Shyfted wrote:lockpickshop.com.sells something called a shovit tool. Im guessing its a bypass tool that uses a similar method to the old credit card technique. The question I have is that it looks like this tool would only be useful on doors that open towards you. Am I missing something or could this tool be used from the other side? Like maybe the metal is really flexible?
No it's not very flexible, but it also depends on the gap in the door. Some in-swing doors you can look down and see the strike going into the frame, and a Shove It would certainly be better than a credit card, a butter knife, or a screwdriver. But yeah, this works better for doors that open towards you, hands down.
Just a friendly note though, you seem to be posting a lot about things like Ace tubular lock picks and Shove-It tools, this is the stuff locksmiths and bad guys use, not hobby lock pickers. You won't learn much lock picking by using specialty picks meant for 1 certain style of lock, and from bypass tools that have very limited legitimate uses.
enjoy the hobby, but keep it legal and remember your ethics.
Squelchtone
