Hahahahaha that’s how all hobbies start off. Next thing you know you have a dedicated toolbox then two toolboxes, before you know it you take over a room, basement, garage, or a dedicated shed
They're good for gardening. Like making plant box liners and edge protectors. ...oh and you can paint in them to make your own signs too. They stand up to weather quite well. ...oh yeah, also useful to line the bed of your truck to stop it getting scratched.
2020 was a pretty terrible year ushering in a lot of things that will surely play into the downfall of humanity. Cheesy video editing effects is very high on that list.
I just snapped my first sparrows pick. It was my short hook and after 2 years, 100s and 100s of opens and loads of videos it finally gave in and snapped. But definitely a good run with 2 years of use. 👍🤘🖖🍻
@darkartslockpicking Sparrows have in the past, had some issue with movement on their cutting set-up, which can put a notch in the shaft, that concentrates the stress and breaks the pick really quickly. They also don’t orient them in my experience, so the high yield 301 is made to amplify the breakage probability. Position the blank coil set grain, against your natural picking bend and it’ll 10x the life of your picks.
I've only snapped two bought picks so far, but I'm always bending and breaking the ones I make to experiment with. Some locks are just 'pick eaters' and I don't want to risk my favourite sparrows picks getting broken in those, so I file down the cheap Chinese ones (that come with the perspex padlocks) and they work well, but break really easily as they're too hard.
@@penfold7800 The secure pro Chinese pick sets are amazingly good for workhorse picks, the cost like £3 and are actually well dimensioned and made from good steel.
You always have the best giveaways. Also some of the most in depth explanation on how locks and mechanisms work. Watching you got me into this hobby. Keep up the good work.
Happy Retirement Bill! I hope you know how many people you got into the lockpicking sport. I just started out myself and will enjoy catching up on your channel. Enjoy your next adventures! Thank you for everything!
This is very reassuring Bill thanks 👍 I've only been picking for 3 years and mostly second hand pin tumblers but I recently snapped my most cherished sparrow on my own door which could have been sorted with some micra. I was trying to show off to my wife, who is still berating me for the number of locks and pick sets I've been playing with. PS I'm EMS in the UK where we normally use the Fire Service to gain entry to patients which usually involves them busting the door, if YT had a speedial function you'd be my #2 some of the stubborn oldies here still have beautiful old school doors and locks. You're an international public service big man 👍
Ok, I don't feel so bad that I have bent almost all of my hooks opening locks with spools. You guys make it look so easy, that I thought I was just lousy as picking and being too rough on my tools.. Now I wont feel so guilty about buying new picks. Thanks.
Try tension in reverse, what i mean is hold slight pressure on the pin while slowly releasing tension on the wrench until you feel the spool go up just enough to tension back into the your false set then work on the next pin that's giving feedback, cool thing i noticed about spools is it doesnt take alot of tension if barely any to hold it where you're at, also gotta keep loose tension to feel which ones giving feedback
Thank you for such an educational channel! I appreciate your method of teaching and you taking the time away from life to share your hobby with us all! Best wishes.
Thanks for keeping it real Bill, been picking for about 8 months now, broke my first psx 14 set learning and I do like you said, follow the sales and stock up when the getting is good. Thanks for getting me into locksport, it's been highly therapeutic for me over the last year!
Towards the end, after saying "and that's everything in my toolbox..." I was hoping you'd follow that with "and that will be this week's giveaway!" 🤣 (A guy can dream)
Ah, there's nothing like watching someone showing the tools of their hobby especially when it's well organized. When he finished I'm bettin' some of you were hoping he was gonna say, "This will be the weekend giveaway."
"this is where I keep my spare picks." Pulls out three manufacturer's warehouses worth of stock. me: I don't feel like I've spent too much money on lock picking now. THANKS BILL!
Jensen tool boxes are not made from ABS. ABS would not work well for a tool box as it is too brittle. Instead, they are in fact made from rotational moulded polyethylene (the same material as clear plastic bags) which is very impact resistant.
