homemade lockpick knife/jackknife

[skold]

putty gives the appereance of wood, unlike glue

[xodishox]

true

[ne0nerdz]

i got into lock picking when i lost my key to my bike lock. and dude i need help getting some lock picks without the hassle tell me if ya find a good way please

[Jarod]

i know of a way to get lockpicks without hassle, you can file them out of windshield wiper spines, or buy them at http://www.lockpickshop.com/ (sponser of this site, get a 10% discount by typing coupon code "lp101" in the coupon box, minus the quotes)

[ne0nerdz]

i shoud have said a bit more, i live in england london and dont have very good tools, now does anyone have ideas?(p.s. i dont like internet cos you have to pay for delivery except devon locks which dont cost much.

[Murph]

For nice rivets, you can use 1" (2cm) brass nails with some brass washers. Trim off the excess and use the peen on a ballpeen hammer to mushroom it down.

Most hardware or home improvement stores have the two-part expoxy putty that works well and holds up nice.

I've made some really good shapeable "plastic" out of milk and vinegar, it doesn't stink at all, but man that stuff is easy to work with. PM me if you want the recipe. Good stuff, but easy to make.

Here are a couple pictures of a jackknife set I made a while back to show you the brass nails.
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/Murph712/5.jpg">
This one shows the tension wrench being stored.
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/Murph712/2.jpg">
Good luck and post pix when you are done.

[Murph]

I haven't posted anything in a while, I'm out of practice. Let me try the images again.

Nice shot of the rivets made out of brass nails. I used brass washers also.


Tension wrench in storage. I made it from some African exotic wood but right now I forget the name.