Customer Reviews

Locksmithing

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It's the biggest locksmithing book I've ever seen, and packed with useful information. It's a great book for teaching my new locksmiths and I use it for reference all the time. Also good for preparing for locksmith licensing and certfication. The many pictures and drawings make the book easy to understand. A lot of good reference materials, like key blank list, depth and space charts, lockset function charts, supplier addresses, glossary. In short, it's the newest, the biggest, and the best of the locksmithing books.

I am new to the study of locksmithing. I have worked a lot with locks and have always wanted to learn more. I read this book from cover to cover and found it very informative. I felt it went into detail a little too much with specific models of locks and key cutters, but could be helpful. All in all though, I did learn a lot and would recommend this book to anyone who wants to get started in locksmithing.

I found "Locksmithing" to be a very good book for beginners and for pros. It gives information that I haven't found in other lock books. It's easy to understand. A lot of decent illustrations. I like it. I recommend it.

Bill Phillips is an extremely knowledgeable locksmith and a great writter. This book is the nuts and bolts of locksmithing and wil be a great resource for upstart locksmiths.

I was permanently injured on the job so I am teaching myself a new skill. This book has been very helpful

I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE WEB TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO MASTER LOCKS.LOCKSMITHING BY BILL PHILLIPS HAS EVERYTHING.IT IS WORTH EVERY PENNY.I EXPECT A BIG RAISE MASTERING ALLTHESE LOCKS AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE I WORK.SOON I WILL BE CARRYING 3OR 4 KEYS INSTEAD OF 25...MAINT,TECH DAVID HARMON

This book is very well written and covers a lot of ground in Locksmithing. It has lots of reference charts and is just full of great information. I wish that it had a little more detail in some of the areas, but then it would have to be a huge book.
I think that it is a must for the beginner, but it leaves you wanting more. I'm afraid that "More" will have to come with experience. I recommend it highly. Buying it on Amazon.com is the best way to go.

Although it had its merits, this book was primarily a rehash of instruction manuals from various lock manufacturers. Upon receiving this title I was sorely disappointed. I would recommend a beginning locksmith or lock enthusiast look to another title first.