In a word full of ambiguous text and obscure explanations it is often very easy to lost in the walls of words that we gander at every day. This is where the use of photos, diagrams, and animations come into to play to help further bridge the gap between the desire for knowledge and accurately acquiring that knowledge – helping us make clarity of chaos.

Below is our growing collection of lock picking visuals that we use to help every picker – from novice to master – in their search for lock picking knowledge.

The goal behind this page is to provide you with a quick and dirty way to grasp the fundamental and necessary components involved in successfully picking a lock—no more and no less.

However, if you are looking for more comprehensive guides that cover the entirety of lock picking, be sure to check out the Academy and my Ultimate Beginner's Guides to Lock Picking!