Picking high-security locks with dimple lock picks

Picking up a quality set of dimple lock picks is a bit of a rite of passage for anyone getting serious about locksport. It's that moment where you look at your standard set of hooks and rakes and realize they just aren't going to cut it for those fancy European cylinders or high-security deadbolts with the weird, sideways keys. If you've spent any time staring at a dimple key—the ones with the little craters drilled into the flat side instead of teeth on the edge—you know exactly why these tools exist. ...

May 19, 2026 · 7 min · Elgrably Cotley