Great video, I don’t feel so bad about breaking a pick now and again. I haven’t broken a pick in a long time using the theory of staying within the picks elasticity range (metal returning to its original shape after deformation) if you pass this range or pressure on the pick you’re toast, the metal will take on its new deformed shape also known as plasticity, now that the pick has an altered form it will be weak and begin the process of slowly snapping. This technique unfortunately means applying less pressure to the pins than you want to or need to at times. If you are a beginner putting together your first set I would recommend selecting a brand of pick that you can easily replace all of the individual picks in your set - sparrows is generally great at this.
Holy Crap! Bill, ever calculate the $$$ value of that pile??? Truly amazing as well as impressive. The Master Jedi of the lock sport community. Keep on keeping on. Cheers!
I now and then pop a lock to help or impress a friend... Your lock picking collection looks like the room I have for fixing computers and electronics. lol
I don’t know if you know this @bosnianbill but the steel most pick makers use, is rolled 301 high yield. After many years of working with it and supplying the locksport community in the UK and beyond, I’ve found an interesting Achilles heel. Firstly as we know, all rolled commercial picks and blanks, have coil set, which means they have ideal strength/resistance to deformation in one direction, but are very weak in the other and will readily bend. Most pick makers, do not orient their blanks, so it’s pot luck, whether your picking style compliments or ruins the pick. If you pick in the wrong direction, it will easily bend and go through many fatigue cycles and break prematurely. If you position it rightly, it will last a huge amount longer. This is why in the UK, those that supply pickmaker blanks, mark every blank, denoting where the left side should be and the tip. Secondly, and this is the interesting bit. Rolled steel exhibits a major problem if handled improperly. Never, ever, twang or ping a pick blank or bought pick shaft. This has some kind of annealing effect, ruining the blank in one stress spot and turning it from a spring steel blank, into a kinked piece if scrap, which will definitely break in the region of the kink. You can see this in a blank, if you reflect the light off it and change the angle of view, you’ll see the obvious kink and it is now ruined. It takes very light plucking to do this, so never shock your picks, they’ll die prematurely and cost you a lot more. I might do a pick makers vid about this behaviour, because it’ll save locksporters a heap of money and stop their picks bending.💪🥰🤣❤️
I've got a similar setup. I keep the 4 or 5 picks that I made out of old handheld bandsaw blades and a bunch of wiper insert in an old cup. I don't have a divider in there, though, so I guess your setup is a tad nicer.
Man you have such an array of quality picks and tools! Im a beginner but i hope to one day build up a decent collection of quality equipment too! Love the channel and such helpful content 👏
Damn, severe lock pick envy going on over here! When the hook drawer opened, my eyes went straight to that Ratyoke 🤤 Love these types of videos, thanks as always Bill!
LOL!!! How coincidental! I've been (because of finding Bosnian Bill's videos) into Locksport for about 5 years now, taking a 1 year break until recently. The first pick I ever broke, was a Southord City Rake. Second pick I broke, was one of the King/Queen duo, from a chinese set. That's it so far. Just 2 broken picks. And I know why. Until recently, I was a horrible SPP picker. That's because I wasn't leveraging my picks off of the warding, or the bottom of the keyway when I could have been. I was lifting the pin with the strength of my wrist and fingers only. When I realized I can "pry" or "fulcrum" the pins, using a ledge of some kind, I started breezing thru SC1 keyways, as well as other types. I expect to start breaking more picks starting soon!
I dribbled coffee on myself when I saw all the picks. I love picking locks. For me it is a relaxing hobby? sport? Whatever you want to call it. I was going somewhere with this comment but that thought ran away. Thank you Bill for showing us your collection of picks and for all the videos, information, laughs, and for the very kind give aways you have done. Forgetting what I wanted to say is going to bother me all day now or until something shiny catches my eye.
Metal fatigue/work (cold) hardening. Needs tempering? You metal wizards - describe the process of heating, acquiring the original form, and then hardening and tempering. It can be done.. We break or discard things that can be saved.
