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	Lock Picking for Lock Makers : Oldlocks.com
		Even though warded locks reached a high degree of sophistication as an art form in the 18th Century they provided little security and often relied on trickery such as false keyholes, hidden keyholes and keyhole covers with hidden latches.
		The second method of picking warded locks was to take an impression of the wards and make a pick or false key to fit.
		In a perfect lock the levers could not be trapped and thus the lock would be virtually impossible to pick.
	www.oldlocks.com /lockpicking.htm (1886 words)

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		With the warded lock, with reference to the mechanisms section, it can be seen that part of the lock does not move, i.e.
		The lock may be of a dial design similar to the type of lock on a safe, or may consist of a number of small disks each with numbers on them, and having to be placed in a certain order for the lock to open.
		I will first discuss the basic design of a lock with a standard factory set combination which are much simpler in their constructin and will later explain the more complex type which allows the owner of the lock to change the combination, as on brief cases for example.
	www.keylocks.narod.ru /otm.htm (3271 words)

	Lock: How Products are Made
		In the warded lock, notches and grooves called wards were cut into the keyhole, and the key was cut with corresponding notches and grooves.
		Warded locks were widespread in Europe by the thirteenth century and remained in use well into the eighteenth century.
		Lock workers sit at well-lit tables with a kit of the pieces of the lock in a bin, and the key on a stand in front of them.
	science.enotes.com /how-products-encyclopedia/lock (2110 words)

	Lock picking
		Pin tumbler lock[?]: Using a lock pick[?] (or picklock) to push individual pins up until that they are flush with the shear line[?] in the lock while applying turning pressure with a tension wrench[?] (or torque wrench) to keep the pins at the shear line.
		Warded lock: Warded picks are used to pick warded locks and with these tools, warded locks are probably the easiest type of lock to pick.
		Warded picks have basic shapes that fit many types of warded locks and are inserted into the key hole and slowly turned until the lock unlocks.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/lo/Lock-picking.html (380 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Warded lock
		A warded lock (also called a ward lock) is a type of lock that uses a set of obstructions, or wards, to prevent the lock from opening unless the correct key is inserted.
		Warded locks are commonly used in inexpensive padlocks, cabinet locks, and other low-security applications, since they are among the most easily circumvented by lock picking.
		The warded lock is one of the most ancient lock designs still in modern use.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Warded_lock (355 words)

	lock and key. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		A lock may be opened by a mechanical, magnetic, electric, electronic, or electromechanical key or by employing a code or sequence of numbers or letters.
		The card-key lock is actuated by a series of magnetic charges; the card-key is popular where security is vital, because a new series may be electronically defined for each new user, without having to change the lock itself.
		In an electromagnetic lock a metal plate is attached to the door and an electromagnet is attached to the doorframe opposite the plate.
	www.bartleby.com /65/lo/lockNkey.html (977 words)

	How lock is made - Background, Raw materials, The manufacturing process of lock, Quality control
		In the warded lock, notches and grooves called wards were cut into the keyhole, and the key was cut with corresponding notches and grooves.
		Warded locks were widespread in Europe by the thirteenth century and remained in use well into the eighteenth century.
		Lock workers sit at well-lit tables with a kit of the pieces of the lock in a bin, and the key on a stand in front of them.
	www.madehow.com /Volume-5/Lock.html (2183 words)

	Historical Guide to Cabinet Locks :: Whitechapel Ltd.
		These days a locked drawer might deter a passing child but the real predators are more likely to come from outside and rarely have the time or interest to develop skill in the craft of lock-picking.
		In many situations the key of a lock served as the handle for a door or drawer while the lock itself took the place of the catches we are so familiar with today.
		The "Half Mortise" lock is the one found on almost all fine English and American antiques prior to the middle of the 19th century.
	www.whitechapel-ltd.com /hist/locks.shtml (1516 words)

	Locks and Keys Part IV, Padlocks : anvilfire iForge Demo
		The brass Yale is a standard quality brass pin tumbler padlock, the laminated lock to its left is an inexpensive Master warded lock and the little one is a cheap luggage lock that measures 3/4" x 1-1/4".
		In this lock the spring is a thin piece held in place by its fit in the lock case.
		In inexpensive laminated ward locks (the ones with flat or serrated keys), the locking bar is a separate piece that engages slots in both legs of the shackle.
	www.anvilfire.com /iForge/tutor/jd_locks/index4.htm (1634 words)

	Lock picking \| Ask MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Your lock may either be a warded lock or a lever lock.
		skeleton keys are for warded locks (where the key has to "fit" past an irregular obstruction - there can be a variety of obstructions that all share a common hole, and the skeleton key fits through the common hole).
		tumbler locks are the locks where the key is long and thin with a series of v cuts, and it inserts into a "keyhole" that has exactly the same profile as the key and that rotates with the key.
	ask.metafilter.com /35587/Lock-picking (863 words)

