I love how the “gimmick” locks barely last 30 seconds, but this lock, with no obvious characteristics. At face value it’s just a normal lock. But it gave him more trouble than a ton of those “unpickable” ones. Love watching this man. Zero interest in locks. Top tier content.
wow thats an excellent point. makes me wonder if all the bells and whistles are in some way supposed to work via psychology to deter wud be lock pickers
@@ThreeWhiteSoldiers he generally approves of Abus locks as the minimum level of security for anything of mundane or low value or that would be inconvenient if stolen.
The fact he even got the decoder out just to prove that the pins were set as high as possible to make sure Nate didn’t feel like he was just say that to be nice is really cool of him. LockPickingLegend is more like it.
I'm literally sitting here in front of my computer stewing over a "simple" lock that has been giving me so much trouble for the past day. After watching this video, lifted the first pin up REALLY REALLY high and now it's suddenly a piece of cake. This is why I love this channel.
I'm struggling with a Master M3, Brinks 40mm😂 (Both are laminated), and a Hyper Tough deadbolt. I've literally picked every door in my house, but I can't do the ones I've bought🤔😂
I'd expect them to be more a result of someone being a bit careless when inserting a key. Pretty rare to cause that amount of damage while picking, frustrated or not.
My casual impression here is that is the longest LPL has taken over any lock I’ve seen him pick, relative to the cost and complexity of the lock. Impressive.
One of these days, he’s gonna make a video answering a legal question and blow everybody’s minds in reminding them that he is, in fact, a lawyer as well.
The upper end of the Dunning-Kruger effect that people who use it as an insult like to forget: The more you become an actual expert, the more you know about what you don't know yet; or can be forgiving of others not knowing.
Many other lock pickers that message LPL often act arrogant and scream fraud while this man acknowledges LPLs abilities in a modest fashion which I think is refreshing.
I generally dont read comments unless Im in the trolling mood, however I always read comments here, can genuinely get you out of a bad day just feeling all the respect and kindness and yes Love....
To be fair, you find that on most "homemade" channels that feature a highly skilled creator. Musicians, DIY, blacksmithing, lock picking, artists etc. Most people recognise genuine skill and know to not run their mouth.
*Celebrations at HQ, promotions handed out left and right, a company-wide holiday is formed All from an above average 4 minute video from LPL. And I wouldn't even consider them over celebrating!
@@Zraknul no you get it all wrong here. How they do it is they sell exactly the same lock, but now with the claim VERY HIGH SECURITY, ALLMOST LPL PROOF. And they charge you 6 times more.
The sign of an expert with nothing to prove is that they are not afraid to help others become experts. Knowledge is meant to be shared, and skills are meant to be taught.
@Roky_M, that brought back memories! My Dad was a Marine serving in Korean Conflict. He said his Drill Sergeant would tell them: the difficult you do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer! 😉😂😂👵🇺🇸
LPL isnt a generic "hah its actually really easy" person and actually tries to teach and show how much he takes his jobs seriously he explained why the lock was hard and didnt made a pun about it Thank you LPL!
That is experience making a huge difference. I am very senior in my work and have a very talented team who will come to me with things they struggled with. I have often been able to demonstrate in minutes how to do things they struggled for hours with. They aren't low skill just less experienced. In the past of course I was the less experienced person and I appreciated the people who helped me improve as LPL is with this locksmith. I liked your comment and doubt it was meant in a derogatory manner. I added ths for context in case others do.
I guarantee that nearly every lock he features is picked prior to the video (aside from the few packages he has opened on camera). Once he knows what’s going on, he does it again on camera for a very concise, thought out video. In this case and many others, he had the perfect tensioner and lishi tool available right off camera.
I don’t pick locks, I just like to watch these videos. One thing I’ve always appreciated is that if you pick a lock that someone else couldn’t, you never seem to bash them or their skills. You just offer a matter of fact appraisal, and offer tips that may help. You have a nice instructional touch. Thanks for the channel.