@@BlurbFish not so much a word salad as there is a point or question within it. He's just asking about something he knows little about and it needs some translating. What he wants to know is if there is anything that can be done to halt or reverse the metal fatigue to increase the life of the picks. He thinks it's a waste to throw so much stuff away instead of fixing it. He's asking if hear treatment will work. Of course the answer is yes and maybe. It depends on what the material is, how far along the fatigue is, and how much time, effort and money someone is willing to invest. Here is something talking about the process of normalizing metal. I think you can do it to some degree with a hammer too like when working body panels for a car.
That's quite a collection you have that case you have is real nice I think you said you got it on Ebay I need to review the video again to verify it.Thank you for showing us how you have every thing organized ,I am amazed at all your gear, I think I could maybe fill one of you partitions that you made with what I have, at least I dont fill bad breaking a pick or two Thanks once again Steve
Dang it! Was struggling with a Wilson Bohannon so I searched out one of your old WB videos. It recommended using more tension than I was using so I went to work. Broke my Bogata right after watching this broken pick video. Lol. I guess I was definitely trying hard enough.
I cannot figure out how you came up with "Bosnianbill", but I love your and LPL's videos. Started picking myself because of you guys. Anyway, greetings and all the best from Bosnia!
I remember my first bent pick, an HPC hook I was devastated. The pick that broke, was a mini hook I had made from stainless steel--an old knife. It must have overheated, but it was a good lesson. Picks break. I don't feel bad anymore.
Super video Bill, I always wondered what I would need and for someone new to locksport this was really interesting and insightful ,thank you. I know what's going on my birthday list.
The envy, that collection is spectacular... I have to make all my own picks XD Too broke consistently to afford to buy picks, but that being said, I do love it.
Everyone tells beginners like me that their picks are bending / breaking because of too much tension. I've been picking for two months and was feeling terribly discouraged because I broke a cheap Amazon hook my first week and reduced the curve on a Multipick PN06 (it's STILL my go-to pick because I seem to like shallow hooks). This guy knows what he is doing and he breaks more hooks in a week than I own, so I'm not going to feel so bad.
watching some Bill's vids where he is bullying those locks, bow bending Multipicks has always been painfull painfull for me. just last week i broke my first pick, even tho i've only been picking for over a month.after watching sooooo many reviews i choose Sparrows, they do SSDEV in 25 and 15 plus for MonstrumXXL you can buy replacements. i personally belive that there isnt a company on market right now, that can beat Sparrows quality and most of all prices. Bill thank you Sir for your part in keeping locksport community going. 👍👍👍
"We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls. Not that we needed all that for the trip, but once you get locked into a serious [lock picking] collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can."
Have you ever tried annealing picks? I'm assuming they are taking on a set because they have been work-hardened. I guess, probably, the plastic might melt unless you use a copper heatsink or something. Maybe this would be a use for one of those cheap, Chinese induction heater DIY projects.
I have read about this in an old guide to homemade picks. It described a process to be done in a home oven. I don't really know what kind of heat would be needed. I'm sure this guide was intended for the budget-minded DIY-er, or to recover a pick that was ground too hot during its creation.
Everyone breaks picks, when I first started I couldn’t really afford to buy commercial picks, so I made picks from windshield wiper insert, I had a hook that I really loved, and I was able to get into quite a few locks, then one day I put way to much tension on a lock and I tried to force a pin and broke my pick, I did later make a really nice short hook that worked absolutely flawlessly, I could get into so many locks, I still have it and it’s a great pick. Every beginner will break a pick, and later as you learn you will start to realize you don’t need a ton of tension and you also don’t need to apply a ton of force on your pick.
If you are a beginner breaking picks, you are using too much force, and/or are using bad picks. Hooks should not bend if they are well made of strong metal and appropriate force is used. The pile of broken rake tips in the video is typical of bad rake design. Rakes with shaft to tip consistent tapering width are much less prone to breaking. A city rake isn't even a real rake, it is a lifter that hopes to match the bitting of the lock, and is not designed to rake a lock. Expert pickers using very thin picks on high security locks are more likely to bend and break picks, because those picks are more delicate by necessity. Beginners should focus on learning to be gentle with their tools.
