One of my happy customers, at Saint Locks in Telford, bought one of the now fairly famous Doodlebug EPGs (electric pick gun) from my lock tool shop and has sent a few photos of locks he has opened. Here is the latest one, a shot of one of two of the latest British Standard Yale

Took delivery yesterday of a new pick for the Mauer 71111, an 8 lever key operated safe lock, which just happens to be the most commonly used safe lock in the world. Made by Jason Jones, himself an expert safe opener & toolsmith (he’s given up the cowboy crowded, low profit ‘locksmithing’ part of the

Following some tests last weekend with the world’s fastest lock impressioner, Jos Weyers, I am now moving ahead with the development of a couple of new tools to help the everyday locksmith to master this very effective system for lock opening. More info soon. Unsure who will be the distributor yet, but currently manufacturing of

This picture is of a slightly roughly handmade cutaway cylinder. The only way to become a good locksmith is to love locks, and love, in this case, means destroying the occasional lock to see what makes that particular brand tick. This is one of the new UAP British Standard (you can see the Kitemark) euro