Types of Key Blanks, Do You Know Them ALL?

There is a lot of different materials, styles, and shapes of keys out in world today! PJ explains what's out there, why, and what their purpose is. Either learn and get the knowledge you need about key blanks or test yourself!
For any new locksmiths, this info will be very helpful, for those of you that been in the industry, can you guess them all? Let us know in the comments below!
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SC1 Nickle Silver: www.clksupplies.com/products/...
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SC1-DND: www.clksupplies.com/products/...
SC1-BIG: www.clksupplies.com/products/...
SC1-Hotel: www.clksupplies.com/products/...
00:00- Video Intro
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01:04- Standard SC1 Brass Key
01:23- Standard SC1 Nickle Plate Key
01:51- SC1 Nickle Silver Key
02:51- Neuter Bow key
03:33- Do Not Duplicate Key
03:57- Big Head Key
04:30- Hotel Key
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Locksmithing is what PJ knows, he grew up watching his dad locksmith. PJ started his locksmith training at age 6 by learning how to cut a key! PJ, President of CLK Supplies shows locksmith tips, does locksmith training videos as a sort of locksmith school, interviews locksmiths goes over locksmith equipment, key cutting machines, and more. If you are interested in locksmithing, want to know how to use locksmith tools, or would like to learn a few new locksmith tricks you are in the right place. Welcome!

[@Chirael]

Very cool tour of different key materials and shapes, helpful for any #lockboss - thanks PJ! I appreciated your mentioning matching the key and pin materials for reduced long-term wear. It would be great if you discussed the different metals’ effect on cutting wheel longevity too, at some point.

[@felixmak4727]

Being a vigorous Schlage key copier this is a treat to see the 2 Ilco NS versions and the big head blank :)

[@everettc.veilleux6341]

Enjoyed the #lockboss info! Thanks yet again PJ :)

[@shadowmountainlocksmith]

Awesome information PJ, thank you!

[@jeffandthings77]

I learned something new, with the information about key AND pin materials and their uses! Thanks for enlightening me. #lockboss

[@johnfalk6955]

More GREAT INFO for the Beginning #Lockboss. Good Info PJ.

[@nathand4001]

Thanks, PJ great refresher Lock boss

[@jamesmdeluca]

Lockboss Greetings: I am retired and 71yo. I grew up in the environs of Queens County New York city. There the predominant key/lock make was YALE. I have relocated to California and have not seen any Yale keys or locks. Back when I lived on NYC Long Island, the dominant key styles were Kwikset & Schlage (?) plus ACE for vending machines and laundromat. What were some other common lock makers? For security in parts of Manhattan, Fox police locks were common (with steel bars between the door center and the floor inside the apartment.)

[@steveschmidt7140]

Good information to know, the key material match up with pin material was something that I was not taught. #lockboss. Thanks PJ.

[@Ropa_Redefined]

A lot of great #Lockboss information as usual. Thanks

[@johnshelton6043]

Thanks PJ. Another great informational video. #LockBoss.

[@tomcason5399]

Always informative. This is the background of our profession. Thanks. #Lockboss

[@mikes7471]

Cool video and yes a great refresher too .... #lockboss

[@kevinbacon9660]

Good #lockboss information!

[@jamesestep76]

Types of key blanks thanks pj. James estep locksmith co n Tennessee. #lockboss#lockboss

[@gustavoaltube3353]

Really cool info and I love the hotel style key!!! Great option for elderly people #Lockboss

[@choadstool]

Thanks PJ! This is great info! #LockBoss

[@LuckyStrike01]

I prefer regular brass finish other than SFIC mostly just for looks. Institutions that don’t want sfic I will use DND or neuter bow keys unless it’s Sargent which is NS anyway. Good stuff I always love a refresher and looking at all my options in one place. Always good stuff from CLK. #Lockboss

[@TheDavila10458]

So many keys is right. Thank you for the information clearing up the mistifications. The explanation of the materials used and the shapes of the different heads. And the explanation of the nickle plated pins and the nickle plated key to reduce the wear. #lockboss.

[@dougkimber21]

As always PJ great information 👍 #lockboss

[@johnteague136]

That’s an issue, unless you collected and acquired hundreds of keys over a period of time.. some are outdated…that’s another reason for my decision not to cut and make…I’m a Lock out professional…on call 24 7… … maybe later…once I retire... Great information PJ!!!!… #lockboss

[@joshuahopkins421]

Very informative information on keys, thanks PJ #Lockboss

[@kennethjohnson359]

Always great content!! Thanks PJ #LOCKBOSS

[@MrAmarillo8]

Good instructional video, PJ! #AccessLockKeyLLC #HaulinBrass #LockBoss

[@Matttkoda]

Great video PJ. I personally always get NS. #LockBoss

[@stephenzies8867]

Good Stuff Always 👍

[@Ghost_Os]

An old locksmith I used to know (he's passed away now) would rekey with little metal balls underneath the bottom pins, so that they rolled on the key, reducing wear that way. Thank you for the video! #Lockboss

[@clksupplies]

Interesting I would like to learn more about that. So would he use construction balls and a top pin?-PJ

[@Ghost_Os]

@@clksupplies This was before I became a locksmith, but I suspect it was probably construction balls and then two sets of top pins. I never really spoke with him about the trade (this was many many years ago), but I've been called to lockouts a few times for people I know for a fact had their locks rekeyed by him, and they were all like that. I keep hoping one of his past customers will call me for a rekey or an all keys lost situation, so I can take them apart and see exactly what he did.

