How To Open Locks With Improvised Tools: Practical, Non-Destructive Ways Of Getting Back Into Just About Everything When You Lose Your Keys (formerly published as Lock Bypass Methods)

How To Open Locks With Improvised Tools: Practical, Non-Destructive Ways Of Getting Back Into Just About Everything When You Lose Your Keys (formerly published as Lock Bypass Methods)
by Hans Conkel

How To Open Locks With Improvised Tools: Practical, Non-Destructive Ways Of Getting Back Into Just About Everything When You Lose Your Keys (formerly published as Lock Bypass Methods)
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Author: Hans Conkel
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-10-28
ISBN: 0966608712
Number of pages: 130
Publisher: Level Four Pubns

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Book Review: EASY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS IN PLAIN ENGLISH
Summary: 5 Stars

Frequently, I lock my keys in the house and a commercial locksmith is out of the question when you live in a rural area. Several times I have had to kick in the door because lack of proper clothing and snow. Well, if you've ever had to fix a door because of this bypass technique, you'd know how expensive they are to replace. When I stumbled upon this book I thought it would be a great way to reduce frustrations during this unfortunate happening. Actually, I have used a technique twice in an emergency and it has worked well and I have used a little improvisation of my own based of the author's suggestions.

This book provides many techniques to use for different styles of locks without actually damaging the lock. Improvising with common items near and around the house is it's main focus for most of the techniques. These tools are simple and very easy to make following the directions and illustrations in the book. I've been approaching it by reading one technique and then practice it before moving on to the next. Considering the easy to follow instructions and lack of confusing technical jargon, I highly recommend this book.

Summary of How To Open Locks With Improvised Tools: Practical, Non-Destructive Ways Of Getting Back Into Just About Everything When You Lose Your Keys (formerly published as Lock Bypass Methods)

Practical, real-world solutions to lockouts. Learn to open doorknobs, deadbolts, car doors, padlocks, handcuffs, et cetera. This book sold out as "Lock Bypass Methods," and has proven to be the best manual on keyless entry available. Since your resources are usually on the other side of the door when you're locked out, it shows how to improvise tools from garbage and common, everday items. Multiple entrance options are provided in case of stubborn doors or limited materials. Thousands of people have successfully opened doors using techniques they learned in "Lock Bypass Methods." This expanded edition has more illustrations and new techniques.

This book will not waste your time trying to explain how to pick sidebar locks, or activate magnetic-stripe readers without a key card. It DOES explain how to open doors protected by these locks, simply and without damage, through bypass techniques. A latch holds something shut, and a lock is a gateway to that latch. This book teaches ways to climb over the fence and ignore the gate. You will learn how to pick locks, a skill that works 60-70% of the time. More importantly, you will learn methods to trip actuators, move linkage rods, take advantage of mechanical design flaws, exploit tolerances in a lock's setting, and other practical means of entry.

The book's focus is on problem solving, not presenting methods that are too difficult to accomplish. Many other books in this field suffer from too much theory and too little delivery. If it doesn't work, it isn't in here. This book is designed to give the reader skills that open locks without keys or damage. It is not a whitewashed or glossed-over set of instructions that leave a reader feeling as if failure is his fault and he just hasn't developed some special esoteric talent. Difficulties encountered in opening methods are identified, explained, and solutions are given to cope with them. The book is clearly written and illustrated, and covers problem solving, how locks work, picking, bypassing, and tool making. If you are interested in opening locks without keys, you should have this book.

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