Lockpicking Books

[DronePolska]

Hi, I'm just learning the art of lockpicking, and I was wondering which book is a good introduction manual for lockpicking. I know that lockpicking is more hands on, but I find reading books much easier than reading big files on the internet.

[UWSDWF]

print this website

[iNtago]

for starters print

Mit Guide
Lsi Guide

[Kigga]

I recommend the MIT Guide, a very popular source for a majority of individuals wanting to learn about lock picking. MIT Guide
Sorry its not a book book though, but I believe it is the best source; I'm sure if you search around on these forums there will be newer guides written with fancier pictures and videos, but I still perfer the MIT guide.

Regarding a book, try getting "Easy Pickings" it is a book included with a purchase of a Southord pickset Easy Pickings

But best bet is to take a stroll on Amazon and search "Lock picking" and read the user comments on those books and see which one fits you.

If you're looking for a free book, I doubt your local library would have any books regarding the topic of your interest.

[DronePolska]

I was looking at "The Complete Guide to Lock Picking" by Eddie the Wire
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/item/books-978091517906/0915179067/The+Complete+Guide+to+Lock+Picking?ref=Search+Books%3a+'Lock+Picking'

What do you guyd think about that book???

[UWSDWF]

just stay to the website... the books out there suck and this is free

[DronePolska]

just stay to the website... the books out there suck and this is free

That's what everybody seems to be getting at. Thanks guys.

[iNtago]

Regarding a book, try getting "Easy Pickings" it is a book included with a purchase of a Southord pickset Easy Pickings

that book is a pease of $#%& compaired to the mit guide... its kinda tells you how to pick... kinda....beter than nothing i guess

also kigga the book comes with any pickset.... atleast for me

[Kigga]

Regarding a book, try getting "Easy Pickings" it is a book included with a purchase of a Southord pickset Easy Pickings

that book is a pease of $#%& compaired to the mit guide... its kinda tells you how to pick... kinda....beter than nothing i guess

also kigga the book comes with any pickset.... atleast for me

hmm a few years back when I bought my pickset from them, actually a comboset; I didn't recieve any books

[iNtago]

maybe i got a lucky misorder

[JackNco]

nah u only get easy pickings with the 4 pick set

[iNtago]

lucky misorder i guess because i got the 32 tool set and the book

i realy don't know how they sell this book for $10 with only 4 pages on basic picking

actualy this book might have some use.............

[rakemaster]

The easy pickings book is a waste IMHO.

The crypto.com notes at www.crypto.com/papers/notes/picking/ lists 3 guides: Locks Safes and Security (the famous LSS), the National Locksmith Guide to Picking, and the Gerry Finch Manual of Lockpicking. The crypto notes are pretty good by themselves and I learned a lot more from them than the MIT guide. which is overrated I think. There's also the LSI guide of course but I already knew how to pick when it came out.

Of those I only have LSS, which is as good as everyone says (and expensive) but I've even never seen the other 2 anywhere. The crypto guide says the Manual of Lockpicking is the best book but is out of print, anyone here seen it?

Rakemaster