Where did you get your training?

[Louis_Traum]

I have a friend who works for Pop-A-Lock and he said they have a location that trains people in lock-picking. Where did you get your training, and if you were trained by Pop-A-Lock, what do you have to say about it? Do you have any books or websites to recommend to an amateur (me)?

fyi
I'm an amateur locksmith. I really only know what my friend teaches me and I don't even have a lock-pick set yet.

[Hollywoodpick]

Locksmith DVDs and books. for me i have many of them and still learning all the time.

[cledry]

3 year apprenticeship then 24 years of on the job training, a few specialized classes and seminars. Lockmasters for safe manipulation and drilling.

[alexwaldron]

I took the Foley Belsaw course. It was a good intro to the basics but not much more than that. Nothing beats hands on training

[Squelchtone]

or websites to recommend to an amateur (me)?

Yes, I recommend this forum. This is where I learned.

Squelchtone

[r0005]

Other locksmiths and various videos

[art118]

YouTube and the net myself tault