opinion... Imstu

[@dylanirt3905]

they are now in US Dollars. @@imstu2620

[@venomvaping3883]

Im building my first kit right now and i desided on a sparrow spirit kit and i got a couple of other picks that i didnt see in the kit. Its a little more expencive but i think itll be worth it and when i get a little better i figure ill order the thinner picks thay i use more of. Oh and i ordered the ultamate adversary 7 pin lock to practice on. Thank yoy for all toyr wisdom and i hope to keep learning plenty more

[@jsherck]

With all of the interest I've sent to this video this week, I should get a signed useless pick from bosnianbill. I've been sharing this link to show friends that the "mo' pix mo' betta!" deals on Amazon aren't deals at all. Plus, thanks Bill for creating a ton of hobbyists out of myself and my friends! Also, Sparrows owes Bill about $100.

[@smokey13smiles]

I wish i could put a pic (pardon the pun) with my comment, but i made my first pick and tension lever from the spring steel bundeling straps they use for holding wood on pallets for shipping, after stumbling onto your channel. Also find them around railway yards. Thank you for your videos, they are very informative and they have taught me a lot. 5 pin and up Dead bolts still kick my ass though. Lol Keep up the vids and throw in some more deadbolt vids please

[@smokey13smiles]

And my picks still havent broke in 5 years of picking.

[@GHOSTMADEPRODUCTIONZ]

my first two picks i had to make where a half diamond and a hook. i work maintenance and those two are great for file cabinets and no. 3 master locks.. and very easy to make which is why i chose to make them out of a worn out hacksaw blade... they have since broke so now i use paper clips lol

[@bird718]

i been struggling to use my tension wrench on top of the key way, never knew i needed a specific kind of tension bar. i have to take my American lock to the garage and see what i can come up with. this vid has been useful in a few ways. thanks bill

[@atrix4g4me]

This i s an awesome video. I have been picking padlocks here n th ere for fun for years. Like solving a puzzle I guess. Always made my own tools. Bought a few recently and this video really explains a lot. I may build this set myself. I would love to really learn how to do this correctly. I can open most lock's that I have quickly. But it like to know what I'm doing lol. Great upload bud!!

[@Lunas2525]

i bought a 24 piece goso kit on amazon for 20 i have picked several locks with them now both spp and raked... and yes it is a kinda not good set the handles are rough they needed a lot of plastic cleanup and the picks are rather thick and the tension wrenches sucked. I grabbed some windshield wiper inserts and those made much much better wrenches. I have been able to pick a lot of corbin russwin mortise locks and several padlocks and 3 trigger locks... All the locks I have open access to. i wanted to learn on the cheap so i ordered cheap picks.

[@BytebroUK]

This was excellent! My only comment would be to big up the snake a bit more. It's my very first go-to on a low security lock, and normally gets me in in under 30 seconds. One job recently where I used this paid for my entire starter pick set, although that took nearly a minute :)

[@casperswift]

I went with a nice little southord kit I think it's the pxs 14 .. it's prolly about all anybody needs plus some extras..

[@torchofkck4989]

@ junk yard... check out 2pc welded dip sticks. (oil - not trani) I've found that 0.017 inch @ end 0.026 inch @ handle end. get about 4 of each size.

[@NorsemanLockpicker]

Great video. You brought forward most of the picks in my daily pickset. So I couldn't agree more, that this is an excellent selection of picks.

[@Chrissy4605]

I really like this video. Make more for the advanced and the pros!!

[@MyTube4Utoo]

I wish I'd seen this video before I bought my first pick kit. I bought from a top manufacturer, but didn't notice, as I was a complete noob, that it didn't include a TOK tension wrench. Guess what I needed for the first lock I got? *lol* It's a good kit overall, however, and I didn't pay a lot for it. I have quite a few other things being shipped my way now. ;-) You learn your lessons and keep moving forward....hopefully. Sparrows is gonna *LOVE* me!

