Advanced Lock Picking Secrets [Paperback]

Steven Hampton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1989

This advanced manual brings locksmithing into the electronic age, with schematic diagrams for portable electronic picks to open magnetic key and card locks plus templates for making custom tools not available on the commercial market. Tips on enhancing finger sensitivity, increasing concentration power, constructing practice lock boxes and more will help you master the art and science of lock picking.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Steven Hampton became interested in locks and electronics at an early age. At 14 he acquired a set of U.S. Air Force electronic training manuals and began building various transistor circuits by scalping radios and junkyard TVs. At 17 he was making his own lockpicks and was considered a master lockpicker, and by the time he was 18 he'd invented the magnetic padlock, which is still on the market today. After a stint in the navy, he studied digital electronics and worked in many technical fields. He also became interested in the martial arts, studying Tibetan White Crane kung fu, jujitsu and wing chun.

Product Details

• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Press (July 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873645154
• ISBN-13: 978-0873645157
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,201,869 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars this book is useless, October 8, 1999

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Bill (hell) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advanced Lock Picking Secrets (Paperback)

The book covers nothing of lock picking, just the history of it. If I could go back in time I wouldnt have even borrowed the book from the library!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars ADVANCED LOCK PICKING, November 29, 1999

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This review is from: Advanced Lock Picking Secrets (Paperback)

THE BOOK WAS VERY SMALL,WITH VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT LOCK PICKING

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars waste of time and money, March 23, 2011

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matthewhh - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advanced Lock Picking Secrets (Paperback)

the advance secrets for finger sensitivity is "YOGA" what a joke. he refers to a few locks, like the american lock stainless being a tough lock! oh my god any amateur knows its a three second lock to open and two of them seconds is getting your tools out! please save your money if you are looking for a book you already know more than what is in this print. the new updated special personal tools that it describes, hmmmm. don't waste the grinding wheel on these ideas.