4 years of picking lot of good/high security locks, 2 kits (Sparrows Ssdev 0.023/0.015 and few multipick) never bent or broke a single pick. By Picking euro-style (with pins facing up) it's easier to interprete subtle feedback and be precise, instead of going heavy handed and hammering tools in the keyway. Yeah I'm not considering damaging lot of tools as normal :)
Wow, Bill you are awesome and have every tool known to man! Also weapons that I would love to have as well! Great review and truly even better giveaway! Keep up the truly best giveaways on TH-cam!
Maybe they acknowledged that it was thier fault at manufacturing. It's good that they replaced yours with no argument. That's good customer retention, sadly quite rare these days.
@@penfold7800 it is indeed getting rare. Lockpickworld is awesome. I've probably spent close to $6-800 with them in the last year or so. Lol. I blame BB and LPL for finding me a new hobby. Puzzles were getting to redundant so locks are the ultimate puzzle. Still got a lot to learn but having fun and started collecting and actually bought a few of his ebay sales.
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Bill's Budget is slightly higher than mine. I was proud of my tool collection until he showed his off.
yep - definitely some pick envy going on here.
If i was robbing his house, i would not go for the jewelry. I think that one container could buy you a house in some parts of the world ^^
That line also works without the word "collection".
Hobbyist vs professional...
This hobby is way more involved than I thought when I started. Hopefully I can build up my competence and collection!
I agree. I started thinking it would be cheap and fun, but buying locks to keep getting better is not cheap.
I think you're confusing hobby with occupation.
You don't have to have tool boxes full of gear to have a hobby. You do to have an occupation.
@@bLackmarketRadio there probably isn't a locksmith on the planet with that many picks,the joys of patreon
Any hobby I have tried in the past seems simple until you get into it - then it becomes expensive as you always want better tools kit etc
Hahahahaha that’s how all hobbies start off. Next thing you know you have a dedicated toolbox then two toolboxes, before you know it you take over a room, basement, garage, or a dedicated shed
I also used to confiscate realtor signs that appeared outside of my house - mysteriously they eventually stopped putting them there for some reason...
They're good for gardening. Like making plant box liners and edge protectors. ...oh and you can paint in them to make your own signs too. They stand up to weather quite well. ...oh yeah, also useful to line the bed of your truck to stop it getting scratched.
Best wishes on retirement Bill, it’s hard to pick a favorite video. All of your videos are gems.
I feel there should have been a bright white light and Angels singing when Bill opened the chest.
2020 was a pretty terrible year ushering in a lot of things that will surely play into the downfall of humanity. Cheesy video editing effects is very high on that list.
@@___Eldritch you don't have to be such a downer
I just snapped my first sparrows pick. It was my short hook and after 2 years, 100s and 100s of opens and loads of videos it finally gave in and snapped. But definitely a good run with 2 years of use. 👍🤘🖖🍻
@darkartslockpicking Sparrows have in the past, had some issue with movement on their cutting set-up, which can put a notch in the shaft, that concentrates the stress and breaks the pick really quickly. They also don’t orient them in my experience, so the high yield 301 is made to amplify the breakage probability. Position the blank coil set grain, against your natural picking bend and it’ll 10x the life of your picks.
I've only snapped two bought picks so far, but I'm always bending and breaking the ones I make to experiment with. Some locks are just 'pick eaters' and I don't want to risk my favourite sparrows picks getting broken in those, so I file down the cheap Chinese ones (that come with the perspex padlocks) and they work well, but break really easily as they're too hard.
@@penfold7800 The secure pro Chinese pick sets are amazingly good for workhorse picks, the cost like £3 and are actually well dimensioned and made from good steel.
That was weeks ago, didn't you ring that support number I gave you, for broken lock picks.?
Nobody was asking about broken picks. Bill just wanted to show off his newly organized tool box
Always generous, thanks bill. You do alot more for the locksport community than you realize. Fingers crossed on an amazing giveaway!!
You always have the best giveaways. Also some of the most in depth explanation on how locks and mechanisms work. Watching you got me into this hobby. Keep up the good work.
