Lock Picking and Lock Bumping News

"Science is not only a disciple of reason, but also one of romance and passion" - Stephen Hawking   I have been in the lock picking trade for decades now. My first online lock picking shop went live so long ago it was still dial-up internet! In those days, there wasn't even such a thing as a mass-produced Bump Hammer. I was buying steel meter rulers from a DIY shop, cutting them into 20cm sections, priming, undercoating, and painting, before attaching a rubber doorstop to one end. That was a long time ago, but I know a couple of customers who...

Hello! Clinical psychologist Jordan B Peterson has made a name for himself in the last couple of years with his frequently effective life advice. One of his most famous lines 'Clean up your room' has almost become a rallying cry, a 'meme' for a generation of internet geeks who sit at their computers, lost among empty pizza boxes, crisp packs, cola cans and beer bottles, a veritable jungle of trash and other disposable items. The bottom line is, if you can't even keep you're room tidy, how are you going to get anything done?   Prof Jordan Peterson, advice, but...

Authors note: This began as a piece of inspirational writing for lock pickers, but it kept wandering into the realm of 'life' in general. At some points while writing it I lost track of whether I was talking about picking locks, or picking your future. Rather than abandon the project I persevered - I remembered the MAGIC of communication, and found a SOLUTION. I worked on a few themes and PLAYED with ideas. Then finally, after a few days back and forth, adding this bit, removing that bit, etc it was FINISHED. I hope you enjoy it... "Start by doing...

Hello people In many blogs, articles, and interviews over the years I have credited Harry Houdini as a major influence as to why I got involved in lock picking. His memory, I mean, because like, he’d dead – you know that right? Harry Houdini was a world famous escapologist performing at the turn of the last century and who died in 1926. I was interested in conjuring, card tricks and the like, and the little illustrated book I had about ‘Magic’ featured a couple of pages and photos about Houdini, which I must have read 1000 times. I loved everything...