Locksport: A Hackers Guide to Lockpicking, Impressioning, and Safe Cracking

• How various locks work and how to maintain and disassemble practice locks
• What makes some locks more secure than others
• The laws, competitions, and communities that make up the world of locksport

• How to pick pin tumblers and lever locks, make impressions or craft a working key from a blank, and manipulate open combination safe locks
• How to work with picks, rakes, tension wrenches, files, magnification tools, safe-lock graphs, and depth-measuring instruments
• The intricacies of security pins, wards, dimple locks, keyways, and antique locks

• The ins and outs of competition setup and tools and how to host your own competitions
• Expert strategies for managing your nerves and gathering lock intel
• What it’s like to participate in timed head-to-head competitions, PicTacToe™, escape challenges, and other lockpicking contests

From mastering your first padlock to conquering a competition, Locksport will show you how to take your skills to the next level—and have endless fun doing it.