[@brianogram5194]

Great, and quick, overview of the different bow styles and materials used for keys. Thanks PJ! #Lockboss

[@jackiemckenzie4200]

Great information PJ. #LockBoss

[@firefighter1241]

You’ll definitely want to stock Big head and Hotel Key in SC1 and KW1. Older adults love them as they make finding the key and gripping the key a lot easier for them. Parents like to give them to their kids. They are less likely to get lost and easy to find in a backpack. Most people don’t know they are an optional so make sure people know it’s an option. Display they with your colored/painted keys. #Lockboss.

[@philherman5209]

Great refresher. For Schlage and Kwikset I use both brass and silver plated, never looked into nickel silver for Schlage and Kwikset, just SFIC. Thanks PJ! #Lockboss

[@edparadis1578]

Great stuff PJ! I have been using the Hotel style for years on "Loaner" keyrings for vendors so that they are less likely to be duplicated and less likely to be lost. Thank you and CLK for helping me to be a #Lockboss!

[@joedouglas4084]

Great information PJ thanks for sharing #Lockboss

[@riplikable]

I didn't know that NS was different than the nickel plate brass. Good video PJ. #Lockboss

[@clksupplies]

🙌-PJ

[@carllewis2207]

Great info. Thanks PJ #Lockboss

[@tipsyturtle5284]

This is all really good to know. Thanks! #lockboss

[@georgeblair7129]

JMA makes the "gumdrop" bow sc1/kw1 keys. A nice variation of neuter bow/ bigger bow. #lockboss

[@alancorson9146]

This info really helped me under stand keys as a beginner #lockboss

[@jerryholmes9999]

Thanks for the basic info,U #lockboss U🥳

[@NateGodin77]

Good stuff for any #lockboss

[@lockmechanic]

The thing about CLK videos, at least for me, is that I always learn something new. Thank you, yet again, for some great information to aid me along in my quest to become a #Lockboss caliber locksmith!

[@clksupplies]

You bet-PJ

[@jeffhudgins9142]

Never put a lot of thought into the material used in my keys. Never had anyone come back and tell me that my keys didn’t last. I would attribute part of that to the fact that I rarely duplicate customer keys. #Lockboss

[@edkeel5007]

More great information #Lockboss

[@jmr]

I did not know the big head key existed. Anyone know what "Do not duplicate" means? It might be one of those phrases whose meaning was lost such as "parking for customer's only", "no turn on red", "55 miles per hour", or "literally ". #Lockboss

[@ezlocks2smith539]

Excellent info, #lockboss

[@veteranlockandkey6427]

Interesting info again. Thanks #Lockboss

[@polarbear7334]

Thanks for the share, #Lockboss

[@edmsecurity4564]

Good info from the #Lockboss

[@VashTS02]

I always just called the big head key style Baldwin sized anytime I had to reference it for anyone. #lockboss

[@advancedleveldiagnostics]

Thanks! Never knew the difference. #lockboss

[@bobbykendrick2426]

Interesting information. I have cut big head keys for someone who may have multiple keys on their key ring and wants to be able to quickly find a certain key #Lockboss

[@JoePicksLocksport]

Awesome video PJ! A lot of great info. Personally I prefer brass. Purely esthetic 😁 #Lockboss

[@buz375]

I wise sfic key blanks. And the motel keys mostly. Sc 4 and kw1 are popular. #lockboss

[@philhart9800]

Good show, very informative, I use nickel silver blanks whenever they are available. I think it’s a bit more professional, and I charge $4 per key, never a complaint.#Lockboss

[@josephleonard7880]

Really cool video often wondered that even though I took a training class they really didn't cover that much of it #lockboss

[@davidturner6509]

Good information. #LockBoss

[@johnnybrowning7790]

I have a Schlage D234 key that broke where can I find this particular key blank? I’ve looked all over Google and Amazon and I can’t seem to find this blank.

[@Pyrolock]

Was it knowing the right Keyway, OR knowing the right Kiwi? (i.e., a person from NZ), ha, ha -- I guess if you want Nickel Silver as a Neuter Bow DND blank, then the Hotel Key would be the closest. Perhaps I need to use some of those for high usage locks, as a quality #lockboss

[@kennethg.stutmann8107]

Good information. #Lockboss

[@curtolocknkey]

Finally some information I mostly knew. #Lockboss

[@garyanvil2354]

Great information... #lockboss

[@vernondollhopf3249]

I use the brass keys most the time. #lockboss

[@Orochii777]

Really good #Lockboss

[@leetalar4167]

Good show good info #lockboss

[@securetechlocksmithco.7383]

Thanks for the info #Locbass

[@evilarchconservative2952]

Large head keys rock. #lockboss

[@TexasFire]

Good info #lockboss

[@gkeyman565]

Lots of keys to remember..... Does a #Lockboss need to know them all? Or just have them all? Have a great day

[@clksupplies]

🤔-PJ

[@daveaedion]

Fun fact: It seems like Schlage has given up on nickle silver pins and blanks for at least their residential locks and moved to brass to save money. #Lockboss

[@clksupplies]

Really? I did not know that!-PJ

[@dkline8874]

🔑🗝️🔐#LOCKBOSS

[@bigbryguy30]

#lockboss

[@azskyking6542]

How much do I need to spend to get a PJ face T-shirt? #Lockboss

[@clksupplies]

Lol I don’t think we have any left-PJ

[@locksmithandmore9679]

Ah keys, you couldn't lock yourself out of your home or auto without them. #Lockboss

[@jeffmoss26]

If you ask the customer they are all regular keys for regular doors 🤣

[@clksupplies]

Lol-PJ

[@thomasrucker662]

I don't believe the Schlage key at the beginning is an SC1. I never knew the purpose of nickel silver is for high usage. Just goes to show you never stop learning in this business.#Lockboss