a
set
of
carefully
c
hosen
exercises
that
will
help
y
ou
learn
the
skills
of
lo
c
k
picking.
The
do cument
ends
with
a
catalog
of
the
mec
hanical
traits
and
defects
found
in
lo
c
ks
and
the
tec
hniques
used
to
recognize
and
exploit
them.
The
rst
app endix
describ es
how
to
make
lo ck
picking
to
ols.
The
other
app endix
presents
some
of
the
legal
issues
of
lo ck
picking.
The
exercises
are
imp ortant.
The
only
wa
y
to
learn
how
to
recognize
and
exploit
the
defects
in
a
lo ck
is
to
practice.
This
means
practicing
many
times
on
the
same
lo ck
as
well
as
practicing
on
many
dieren
t
lo
c
ks.
An
y
one
can
learn
ho
w
to
op
en
desk
and
ling
cabinet
lo cks,
but
the
ability
to
op en
most
lo cks
in
under
thirt
y
seconds
is
a
skill
that
requires
practice.
Before
getting
in
to
the
details
of
lo
c
ks
and
picking,
it
is
worth
p
oin
ting
out
that
lo
c
k
picking
is
just
one
wa
y
to
b
ypass
a
lo ck,
though
it
do es
cause
less
damage
than
brute
force
techniques.
In
fact,
it
ma
y
b
e
easier
to
b
ypass
the
b olt
mechanism
than
to
b
ypass
the
lo ck.
It
may
also
b e
easier
to
bypass
some
other