Knives are big and bulky tools that are honestly the opposite of what you need to pick a lock. However, this doesn’t mean that knives are completely worthless tools for lock picking. Here are five unique methods that we can take advantage of and use our sharp little friends to bypass locks!

Stop using that light tension! Just kidding… sort of… Perhaps the greatest misconception – and honestly one of the greatest hindrances – many lock pickers have is the inclination to only ever use light tension. That anything other than the lightest touch on our turning tools is one of the

This pick, that pick, what are all these different types of lock picks for?

What is the purpose of this squiggly pick or that squiggly pick? Is there a big difference between this pointy hook and that flat hook? What are the best lock picks?

But, most importantly, should you invest your hard earned cash into all these different types of lock picks and will they benefit your ability to open locks and progress your lock picking skill?

Let’s tackle all of these questions and then go into the primary purpose of many of these different types of lock picks — their strengths, shortcomings, and when to best utilize them!