Great video, the only way not to break picks is to not use them!
have a great day!!
Happy Retirement Bill! I hope you know how many people you got into the lockpicking sport. I just started out myself and will enjoy catching up on your channel. Enjoy your next adventures! Thank you for everything!
This is very reassuring Bill thanks 👍 I've only been picking for 3 years and mostly second hand pin tumblers but I recently snapped my most cherished sparrow on my own door which could have been sorted with some micra. I was trying to show off to my wife, who is still berating me for the number of locks and pick sets I've been playing with.
PS I'm EMS in the UK where we normally use the Fire Service to gain entry to patients which usually involves them busting the door, if YT had a speedial function you'd be my #2 some of the stubborn oldies here still have beautiful old school doors and locks. You're an international public service big man 👍
Ok, I don't feel so bad that I have bent almost all of my hooks opening locks with spools. You guys make it look so easy, that I thought I was just lousy as picking and being too rough on my tools.. Now I wont feel so guilty about buying new picks. Thanks.
Try tension in reverse, what i mean is hold slight pressure on the pin while slowly releasing tension on the wrench until you feel the spool go up just enough to tension back into the your false set then work on the next pin that's giving feedback, cool thing i noticed about spools is it doesnt take alot of tension if barely any to hold it where you're at, also gotta keep loose tension to feel which ones giving feedback
Love the toolbox and am impressed by the organization. It’s awesome you give this stuff away Bill!
Thank you for such an educational channel! I appreciate your method of teaching and you taking the time away from life to share your hobby with us all! Best wishes.
Thanks for keeping it real Bill, been picking for about 8 months now, broke my first psx 14 set learning and I do like you said, follow the sales and stock up when the getting is good. Thanks for getting me into locksport, it's been highly therapeutic for me over the last year!
So organized and awesome... thanks so much for sharing! One of my favorite videos thus far.
Thanks Bill, Good Luck on your next journey in life!
Holy Toledo!! Wow. I think I need to rehydrate. Am I the only person that drooled during the entire video? BosnianBill is my Hero.
Empty your canteen, take 800mg of vitamin I and put on dry socks.
That's a superb giveaway!
Love the deal you got on that drawer chest and how you repurposed the realtor sign as dividers. Very nice video, BB.
Towards the end, after saying "and that's everything in my toolbox..." I was hoping you'd follow that with "and that will be this week's giveaway!" 🤣 (A guy can dream)
LOL ROFH. Imagine the fights over that.
This video is simply great, and the work/help you do for beginners is amazing. Love your vids.
Thanks Bill, you are the one that got me into lockpicking, have a nice retirement
Ah, there's nothing like watching someone showing the tools of their hobby especially when it's well organized.
When he finished I'm bettin' some of you were hoping he was gonna say, "This will be the weekend giveaway."
Kinda! I only have 3 picks and a tensioner and I've made them all myself with just a file. It's a lot of work :u
Thank you for years of awesome videos!
"this is where I keep my spare picks."
Pulls out three manufacturer's warehouses worth of stock.
me: I don't feel like I've spent too much money on lock picking now. THANKS BILL!
Damn Bill. You can't embrace us with your collection like that.
Jensen tool boxes are not made from ABS. ABS would not work well for a tool box as it is too brittle. Instead, they are in fact made from rotational moulded polyethylene (the same material as clear plastic bags) which is very impact resistant.
I’m just starting with lock picking, I’ve just ordered a few picks to replace my 20$ Amazon set and I’m only picking a few pin tumbler padlocks.
Great video, I don’t feel so bad about breaking a pick now and again.
I haven’t broken a pick in a long time using the theory of staying within the picks elasticity range (metal returning to its original shape after deformation) if you pass this range or pressure on the pick you’re toast, the metal will take on its new deformed shape also known as plasticity, now that the pick has an altered form it will be weak and begin the process of slowly snapping. This technique unfortunately means applying less pressure to the pins than you want to or need to at times.
If you are a beginner putting together your first set I would recommend selecting a brand of pick that you can easily replace all of the individual picks in your set - sparrows is generally great at this.
