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Modern High-Security Locks: How to Open Them
 
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Modern High-Security Locks: How to Open Them (Paperback)

by Steven Hampton (Author)
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Master locksmith Steven Hampton, author of the best-selling Secrets of Lock Picking, takes the art of picking locks one step further with Modern High-Security Locks. Here, he collects some of today's most popular pick-resistant locks and sets out to see which ones hold up to their claims. However complex a lock gets, it must be durable, dependable and user-friendly. It has to be tough enough to endure physical attack, but it can't be machined too tight or it will jam up with just a breath of dust. It must be simple and easy to lock and unlock with its key, or the customer will not pay the higher price for it. It is this delicate balance between security and utility that allows the locksmith to open this new generation of locks. Hampton shows locksmiths how each lock is picked and how long it will take. He details the tools of the trade and includes patterns and instructions for making your own picks and tension wrenches. He even includes ancient Tibetan Buddhist tantric visualization exercises to help locksmiths learn to "see" the inner workings of the lock within the mind's eye. Veteran locksmiths or those new to the trade will find Hampton's latest book an invaluable sourcebook. For academic study only.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lockpicking 201, Feb 11 2004
By Virgil Brown (White Oak, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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After one has learned the basics of lockpicking... how a lock is made and what are the basic tools for lockpicking... (from Steve Hampton's _Secrets of Lock Picking) one soon finds out that not every lock pops open in 30 seconds or less. Now it is time to progress to the next level of lockpicking. In this book the rea-der will learn some new tools such as a road runner rim tension wrench and a monkey twisted-wedge diamond pick. Then it's on to tackle multiple row pin tumbler locks, key disc tumbler locks, even electronic key locks.

To master all of the locks mentioned in this book will take tons of practice but Hampton will show the way. However this book is only the sophomore level. There is more to learn.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent Book, Dec 9 2003
By David A Maas (New London, CT United States) - See all my reviews
Excellent book filled with some of the highest security locks currently made - and exactly how the author picked them. Ever wanted to know how to pick a medico? This book will tell you how. The author plainly has an incredible amount of experience which he happily shares with the reader.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The author is brilliant, Aug 18 2003
Once I had the great pleasure to borrow this book from a friend. The author details how he defeated the security of the highest security locks currently in existance, including Medico, Everest, and a Primus (used extensively by the US government for high security areas). The author's long experience as a locksmith, as well as focus and clairity of mind gained through the use of meditation makes him among best alive today. The writing is clear and concise, but be forwarned - this book is not suitable for those who know nothing about picking locks.
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