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		This type of lock utilizes a key that has been notched in a way that it clears all the wards, but is still able to turn the bolt.
		When a user inserts a key into the warded lock, the metal obstructions inside the lock allow only the proper key to be inserted.
		The key moves a bolt whose locked or unlocked position is maintained by the action of a humped flat spring in two notches on the bolt.
	freehost16.websamba.com /pz2k4/wardlock.txt (361 words)

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		3 the security of the warded lock was further enhanced by the shape of the key hole, preventing entry to everything apart from the correct key.
		For the complete newcomer the world of locks, I should explain that the word 'blank' is the name given to the key before it is cut to the desired shape.
		CHAPTER 2: PIN TUMBLER and WAFER LOCKS As in all lock picking, it is an advantage that the student is fully conversant with the basic operation of the lock.
	taz.lasile.info /TAZ/Old_School_Baby/lock_picking/nightmare.txt (2529 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Warded lock
		A warded lock is a type of lock that uses a set of obstructions, or wards, to prevent the lock from opening unless the correct key is inserted.
		Warded locks are commonly used in inexpensive padlocks, cabinet locks, or other low-security applications, since they are among the most easily circumvented by lock picking.
		When the key is fully inserted, a cavity in the tip of the key fits over a cylindrical post inside the lock.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Warded_lock (534 words)

	Lock (device) Summary
		Wards are projections inside the keyhole; only a key whose bit (flat face) is cut with projections that pass over the wards can rotate to open the lock.
		Next was developed a warded lock that is still used in modern times when the security required is not high and cost is a significant factor.
		Lock puzzles were used to obscure the locking mechanism or even provide a nonfunctioning lock for the thief to waste time on.
	www.bookrags.com /Lock_(device) (1409 words)

	lock picking guides and information about forced entry. Lock picking information specialists
		These locks are locks that are generally rented to the students for the school year.
		It is a combination lock on the front, and each has a different combination that is given to the student with the lock.
		When the lock is locked, there is a curved piece of metal wedged inside the little notch on the horseshoe shaped bar (known as the shackle) that is pushed in to the lock when you lock it.
	www.bombshock.com /archive/Lock_Picking (945 words)

	Urban Exploration Resource: Forum - Thread: Lock picks/picking
		The first step in picking a lock is to insert the tension wrench into the keyhole and turn it in the same direction that you would turn the key.
		These locks work the same way as a pin-and-tumbler lock except the pins are situated around a circle.
		Lock picking gun, it snaps up really quick, and if you apply pressure at just the right moment it traps the driver pins in the casing and turns the plug.
	www.uer.ca /forum_showthread.asp?fid=1&threadid=5986 (1381 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Circumventing a warded lock: Warded locks are of such simple design, and have such few moving parts that they are often called upon to operate in harsh enviorments.
		When inspecting a warded lock, you should be able to see the bolt that the key hits to disengage the lock.
		You may recall the fact that the cuts in the warded type key are only there to either circumvent a ward, or hit the warding indicating that the wrong key has been used.
	www.textfiles.com /anarchy/LOCKPICKING/newpick1.txt (2326 words)

	Tubular Lock Picks, Specialty Lock Picking Tools
		Tubular locks are more sophisticated than standard pin tumbler locks.
		You know, one of those locks that is frequently used to secure display cases.
		Picks for Warded PadlocksWarded picks are for, of course, warded locks.A warded lock (also called a ward lock) is a type of lock that uses a set of obstructions, or wards, to prevent the lock from opening unless the correct key...
	www.lockpickshop.com /SPT.html (620 words)

	Black Market Press - Lock Picking Tools (Site not responding. Last check: )
		With the warded lock, with reference to the mechanisms section, it can be seen that part of the lock does not move, i.e.
		A skeleton key for a particular make of a warded lock which opens other locks in the same series can be made quite easily by removing part of the key which would be obstructed by the ward.
		The tools required to open these two types of locks are similar and will therefore be looked at together.Unfortunately, contrary to popular belief, there are no skeleton keys which open this type of lock as is depeicted in films, but is more down to skill and practise.
	www.blackmarketpress.net /info/lock/Tools.htm (994 words)

	Locks and Keys Part I, Lock Basics : anvilfire iForge Demo
		Locks can be sold by the smith as part of a gate or a seperate works to mount on doors.
		Wards are both thin flat plates and cylinders attached to the ward plates and lock body.
		Bryan the lever tumbler lock was invented in 1778 by Robert Barron of England.
	www.anvilfire.com /iForge/tutor/jd_locks/index.htm (1596 words)

