Maximum resistance to picking.

If "maximum" is about 20 seconds, I'd hate to see their less-secure locks.

#AlicePics #Locksport #Locks

Vintage Russwin, raked open. The hardest part is keeping a grip on the dang thing 😋

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Hey Fedi! I have the opportunity to work with @deviantollam and Red Team Tools to have my own lockpick designs and kit on their site! 🤯

If there was a modular pick kit, based on my EDC, with a suitably "Alice-like vibe", at a flexible price-point, would you be interested in it?

Here are my initial thoughts:

Alice's minimal EDC:
[ ] double-sided turning tools (S/M/L)
[ ] slim, teardrop-tipped short hook x2
[ ] sturdy gem-tipped medium hook x1
[ ] double-hump w-rake x1
[ ] tiny case

Alice's expanded EDC:
[ ] warded pick set
[ ] traveler's hook
[ ] jiggler set
[ ] common keys (like TSA007, CH751, FEO-K1)
[ ] common bypass tools (shims, bypass drivers)
[ ] prybar turning tools
[ ] larger case for expanded kit

Extras:
[ ] Deviant's "Practical Lockpicking" Book
[ ] a interchangeable core padlock (w/ easy core)
[ ] spare cores (intermediate x1, difficult x1)
[ ] KiK cylinder holder (A-clip)
[ ] blank stock for DIY tools

(everything listed above is stuff I use *constantly*, in roughly descending order)

For the picks (and some of the extras), I'd like to do skeletonized handles with laser cut designs that folx associate with me (bunny silhouettes, heart-shaped love locks, etc), because I figured other companies I won't name already have the tacticool crowd's tastes covered.

This is, of course, subject to change/tweaking as it develops, but Deviant and I are both excited to make it happen. And of course, of course, y'all know I wouldn't put my recommendation on anything that I didn't test myself and *thoroughly* approve of.

#Locksport #Lockpicking #RedTeamTools

A fun piece of lockpicking kit. If I were still doing physical pentests this would be fun for handing the client a copy of their key during the debrief 🤣

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B_RlYN13AU

#locksport

Hey #Lockpicking #Experts of Fedi! I have two questions for you.

Several people have asked me to make a lockpicking zine for new folx, and I want to include some wisdom from y'all.

1. What are the top few tools in your kit that have gotten you into the most locks/places (specific pick profiles, bypass tools, turning tools)? It would be amazing if you provided a good quality, closeup photo of them so I can have an artist sketch them.

2. What's some advice you wish you had when you were still pretty new to lockpicking?

Please keep your responses to about ⅛ of a notebook page of text (like a few sentences) total.

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Here are my answers:

1. A slim short hook, a sturdy medium hook, a two-hump w-rake, and a variety of turning tools.

2. If you can't open it with one of those tools, it's a skill issue. And you're better off learning more about the lock than reaching for another tool.

cc: @deviantollam & @LockEx for your valuable experience 🩷

#AskFedi #Locksport #RedTeam #LockpickingZine