Holy Crap! Bill, ever calculate the $$$ value of that pile??? Truly amazing as well as impressive. The Master Jedi of the lock sport community. Keep on keeping on. Cheers!
Always staying honest. Gotta love it.
I now and then pop a lock to help or impress a friend... Your lock picking collection looks like the room I have for fixing computers and electronics. lol
Thank you for your time, and videos! Learning to use the Covert Companion.
I don’t know if you know this @bosnianbill but the steel most pick makers use, is rolled 301 high yield. After many years of working with it and supplying the locksport community in the UK and beyond, I’ve found an interesting Achilles heel. Firstly as we know, all rolled commercial picks and blanks, have coil set, which means they have ideal strength/resistance to deformation in one direction, but are very weak in the other and will readily bend. Most pick makers, do not orient their blanks, so it’s pot luck, whether your picking style compliments or ruins the pick. If you pick in the wrong direction, it will easily bend and go through many fatigue cycles and break prematurely. If you position it rightly, it will last a huge amount longer. This is why in the UK, those that supply pickmaker blanks, mark every blank, denoting where the left side should be and the tip. Secondly, and this is the interesting bit. Rolled steel exhibits a major problem if handled improperly. Never, ever, twang or ping a pick blank or bought pick shaft. This has some kind of annealing effect, ruining the blank in one stress spot and turning it from a spring steel blank, into a kinked piece if scrap, which will definitely break in the region of the kink. You can see this in a blank, if you reflect the light off it and change the angle of view, you’ll see the obvious kink and it is now ruined. It takes very light plucking to do this, so never shock your picks, they’ll die prematurely and cost you a lot more. I might do a pick makers vid about this behaviour, because it’ll save locksporters a heap of money and stop their picks bending.💪🥰🤣❤️
Thumbs up for turning a realtor's board in to toolbox partitions that's hilarious
Bill’s been hard at work! Give that man a raise.
Don't say this often enough.. Nice Box!
Total legend. Thanks kind sir
Gimme! A set put together by THE BosnianBill! I want it!
Don’t we all
I've got a similar setup.
I keep the 4 or 5 picks that I made out of old handheld bandsaw blades and a bunch of wiper insert in an old cup. I don't have a divider in there, though, so I guess your setup is a tad nicer.
Nice box. Thanks for the show and tell Bill 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you for all the knowledge
I am EXCEPTIONALLY jealous of that toolbox and it's contents...
Man you have such an array of quality picks and tools! Im a beginner but i hope to one day build up a decent collection of quality equipment too! Love the channel and such helpful content 👏
Jesus. What a cache of tools. You could break into Fort Knox with all that gear!
Um. I think his name's Bill
Damn, severe lock pick envy going on over here! When the hook drawer opened, my eyes went straight to that Ratyoke 🤤 Love these types of videos, thanks as always Bill!
Thank you. This video came at a great time because I just broke my first rake and I was feeling pretty terrible
I couldn't find a drooling emoticon awww! this video really deserves a few drooling emoticons.
LOL!!! How coincidental! I've been (because of finding Bosnian Bill's videos) into Locksport for about 5 years now, taking a 1 year break until recently. The first pick I ever broke, was a Southord City Rake. Second pick I broke, was one of the King/Queen duo, from a chinese set. That's it so far. Just 2 broken picks. And I know why. Until recently, I was a horrible SPP picker. That's because I wasn't leveraging my picks off of the warding, or the bottom of the keyway when I could have been. I was lifting the pin with the strength of my wrist and fingers only. When I realized I can "pry" or "fulcrum" the pins, using a ledge of some kind, I started breezing thru SC1 keyways, as well as other types. I expect to start breaking more picks starting soon!
Oh my what a great tool box Thank you bill great stuff
Wow 👏. Amazing amount of gear Bill. That's just making me salivate. Thank you for sharing.