Got my brother a lockpick set for his birthday today. I decided to have a go myself before I put it away for him. The sense of achievement you get from popping the first lock is unreal 😅
So you "got your brother a birthday present but gave it a go before you putting it away for him"? That sure is is polite way of saying you opened his present and played with it 😂🤣 How cheap 🤮
@@mikehunt7419 and I guess you’ve never purchased a toy for your kids and tried it the night before🤔🤔🤔🤔 You are one of those self righteous ppl my mother told me about 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mr. Nate, you have only my respect. One, it takes a big, and humble, man to say, "I need help". Two, it shows character to go looking for that help. And three, to have the wisdom to know the best place to find the correct help, or at least to get pointed in the right direction. If a lock gives LPL a bit of trouble, it foils all but the best. Kudos to both Nate and LPL.
People who are good at what they do have no issue recognizing superior talent. They truly want to find their "betters" in a specific endeavor so they can learn more.
@@bumpsy It seems that people on the internet call out people because they want or need help. People outside the internet usually don't call out people just because they need help.
Nearly 40 years ago, at the tender age of 16, while doing my first year of university, I started my first day working as a very junior lab technician at a research institute. I had travelled thousands of kms from my backwoods country town and the people I was working with were intellectually intimidating to say the least. The experimental scientist that I was working with, noted that I was feeling intimidated and gave me two very simple peices of advice. 1) Most people here are not smarter than you, they just know more than you. 2) Never be afraid to say, "I don't know", it is the beginning of all knowledge.
@@ModSoFenGliScH asking a question is never wrong. Now, a wise man once told me, if you ask the same question twice you aren't learning. Those (the second time) are the stupid questions. Ya know... Unless you're doing something super difficult.
I don't pick locks. I don't really even use locks very often. Nonetheless, I find pretty much every video you make to be fascinating. Thanks for the really interesting videos!
Good lesson: Even if you know a lot, running something by someone else can be very helpful because having a new set of eyes (or hands) can bring a new perspective to it. That hugh set pin one is something LPL only knows about because he's hit that snag before and learned the solution, and that solution can be taken and applied to other problems if they seem similar. That or LPL is just an actual wizard.
Nice video too. Not condescending, no macho wagers on the like, and LPL cites experience with people sending "problem" locks to him which isn't something any locksmith would be expected to have the same experience. Informative, professional, a class act.
I definitely wouldn't say LPL struggled, but that lock put up a valiant if inevitably unsuccessful fight even in his hands. If I were Nate I would probably feel a little bit better right now.
I was stuck in this Civil War Stockade for the past 171 years but thanks to this channel I was able to finally pick that darn confederate padlock. Thanks, LPL
LPL is such the man..and a great teacher. He can display solutions and skills without ever talking down to a person or sounding self centered. Another great episode!
LPL t2p (Time To Pick) probably should be quantized to the nearest 10 seconds. That provides a nice granular scale of just how bad a lock truly that is _much_ easier to read then a fractional LPL time/min. i.e. 1 t2p = < 10 secs = 0.166 LPL/min 2 t2p = < 20 secs = 0.333 LPL/min 3 t2p = < 30 sec = 0.5 LPL/min 4 t2p = < 40 sec = 0.667 LPL/min 5 t2p = < 50 sec = 0.833 LPL/min 6 t2p = < 60 sec = 1 LPL/min Agree that anything below 30 secs is a garbage lock.
Yeah, I brought a gold standard lock so I could insure my electric bike, got home and searched RU-vid and then watched LPL open it in under 16 seconds lol
More than likely never going to pick a lock but always magnetically drawn to watching LPL do so. Exceptionaly interesting and consistent quality videos. Thank you
One of my biggest paranoias when picking a lock is that my tension tool (since I tend to tension from the top) is that my tension tool is making contact with that first pin and holding up by friction. I've learned something new today -- that's not always that bad
I happened upon this channel by complete accident. Watched a video and liked. I actually took up lockpicking to see if I'd be any good at it. I never considered it could be a hobby - I mean what use is there is opening a lock without the key unless you're up to something. Worked on a bunch of old locks of mine and I had a lot of fun. It's like puzzle solving. Hearing that final "click" is just soooo satisfying. This could well be my new hobby.
