ARCHIVE 2003-2013 Introduce yourself HERE if you are new. :)

[ChicoSlim]

Yo whats up everybody. My name is CJ aka Chico Slim. i use to work for sun glass and door company in charlotte,nc for 2 years for 1.5 of those i was a door man. i became familiar with doors and locks and always found them interesting. i finally bought my first pick set last week and am learning the proper ways of picking. my main job is a KIA part specialist so i deal with car locks on a regular.

[spinoinside]

hi all
I am Italian and I love the lockpicking ;-)

[adamtwoz]

hey, I'm new with little experience but a lot of interest. See you around!

[Mr_Bill]

Just got into picking after being layed off and bored...love the puzzle aspect.Anyway this seemed like the best,friendliest,most informative ,none criminal site I have found.Hello All

[TheSkyer]

Hello,

I'm a 23 year old Facillity Management Student living in The Netherlands (Maastricht). I like making music and growing carnivorous plants. I got interested in lockpicking a month or 6 ago when some freinds got a really simple SouthOrd pick set. We played with it for a while and since then I am the only one to have taken a serious interest in it.

I have a little bit of experience with lockpicking. I've managed to get open simple padlocks and my own 6 pin frontdoor (the frontdoor dit take about 15 minutes).

I do understand the theory behind it after watching serveral documentary's on google video and the awsome "Lockpicking for the new milenium DVD". I'm currently considering to sing up with TOOOL, a dutch lockpicking group who put themselfs on the map with bringing bumpkeying to the public and media's attention.

I currently own and advanced 9 hook set kit and the KLOM navigator set. (I don't know if these are the kind of tools I should start out with as a novice btw).

[mart75]

Hello Everybody,

I am mart75 and new to this forum.
I live in the south of the Netherlands, 33 years of age,married with children.

I work at a hardware store, making keys, fixing/changing cilinders and locks, sometimes i do (simple) locksmithingwork on location , merely simple lockouts, changing rimlocks and so on.

There is no experienced locksmith who will teach me the ins and outs of the trade. So i stick around this forum and hopefully learn more.

Greets
Mart75

[cledry]

I am British but live in Orlando Florida. I have been a professional locksmith and safe technician for 26 years. Always willing to learn a new technique or skill.

[InquisitorLordKain]

Hi, I' new to Lockpicking/smithing, and Live in Yulee, Florida...I bought a Picking set from a store I know of, and decided to do some reasearch into it, and found this site (lol)

[freak13]

Hey guys, been a lurker on here for awhile, just now got around to posting. Currently active duty military, been tinkering around with locks for a few years now. Been stumped by the 5200 series Americans for awhile, but finally got it. Spool pins, serrated pins, nasty little lock. Anyway, great site you have here. Thanks

[89ls1]

Hey all. Im new here but have been picking for a while. Found this site when trying to quench my thirst for knowledge of this very fun "puzzle" hobby, which I can't get enough of. Im located in Austin, Texas

[Squelchtone]

Welcome to the site guys, its nice to have you and we all hope you enjoy all of the resources available to you.

Feel free to ask questions, try out the Search function, do lots of reading, and most of all don't forget to have fun!

Squelchtone

[Frehleyscomet]

HI i have just joined up

[bashgame]

New to the forums, been picking locks for 4 whole days :)

[tkrepsky]

Hello! Completely new to lockpicking; in fact I haven't even received my picks yet! Stumbled across the hobby when I was looking for broken key extractors to remove a key from my girlfriend's trunk lock. I've always had an interest, but didn't know picks were so readily available. Thanks for all of the useful posts on pick selection on this site. I've hopefully got a pretty decent set of Southern Ordinance picks on the way.

[steeves2]

Like Everybody Else Im Fearly New To This Having A Great Time . Always Had A Facination With Locks For Years . Wish I Would Of Started Sooner .. See All Of You Around