I dribbled coffee on myself when I saw all the picks. I love picking locks. For me it is a relaxing hobby? sport? Whatever you want to call it. I was going somewhere with this comment but that thought ran away. Thank you Bill for showing us your collection of picks and for all the videos, information, laughs, and for the very kind give aways you have done. Forgetting what I wanted to say is going to bother me all day now or until something shiny catches my eye.
Thanks for sharing the behind scenes of the tools of the trade.
Metal fatigue/work (cold) hardening. Needs tempering? You metal wizards - describe the process of heating, acquiring the original form, and then hardening and tempering. It can be done.. We break or discard things that can be saved.
This is word salad.
@@BlurbFish not so much a word salad as there is a point or question within it. He's just asking about something he knows little about and it needs some translating.
What he wants to know is if there is anything that can be done to halt or reverse the metal fatigue to increase the life of the picks. He thinks it's a waste to throw so much stuff away instead of fixing it. He's asking if hear treatment will work.
Of course the answer is yes and maybe. It depends on what the material is, how far along the fatigue is, and how much time, effort and money someone is willing to invest.
Here is something talking about the process of normalizing metal. I think you can do it to some degree with a hammer too like when working body panels for a car.
Great video and the most amazing giveaway ever. So generous. Also great to see that Bill isn't afraid to say he breaks picks, as do we all.
Super impressive tools and toolbox!!
That's quite a collection you have that case you have is real nice I think you said you got it on Ebay I need to review the video again to verify it.Thank you for showing us how you have every thing organized ,I am amazed at all your gear, I think I could maybe fill one of you partitions that you made with what I have, at least I dont fill bad breaking a pick or two Thanks once again Steve
That's a well organised lock pick tool box. I have a fraction of those picks and the Mrs complains I buy far too many 🤣
Dang it! Was struggling with a Wilson Bohannon so I searched out one of your old WB videos. It recommended using more tension than I was using so I went to work. Broke my Bogata right after watching this broken pick video. Lol. I guess I was definitely trying hard enough.
Great to see your broken picks and even cooler to see that tool box! 🤤🤤🤤
Love the content! I’m a automotive locksmith and would love to get into residential and commercial lock picking.
I cannot figure out how you came up with "Bosnianbill", but I love your and LPL's videos. Started picking myself because of you guys. Anyway, greetings and all the best from Bosnia!
He lived there.....
Super cool look at the tool chest! Very nice!
I remember my first bent pick, an HPC hook I was devastated. The pick that broke, was a mini hook I had made from stainless steel--an old knife. It must have overheated, but it was a good lesson. Picks break. I don't feel bad anymore.
Haha I love the reuse of the realtor sign
Loving the toolbox. Now on the lookout for one.
Super video Bill, I always wondered what I would need and for someone new to locksport this was really interesting and insightful ,thank you.
I know what's going on my birthday list.
Fantastic giveaway .Cheers Bill .Good luck all.
What a fantastic giveaway regardless of level of your picking, will compliment any picking kit you already have. Nice one BB
The envy, that collection is spectacular... I have to make all my own picks XD
Too broke consistently to afford to buy picks, but that being said, I do love it.
Next time I feel like I have a lock picking problem I'm just going to watch this over to remind me it could be worse
That bump key ring is amazing!
I just had a rake snap like you showed @ 2:40 in the video and it was super frustrating when it happened to me luckily I had a spare
Everyone tells beginners like me that their picks are bending / breaking because of too much tension. I've been picking for two months and was feeling terribly discouraged because I broke a cheap Amazon hook my first week and reduced the curve on a Multipick PN06 (it's STILL my go-to pick because I seem to like shallow hooks). This guy knows what he is doing and he breaks more hooks in a week than I own, so I'm not going to feel so bad.
You the man Stan!!
Happy retirement Bosnian Bill!
Enjoy your retirement, much love from the midwest!
omg im drooling look at all those wonderful tools!
Drawer 1 "these are the ones I break often"
Drawer 2 through Drawer 50 "and this I rarely use"
I'm the same way bill.
watching some Bill's vids where he is bullying those locks, bow bending Multipicks has always been painfull painfull for me.
just last week i broke my first pick, even tho i've only been picking for over a month.after watching sooooo many reviews i choose Sparrows, they do SSDEV in 25 and 15 plus for MonstrumXXL you can buy replacements. i personally belive that there isnt a company on market right now, that can beat Sparrows quality and most of all prices.