I had a guy at work as me for bolt cutters because he locked his keys in his locker. Rather than cutting it I picked it and saved him the trouble of getting a new lock. I have also come across several abandoned combination locks that I was able to shim open. One of them had the key in the back and I picked it. (It has 3 pins)
This is why I like this channel, he explains why. I appreciate that. I also liked that since the lock was not normal he re-picked it and then show the issue to help us to understand. I enjoy learning about his knowledge and the different types and kinds of locks. Very informative keep up the good work.
Yes, like how he goes _"sometimes the lock is beyond their skill level, but I don't think that's the case here",_ and that can be seen as a compliment.
Compared to the guy that offered a refund for his kryptonite lock this guy is going places. I have found myself arguing with people about how good you really are. I honestly think you are likely the greatest picker of this generation.
I’ve always been interested in lock picking I was a kid playing with a master lock and a hairpin and accidentally got the thing open I have been interested in trying to pick locks ever since
this is one of those things most people would call bullshit on, but you said master lock, so even if you were lying I'd be certain this story is true for at least 100 people XD
@@ThatGuyRBY it definitely works. I've raked a office drawer in my dad's office with a hairpin and a screwdriver because I saw it on fallout new Vegas. 😆
@@ThatGuyRBY I always have been told that it’s better to be lucky than good. I was five years old it was an old master lock that looked like it was stamp sheet metal with rivets holding it together with a Lionhead on it I assume it was a master lock maybe it was just a cheap lock it was the mid 70s a lot could’ve came from the 50s or the 40s knowing my grandfather he was like a pack rat it was in an old cigar box in the basement and I was playing with it and I’m gonna tell you it was completely dumb luck my uncle was the one that suggested trying to pick it and gave me a hairpinI don’t know what he was doing with the hairpin that may be a question I should ask him
Whenever LPL says "not sure whats holding us up" i know it's only about 3 - 5 seconds until he picks the lock. It's like Lewis saying "I've got no more tires left". You just know there is a fastest lap incoming
Like the Cirque du Soleil tight rope walkers I saw in person and on several videos... They have a planned "fall" or two to increase audience enjoyment but actually do the exact same falls at each show.. Incredible.
I love how he’s never condescending and all about teaching/coaching. Didn’t bash this dude’s skills, but explained actual things to look out for and put into practice. I don’t know a darn thing about picking locks, but this is where I would go to learn. Great video!
And I can vouch for his advice. A high cut pin 1 has fooled me enough times that it's the second item on my "not sure what's holding us up" list. The first item is to ease up on the tension and test each pin again to see if I get feedback. Second Item is "Now... is pin 1... really... set? ".
Yes, I like how he said that the lock picker who sent it in, is not below the skill level for the lock. That he believes in them being skillful enough.
@Joshua Crosby, I'd been trying off and on for a couple of years using the acrylic "training locks" with NO success. I could see everything, but couldn't figure out the problem. Then, I watched a couple of his videos and realized I had no idea how to use the tensioning wrench! After a few videos, and about an hour of working at, with the help of a large, nosy dog, I finally got it open!! From there I was trying to pick locks all over the house. Mixed success. Saving for a couple of things he sells on his other channel!! 🤔👵😂😂🇺🇸
Couldn't even say for sure why I love this channel. Never had to pick a lock but as a mechanic for over 20 years I think it's just so intriguing 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Props to Nate the Certified Locksmith! Nice to share with all of us, and nice to ask for a demo and prompting LPL to explain. Not impressed with many locksmiths who comment on LPL; either come to cast shade or tout questionable non-shared skills of their own. So, yay Nate. And it did seem to me that this took LPL a slightly bit longer (hey everything is relative). And no idea if he tried picking in prep/interest prior to putting the work into making a vid for us.
I literally encountered a locksmith last week who couldn't pick my (self-locking) front door lock, then when I mentioned LPL he instantly cast shade saying "if you look closely there are cuts in the videos." I politely thanked him for his time and will never use that company again.
He's said several times that his process includes opening locks before the video so that he can explain it concisely on camera. LPL has consistently been good about making it clear there's nothing wrong with a locksmith being unable to do what he does, but I can still understand the resentment from some locksmiths. The fanbase here...can get rabid about it. I'm still getting harassing comments from a bike lock video months ago because I said something halfway in defense of the locksmith.
