Lock picking sets are incredibly handy to keep around, but nobody wants their pockets stuffed with too much stuff. If you already carry around a multitool, Instructables user ksnewells shows off ...

While the flat, top of the key way tension tool will measure .040 thick. Lock pick set is now available from $30 or roughly £24 and worldwide shipping will commence sometime around February 2019.

(That’s the L-shaped tool on the bottom.) This will let you turn the cylinder slightly and apply some torque to the lock. Then you dive in with your pick and feel out the pins.

Recreational lock picking dates to the MIT hacker culture of the 1970s, and today a thriving international “ locksport ” community holds competitions and training sessions year round---you can ...