How a weekend lock picker can help make your home safer—or at least help you talk to a locksmith with confidence.

Schuyler Towne, a man who loves locks more than you’ll love anything, is hosting a 24-part video course on how to pick locks. With any luck, you can become the next great lock picker after ...

Lock picking is as old as locks themselves, and is enjoyed as a hobby and practical skill worldwide. While it has been tainted in many people's minds as something only done by criminals, it is in ...

You can learn the basics of lock picking from a GIF, but for a more nuanced look at the techniques required to actually get a lock open without the key, check out NightHawkInLight’s latest ...

In the movies, picking a lock looks like a matter of sticking a bobby pin through a keyhole and twisting it around a little. In reality, it’s a complicated process that involves assessing the ...

Before we start doing anything, first we need to understand the fundamentals of how locks work and then acquire and familiarize ourselves with basic lock-picking tools.

The art of picking locks may seem like a skill more suited for an action-movie hero than the average person. However, with perseverance, an understanding of locks, and the right tools, anyone can ...

And if that seems too rapid, third and fourth techniques just kind of jiggle the lock open. If anything, this video is a free commercial for high-quality, expensive padlock manufacturers.

Showing Internet users how to pick locks could actually be aiding criminals, he conceded, but he claimed that most thieves don’t have the patience — or the time — to pick locks under stress.