Antique Desk Locks & Keys ~ Discussing the different types, key making & lock repairing 

Yep i really like those old locks. when i was in single digits, i was trusted with the house key so i could come home from school and do my home work before my mom got home. She would tie the key around my neck like "dog tags" so i would not loose it. The key looked very much like the old keys you had in your video. thanks very much for sharing. (brought back some good memories)

How to open this type of lock without keys

I bought an antique china cabinet from a guy that said now don't lose the key. I thought to myself I'm not going to do that!. Well, I lost it.I'm so mad at my self for not duct taping it to the top until after I moved it.Guess I'll try picking it.

Love the old-school locks, thanks! Klein tools, good choice.

How do you know which replacement key to get for an old dresser lock? The key I have didn't come with the dresser and doesn't open or close the lock :/

I have an antique item that has a locked drawer. I had a key made for another drawer on the item, but of course it doesn't work. It's a barrel lock with bits (sure about barrel, not sure about bit part). Any suggestions for how to get it open/pick the lock?

Great video as always Jason, thanks for sharing this. Do you have a product # for the Klein clippers you started showing at 7:50? Looked pretty useful 😊

Where I can buy an old key

How much are they worth

Ok,... So just send me that goldish colored key you picked up first. It looks just like the one I lost. Thanks

I have two antiques keys,who i call to seller?

Thanks to this video I got into an old locked cabinet I haven't been able to get into for many years and found something I looked for for just as many years that I thought was lost and I just cried of joy! Thank you!!

I have a secretary desk that belong to my grandmother. It has a lock on it that the key has to have a shaft. I had a key to a almar that's like that and I put it in there and it turns the lock but it won't open it is a door that just comes up at an angle and locks and then it opens up to make a disc well I got to noticing someone has put deep marks in it trying to pry it open so I assumed they had a key to that wouldn't open it so they try to pry it open while they turn the key there are four or five round deep marks in it where they had a screwdriver up in there trying to pry it open. Do the locks go bad? If so what does one do? There is stuff inside that desk and it hasn't been opened in decades. There's no telling what's in there. I bet it's been 50 years since anybody's had it open or longer. When I open the drawer, thanking the drawer may have to be open for the lock to work the stuff that was in the drawer was very old.

Also, video corrupts around 13:18 with static in the audio and a frozen video.

old key, old tempo

i have a antique cabinet lock and the bolt flops in and out and there is no resistance does that mean the spring is broken ? it has two plates and the 3 sides are open

Where do I get blanks from online?

I have bought a house and the doors have no keys I also bought an antique drawer and it doesn't have keys..the seller gooled me that he will vome with keys but now I don't know how to find a key that works.

Wish I could take a picture of them but I have the Exact same keys you have. The one in the top left. The thin one with the two holes resembling eyes lol. I've been looking for someone who can give me some information about my keys.

Hi from NZ I am a Furniture refinisher & have an antique Oak cabinet with doors that are locked & no key. A barrel key is required, I tried many but won’t work. Any advice you could give me that would help to open? Thanx

I need to get some keys made for all of our furniture and doors. Interior, but I still just want keys.

Was there a manufacturer called L Haco who made Cremone type of cabinet locks?

I love all the silver keys

hello iv got a chest of drawers and the looks need cleaning out but there is no screw's holding the lock in at all,how do i remove them please

I have this obsession with skeleton keys and locks...is there a name for it? :)

Do you have any suggestions for opening a wood hinged and two drawer medium size jewelry box from 1972 that is locked and we have lost the small key for it? We remember it being a small barrel style skeleton key? Do you have any suggestions or help you can provide to us?

Hi, i have the key. But, the "stem" in the lock has snapped off. What can be done? It is for an antique dining sideboard.

Seriously Bud, I really need your help. Please email me.

I have a solid copper lock that has copper hinges with it and a face for another lock. It's missing pieces and the lever is broke off. I need help on how it is supposed to look so I can fix it. Where should I go for help? It looks like cast iron only copper

love your video. I'm probably the only locksmith in Honolulu who still make those keys for locks like that.

Great video! Thank you so much for teaching me about barrel keys.

Good video Jason, I love it , very informative,!!! Jeff Warthan Locksmith LLC

What supplier do you use to get those blanks?

I am looking for 2 replacement locks 2" wide half mortise dovetail locks any suggestions?

I have old goan Portuguese. It is 14.5 cm long

Good job, I hate flash.

I have a lock that goes to a computer cabinet and lost it and its locked

What were you saying you might do and then said it wasnt necessary and would save the customer some money?

Good video Jason, Very informative I love them; Keep them coming ; Do you sell Locksmith supplies ? Jeff Warthan Locksmith LLC

I have two pieces of furniture from an estate sale that are locked. Any suggestions on how to open without destroying them?

How difficult would it be to make a lock to match a specific key?

I still can't open my old bookcase door and the key is identical to the ones you have on the video. It was locked for safety while in storage for three months , but the key no longer fits the lock now, so it's stuck shut. It's almost like the barrel of the key keeps getting pushed out again by a spring. I'm tearing my hair out.