Bill thank you Sir for your part in keeping locksport community going. 👍👍👍
"We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls.
Not that we needed all that for the trip, but once you get locked into a serious [lock picking] collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can."
I have never yet gotten to use a worm or a bogota rake and would be more than happy to take any number of extras off your hands.
Have you ever tried annealing picks? I'm assuming they are taking on a set because they have been work-hardened. I guess, probably, the plastic might melt unless you use a copper heatsink or something. Maybe this would be a use for one of those cheap, Chinese induction heater DIY projects.
I have read about this in an old guide to homemade picks. It described a process to be done in a home oven. I don't really know what kind of heat would be needed. I'm sure this guide was intended for the budget-minded DIY-er, or to recover a pick that was ground too hot during its creation.
An organised toolbox shows an organised mind, very neat I must say ;-)
Happy retirement, Bill!
Everyone breaks picks, when I first started I couldn’t really afford to buy commercial picks, so I made picks from windshield wiper insert, I had a hook that I really loved, and I was able to get into quite a few locks, then one day I put way to much tension on a lock and I tried to force a pin and broke my pick, I did later make a really nice short hook that worked absolutely flawlessly, I could get into so many locks, I still have it and it’s a great pick. Every beginner will break a pick, and later as you learn you will start to realize you don’t need a ton of tension and you also don’t need to apply a ton of force on your pick.
When Bill says ‘these picks will probably be buried with me’ ... sounds like he is planning a dramatic escape !
I can’t say why but my favorite pick is the Deforest Diamond and that’s why it was the first pick I made and owned.
If you are a beginner breaking picks, you are using too much force, and/or are using bad picks. Hooks should not bend if they are well made of strong metal and appropriate force is used. The pile of broken rake tips in the video is typical of bad rake design. Rakes with shaft to tip consistent tapering width are much less prone to breaking. A city rake isn't even a real rake, it is a lifter that hopes to match the bitting of the lock, and is not designed to rake a lock.
Expert pickers using very thin picks on high security locks are more likely to bend and break picks, because those picks are more delicate by necessity. Beginners should focus on learning to be gentle with their tools.
Wow Bill ,cool show us it again in six months time ,see if it stays that tidy.
"And over here, I have an extra Multipick Elite set." Holy Jesus, I thought I had the lockpicking bug bad. That's a helluva toolbox.
4 years of picking lot of good/high security locks, 2 kits (Sparrows Ssdev 0.023/0.015 and few multipick) never bent or broke a single pick. By Picking euro-style (with pins facing up) it's easier to interprete subtle feedback and be precise, instead of going heavy handed and hammering tools in the keyway.
Yeah I'm not considering damaging lot of tools as normal :)
Wow, Bill you are awesome and have every tool known to man! Also weapons that I would love to have as well! Great review and truly even better giveaway! Keep up the truly best giveaways on TH-cam!
Love the video! I'm always afraid to break picks, so I think I'm a little too conservative with my picking. I feel free to be more aggressive now.
Wow, what a stash !
Sweet case, you got it going on Bill!
Aw thanks Bill I've entered 😃
10:50 I'd recognize those S&G combo lock change keys anywhere. Gettin' rare to find on flea-bay.
That collection is amazing! Keep it up bb!
I broke one of my Praxis Picks and was surprised when they replaced it.
Maybe they acknowledged that it was thier fault at manufacturing. It's good that they replaced yours with no argument. That's good customer retention, sadly quite rare these days.
@@penfold7800 it is indeed getting rare. Lockpickworld is awesome. I've probably spent close to $6-800 with them in the last year or so. Lol. I blame BB and LPL for finding me a new hobby. Puzzles were getting to redundant so locks are the ultimate puzzle. Still got a lot to learn but having fun and started collecting and actually bought a few of his ebay sales.
I heat mine and dip them in oil....... if you can get em in stainless you'd get a ton more use