Wow a great new lockpicking book but its a bit expensive

[weerwolf]

Indeed.

The first chapter is disclaimer and such. Then a little information on cilinder locks and pickin. Then some info on warded locks and lever locks. And about half the book is on Non Destructive Entry , or partly destructive entry.
There is nothing in this book on picking mushroom pins. Or on the subject of impressioning.

I doubt this book will be very interesting for Americans. Its focused on European locks.

For most people on this board , this book will be of little use. For me , on the other hand , its the best investment I've made.

[popded]

I agree! Although my 2nd favorite locksmith book, and most helpful especially for a european training locksmith like myself (at least for broadening your inventiveness if not for anything else), it is not so good for locksports...Also the translation has a few weaknesses, but I recommend it as a nice book to have anyway!

[pickmonger]

Its interesting how this book was usefull a while back. One simple hint or piece of information from this book made me glad I had bought it.

I needed to pick a lock and had no tools. This lock was owned by a trusted friend who gave me total permission. I was able to improvise a lock pick and tension wrench but I needed a plug spinner. I remembered that this book mentioned using string to stuff the picked lock to keep the pins up. Crude but it worked for me.

I have never seen that trick mentioned anywhere else, (or maybe just forgot it) but that technique saved the day for me. The price of the book
was worth it .

[kevinmccallister]

60 bucks? yikes... I hope it picks the locks for you! :-P

[MBI]

[quote="kevinmccallister"]60 bucks? yikes... I hope it picks the locks for you! :-P[/quote]

Try pricing a hardcopy of LSS.

[mh]

For me , on the other hand , its the best investment I've made.

It's good that you made a positive experience with that;
I personally would be hesitant to pay money to this self-proclaimed super-locksmith ("Wunderschlosser"): http://www.schlosserzeitung.de/schlossermeister.php

Cheers
mh