	Physical Security Handbook 440-2-H Chapter 6
		Locks merely deter or delay entry and should be supplemented with other protection devices when a proper balance of physical security is needed.
		Locks can be divided into three very general classes: (1) those that operate on purely mechanical principles; (2) those that are electro-mechanical and combine electrical energy with mechanical operations; and (3) electronic locks, which add to electro-mechanical lock devices various logic operations associated with integrated circuits.
		A significant lock improvement after the warded lock came in the eighteenth century with the perfection of the lever principle.
	www.usgs.gov /usgs-manual/handbook/hb/440-2-h/440-2-h-ch6.html (1643 words)

Southord Lock Pick Sets - The BEST USA made Lock Picks

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SouthOrd Lock Picks and locksmith tools are manufactured in the USA from spring stainless steel, complimented with rivetless stainless steel handles.

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	Locks and Keys by Leon Dixon
		Locks, however, are only as secure as the quality of the materials and the building techniques used to construct the door, cabinet or window to which they are attached.
		Because the latch must be beveled to allow the door to shut and lock on its own, it is possible to force the latch back into the case and release the door by pressing a strip against the beveled side.
		This type of lock is almost always of heavy construction, and while it has the broadest range of applications, it should not be used on doors with weak frames, or on glass doors with lightweight casings, or no casings at all.
	www.museum-security.org /locks-and-keys.htm (1549 words)

	totse.com \| Lockpicking manual
		Warded locks are perhaps the most abundantly used locks
		As you can see the operation of a warded lock is very simple.
		This is the hardest part of understanding a warded lock.
	www.totse.com /en/bad_ideas/locks_and_security/newpick1.html (1902 words)

	Warded Lock with Adjustable/Removable Long Shackle - 1-3/4 Wide - AllOfficeTools.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		You are on the Warded Lock with Adjustable/Removable Long Shackle page.
		The same as any other product, Warded Lock with Adjustable/Removable Long Shackle is of excellent quality, and delivery to office or home will save you unnecessary trouble.
		Warded Lock with Adjustable/Removable Long Shackle Laminated steel body.
	www.allofficetools.com /by-manufacturer/master-lock/warded-lock-with-adjustable.html (188 words)

	Lock Picking 101 Guide to Lock Picks Locksmithing Lockpick Sets Lockpicking
		a hacksaw cut into one of the laminations near the bottom of the lock at a 45 degree angle on the edge of the lock body deep enough to sever the rivet, and repeated in the same lamination on the other 3 edges will dissasmeble one of these locks for examination.
		If you see laminations that appear thicker than the rest and occur in the area where the locking springtumblers are, they are direct indications of the spaces to put a T for that lock.
		I don't actually know very much about the mechanics of warded locks, so I was not really sure what I would want out of a set of warded picks.
	www.lockpicking101.com /viewtopic.php?t=5997 (646 words)

	The Lockdown: Locked, but not secure (Part 2) - Engadget
		To indicate that a lock provides "maximum security" or other similar verbiage on packaging when that manufacturer is well aware that the lock may well be opened in seconds is misleading and deceptive and places you, the consumer at risk.
		A lock can be keyed in such a way to make it almost impossible to pick and even diffiult to bump, and for this, you should call your local locksmith.
		Even if your lock manufacturer has a certified lock, all a criminal has to do is buy one of their locks and they have total access to make keys.
	www.engadget.com /2006/08/25/the-lockdown-locked-but-not-secure-part-2 (7950 words)

	Tools
		In order to be able to open a lock it is important to have the right tools for the job.
		The majority of warded locks come in the form of padlocks.
		This type of lock is the only type which skeleton keys are available for.
	www.watery.co.uk /lockpicking/Tools.htm (877 words)

	Warded Lock with Adjustable/Removable Long Shackle
		Master Lock - Warded Lock with Adjustable/Removable Long Shackle
		The Warded Lock with Adjustable/Removable Long Shackle information on this website is provided by others.
		We recommend verifying all Warded Lock with Adjustable/Removable Long Shackle prices and terms with the site you buy the item from.
	www.for-sale-online.net /office-cleaning-janitorial/MLK-510D/warded-lock-with-adjustable-removable-long-shackle.html (129 words)

	Lock Picking Tutorials - Lock Pick Tool Overview
		One must be careful however, not to use this tool on a lock too many times, as it is one of the few tools we will recommend that over time could potentially damage the lock.
		These locks cannot be bypassed with a normal picking set, however this master set of five keys will open all warded locks.
		Warded locks are common for both residential and commercial use.
	www.lockpicksonline.com /tutorials/tover.htm (589 words)

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