You just explained my struggle with my second ever practice lock. My first was a see-through training lock but my second was some old abus if found lying on the street. I always just assumed I was struggling with it because it was so old but after mentioning the low cut first pin it all "clicked"(heh). Thanks again LPL.
@@KPbICMAH I know there's always some damned houses getting in the way of my precious padlocks...how dare they attach a house to a lock like that...it's just rude...
Abus are usually NOT a good choice for novice pickers. That is, unless you get some of their less robust offerings from Walmart. I started on master locks which as we know are great confidence boosters! Good job though! Picking locks can be tricky at times. But most widely available "common" padlocks can be picked in a minute or two without much trouble. If a lock is giving you problems, try a different tension tool or pick. Sometimes I'll use two different picks on the same lock to speed things up a bit. I Sometimes use a half snowman to rake in a false set then go from there. I consider myself a novice. But I'd be happy to help anyone that asks!
@@SirHeadly84 Yeah had no idea the hurculean task I took on. I still pick that same lock occasionally when I'm bored just to keep the rust off of both the cylinder and my skills.
@@brycehilde7363 I have a Abus 45/40 that I thought was supposed to be difficult because of the name. It rakes right open. I do have 3 "Loto"( Lock Out, Tag Out )master locks that are VERY difficult (cause they should be). But other than that I can take everything else I have. It's a hell of a fun hobby!
Take away message for MasterLock: Always cut the first pin to 0 and most attackers will have trouble picking the lock. Thats maybe more efficient than most of the other things they do... :D
The message for MasterLock is stopping making lock paradoxes. You make force-resistant locks with marshmallow cores and you make plastic-bodied locks with cores containing spools and serrations. How clueless can they be to simply SWAP THEM?!
Thought the same - being a TOTAL amateur and watching the channel for pure passive learning - this seemed the lock offering most resistance. so, set pin one to zero (which I think I understand, not 100% sure) and you have a lock which LPL gives its highest praise „not sure whats holding us up here“. Solved
@@caseylocke4474 I don't know why they don't use more secure cores in their security locks, but it makes sense to use a robust core in the plastic ones used for lockout-tagout systems. You want to make damn sure it's hard to nondestructively remove one of those locks while keeping it easy to destructively remove them on those rare occasions it is required.
Most attackers will just bust it open with a crowbar or cut it with a welding torch. In case both of those are a no go, there's always the option to try the door hinges.
So glad you did this video LPL, I am an amateur picker, I have so far managed to pick almost all the padlocks I've tried, but I cannot get into an identical lock to the one in this video, I even thought it maybe my cheap pick set so I ordered your genesis kit from the USA (I'm in the UK) but it still stays locked! So thanks for the tip, I'll try it again.
Yeah I don't think he's ever roasted people who sent in locks, except for that lock smith who bet money LPL couldn't do it. Honestly he won't roast locks if they straight up say "This is low security", only roasts companies that have the audacity to put "10/10 security" on a lock that can be raked open.
@@Ericbomb so the one that I would be insanely curious about? I would love to know the vibe at Masterlock especially with the folks who are part of the "technical" side of things--R&D etc.
Why not compile a list of little things like this that can frustrate lock pickers? Like installing a lock in such a strange angle that the lockpicker gets tendinitis by the time he's done...
Awkward angle is the best! Make it hard to reach. Make it hard to see. Make it hard to reach in there with both hands, with picking tools, with anything other than the proper key. Make it impossible to get a good angle for a hammer, cutter, grinder, torch. Force thieves to stretch off balance or to kneel uncomfortably in cold nasty muck. Make it take as long as possible for them to defeat the lock.
To be fair, a locksmith and a lockpicker are similar but not the same (my stepbrother is a locksmith, but doesn't know much on picking) kind of like how a baker and a sous chef are similar but you don't have to be good at one to do the other. At the same time... LPL explaining the entire thing twice in 3 minutes and showing the inside of the lock without even opening it? ^_^
LPL is such a great example of how to properly foster a community. Guy gets a lock sent to him by a fan because they were having trouble with it, he figures it out with multiple tools, explains the whole process... chef's kiss
You are definitely a lock picking legend and an awesome teacher. Amazing to watch you do these. Thank you sir for sharing these videos. I’m not even into this type of thing but still enjoy watching. 😂
Actually, it's extremely rare for a burglar to actually pick your lock since: if he has the time, skill and determination to learn lock picking, he most likely already have a good life. Burglar will just take a bolt cutter and cut the lock.
