Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Tools of the Trade Chapter 2: Spooled/Mushroom Pin Tumbler Locks Chapter 3: Radial Pin Tumbler Locks Chapter 4: Multiple Row Pin Tumbler Locks Chapter 5: Topless Chisel Pin Side-bar Locks Chapter 6: Mushroom Chisel Pin Side-bar Locks Chapter 7: Spooled/Mushroom Multiple Row Side-bar Locks Chapter 8: Isolated Keyed Tumbler Locks Chapter 9: Keyed Disc Tumbler Locks Chapter 10: Electronic Key Locks Chapter 11: Electronic Combination Locks Conclusion Bibliography

About the Author

Steven Hampton became interested in locks and electronics at an early age. At 14 he acquired a set of U.S. Air Force electronic training manuals and began building various transistor circuits by scalping radios and junkyard TVs. At 17 he was making his own lockpicks and was considered a master lockpicker, and by the time he was 18 he'd invented the magnetic padlock, which is still on the market today. After a stint in the navy, he studied digital electronics and worked in many technical fields. He also became interested in the martial arts, studying Tibetan White Crane kung fu, jujitsu and wing chun.