[@Kennynva]

Very nice video..and so is the girl at 13:17...I just had to say that....

[@codjj7]

Great video as usual mate. The diamond is a super tool. Favorite tool of champion schyler towne

[@dougadam5590]

If you can get a set of Good Feeling gauges with a good handle on them you can carve them into any shape you want she have a proper grinder and such

[@MrCorey1248]

Thanks for making the video! I really want to start lock picking and you helped me a lot.

[@Dannydanny991]

hi bill love your vids! danny from uk (new lock picker)

[@DaHoodedBandit]

I bought a pick set for $6 including shipping. After 30 mins of sanding and buffing. They are better than my sparrow set.

[@rayhowell3888]

In over forty years of locksmithing I can't recall ever having sanded or buffed my lock picks! Why would you need to? Do you believe if it is shinny it will work better? When I was young and inexperienced I would break a pick every couple of hundred locks, now, I can't remember the last time I purchased a pick, if you learn the proper methods, your picks can last for a very long time.

[@BeilaGamanra]

@Mr. W 1 where did you get them. 2 are they still available? 3 where can I buy them? 4 do yours still work?(it's been a year after all)

[@KF1]

Thanks for the info. Just ordered my first kit to play with (24 piece ebay kit) and this is helpful in knowing what each of them will be able to do. Funny thing, my first impression was "oh lockpicking is for criminals" but thinking about it- if I had to break into something, I would just use bolt cutters or a grinder and save myself the trouble. I feel now it's more like a puzzle, similar to playing chess or sudoku. Looking forward to getting started, you guys make it look like fun.

[@Прохожий-ы8к]

Hi. Thanks 👍 to You Master Very interesting information. Thx for your work 👍

[@theaberrantdon]

I think I'm going to get both peterson and sparrow hooks. I will need spares anyway and this will give me a chance to choose a fsvkrite between the two.

[@liamduncan09]

Euro is not used in UK. It is GBP so it is even more expensive. But you do a great job with informative picking advice so who cares about cost as you say you get what you pay for. I just opened my first two locks one padlock and one Garage door Handel. But only after I bought HPC picks and 3 good Tension wrenches. The previous set just did not do it but the quality ones had the locks open within 3 mins of each other. In UK and bought from Bonn in Germany where they do use Euro.

[@RustyNail5856]

i have seen this one awhile back , i don't see my comment, i guess i for got to leave one . i will now. Great video.

[@pasileinonen179]

Thanks fo all these yeast man and happy retirement!

[@variedadeskaprichos860]

te felisito eres una eminensia me dejas sin palabras todos tus conosimientos

[@villian_von_badguy_ii145]

Great Video .. I have been just creating or purchasing the different picks/wrenchs as I needed them .. No I will just get this set up

[@thumperlockpicking9269]

Very cool info Mr. Bill Thank you brother for all your knowledge in this sport. I Appreciate It

[@justdie9055]

Engleski ti je nevjerovatan! Svaka čast!

[@anthonyk9923]

Thank you for this....you have no idea how bad I needed these answers

[@eaglesnest942]

Thanks! Great Info! Looking Forward to assembling my 1st kit!

[@bosnianbill]

A Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. Simple to use and it hasn't failed me yet (fingers crossed).

[@brianfackrell4139]

I've just started following you. You have been very generous on some of your giveaways but I think that you could give away very simple starter kits on a regular basis for the newer viewers to your channel. I'm getting my kit from sparrows after learning on homemade picks. Thanks

[@jonas4048]

This video really helped me a lot, because I also want to start lockpicking. I'm from Germany and I always wonder about why in America the locks in doors are installed upside down because in Europe we got them installed 180 degree turned from your view.

[@Vograx]

Nice video. Will certainly help me when starting out now as a newbie. Any chance to make a short list of the picks you are presenting here in the description? I am just writing it down as I watch the video, but might be useful for others :) Thanks for great videos!