@@Lord_zeel thing is, abus is a low-tier security padlock, incorporating some spools and pin height variations is their clame to fame, and spools actually do take some skill and time to pick
LPL is kind and helpful in his advice. A true gentleman, when it would be easy to gloat, show off, or insult people. If Mr Rogers picked locks, this is how he might do his videos.
I'm very proud of myself that the question I was asking: "Hey, how do you deal with the really steep angle of the hook while setting pin 1" turned out to be the MacGuffin on this particular pick.
That tool you used at the end makes locks easy enough for a child to pick them. They are lock specific & expensive compared to regular picks but they work so well.
This is the first video I watched about lock picking, it’s so simple yet so difficult at the same time, I love it and can’t wait to start this hobby - it’s an art with some science and bam 🔐 Thanks for the videos and I’ll checkout your store site that you mentioned. Cheers.
That is a similar Abus lock to the one that was used to lock up the fire lookout tower that I used to work in. Went up at the beginning of the season one year to open up the tower and found someone had decided to use the lock for target practice. There wasnt much left of the lock (the shots that missed went through the hatch and floor and made a mess of the front of the stove and a shelf.) but the lock was still locked. My coworker used a leatherman tool to reach into the mangled body of the lock and turn it to open it. I can imagine the frustration on the persons face when they wasted all those rounds and couldnt get the lock open.
For me, the soothing voice, the straight-to-point pure and simple video, and of course the god-like skill level that makes you think that there DOES exist on this rotten planet a few people (1 or 2 max) who got their sh*t together. I imagine Saint Peter watching these videos and looking back worryingly at the lock on Heavens' perly gates. Was there ever a "fail" on this channel?
honestly if LPL made and certified his own locks he’d probably win so many awards edit: when i said he should make a lock i meant he should collab with a lock making company for better security. i did not mean he should go get a cnc mill and literally make his own.
I'm not so sure. Maybe he would. Do you do crosswords? My grandma is an authority on the question, in three different languages. At age 92 she's still a very quick solver. She know every trick of the trade. Yet could she make a grid that would be impossible to defeat? Probably not. I myself am a theoretical physicist. My knowledge is technically the same a say and optics engineer. But that knowledge is used differently and involves a different skillset. A good theorician rarely makes a good engineer and vice versa. The same goes for grid making/solving. And it probably goes the same for locksmithing/picking.
@@thenonexistinghero That's exactly my point - he wouldn't be that good a locksmith if he could open his own lock with ease. Though the "inside" knowledge does certainly help. Hence my remark - it's doubtful he could make a good lock himself.
So far, the best protection I found against picking, is the necessity of extreme tension. I have a lock (American Series 600), which have been given to me by a locksmith because, even with the key (which I have), it requires a lot of torque to tension it (I think it's been damaged a little bit, but still works). Even worst, it has spools. So I cannot pick this lock for more than a couple of minutes at a time because my hand becomes tired of tensioning. It's also a fairly large and heavy lock, which add some difficulty to hold it for long period of time. Let alone the counter-rotation, where you have to give some slack, but not too much. I tried to put WD40 in there, but nothing. So far, I never successfully picked it.
@@Ryaninja Yes, but given the weight (and possibly the customs fees, I'm in Canada), I believe it would be expensive. But maybe when I'll have a job, I'll send it. I would be very interested to know how long it would take him to open ^^
@@Freeak6 you shouldn't have any customs fees as no money exchanged hands between you and LPL for the purchase. Therefor you can mark on the package that it has no value. You'd still have to pay for postage though, so good luck with your job hunt and hopefully we'll see this crazy tension lock soon!
American locks can be tricky. Loaded with spools and serrations. I had 3 that I never could pick for over 2 years. So I bought the Lishi tool. First day I got one of the 3 open. Took a couple of months to get the second one open. I ended up with a reverse picking method that I have never seen done before. Instead of raising pins, I started with them all at the top and lowered them, click, it opened. But that 3rd one won't open. I just can't get any feedback. I thought about sending it in but I know he'd pop it in under 2 minutes and I would feel stupider than I do now
@@fauxque5057 Don't feel stupid, everything humanity does is 'standing on the shoulders of giants'. It may be that you need some technique you're not aware of to understand why you can't open the lock, so if you send it in, LPL will probably tell you why you were having trouble, and then you will learn and never be defeated by it again. Providing you're willing to learn, you should never feel stupid for asking for help.
Following this guy for ages with amazement!! And what a hobby, I'm a locksmith and tbh security is an illusion... no matter what it is, if they really want it, they're gna take it. 🍻🤙🏽🇦🇺
I still have this ABUS Lock which I used to protect my bicycle with a chain during the eighties and nineties. Most thieves in the Netherlands specialize in the most common locks on bicycles(AXA). I always install something different on my bike to piss them off. An ABUS ring lock and a König blue chain doing their job since 2008. So far so good.
I still have a lock and chain I used to use to secure a motorcycle. I don't know who made it, but it has no keyhole... Another lock I have uses a long thin half-cylinder for the key, with a number of different angled surfaces on it.
@@Weretyu7777 Yep, I just looked that up - the photos of Abloy Classic keys look just like mine. Dunno where it is currently, but I still have it somewhere. The other lock I mentioned has no keyhole because the key is a magnetic strip.
No. And everyone knows that. But when his videos are so short we DEMAND the absolutely pointless demonstration of it not being a fluke, and since it takes him only a couple of seconds to oblige.. why wouldn't he? :P
This guy is so humble which is one of many reasons I enjoy this channel even though I know nothing about lock picking, well except for the few tips and tricks that I've learned here.
Every time I watch LPL I just sit and laugh at this man's unbelievable skill set. I laugh, shake my head, and enjoy every moment I just watched. I don't think I've ever been disappointed. Love this man.
Yah...WE sit here and enjoy watching... Banks and Jewelers the World over sit and Thank whatever Gods may exist that he's content to sit and make You Tube videos instead of going out there picking the locks and robbing them blind... 😄😁😆😅😂🤣
I was expecting a comment saying: “LPL took more than a minute or 2 to get this open I trust it” But what I don’t trust from this lock is that standard bolt cutters are a thing.
It might be resistant to standard bolt cutters like the padlocks that I use at work, the warehouse guys have to remove the gummed up frozen ones with an angle grinder.
@@MmMerrifield Unfortunately had some thieves cut this exact lock off a trailer a few weeks ago, not sure what they used though and we do have power outlets by the trailers so it could've been a grinder. Manager then says he got some super cut resistant Master Locks and when he unveiled the boron carbide shackle ones that LPL cut with the hydraulic bolt cutters I instantly showed him the video.
You'd do well to remember that some locks are designed to hold doors weaker thant hemselves. You don't need a hardened padlock for a hollowcore door with two eyelets on a weak frame in a single-brick wall (nice description of more storage rooms than I care to remember) . _Any_ brute force attack against _that_ is likely to work - why bother hardening the padlock?
When destructive entry is an option for a thief, you can't stop them from getting in. Period. Harden the lock and they'll break down the door. Harden the door and they'll take it off entirely. If you want something 100% safe that a thief can never get into, you'll never be able to get in yourself either. Locks (and security hardware in general) are designed to make your stuff more difficult than the thief is willing to deal with, so they choose an easier target that isn't you. If they really want YOUR stuff specifically, they'll get it, no matter what, if they are motivated enough and willing to make it obvious they've been there.
After watching like 30 or 40 of your videos, I want to keep watching even more of them lol. I have no plans of ever picking a lock but if I did, I would definitely buy some of your tools and give it a go.
1:13 to open the lock is a really long time for LPL on a standard security pinned lock. So the sender of the lock shouldn't feel too bad and we all learned to watch out for a high #1 pin causing trouble.
I just can't stop myself from appreciating the guy sending the lock not blowing his own ego, just genuinly recognizes LPL for his skills being greater than his own. That is wisdom. He just wanna see it done😅 love it
The combination of "traditional" picking and the use of a Lishi tool in this video is *fantastic*. Really gives the video more than using either technique alone.