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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| A Short History of the Lock | |
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| Who Invented the Lock? | |
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| Egypt | |
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| Greece | |
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| Rome | |
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| Europe | |
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| England | |
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| America | |
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| Early American Lock Companies | |
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| A Brief History of Automobile Locks in the United States | |
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| Tools of the Trade | |
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| Electric Drills | |
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| Cordless Drills | |
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| Key Cutting Machines | |
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| Workbench | |
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| Types of Locks and Keys | |
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| What Is a Lock | |
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| Lock Names | |
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| Lock Grades | |
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| Key Types | |
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| Key Blank Identification | |
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| Key Blank Examples | |
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| Look-Alike Keys | |
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| Neuter Bows | |
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| Warded Locks | |
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| Types | |
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| Construction | |
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| Operation | |
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| Repair | |
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| Warded Keys | |
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| Lever Tumbler Locks | |
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| Parts | |
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| Operation | |
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| Repairs | |
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| Varieties of Lever Tumbler Locks | |
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| Lever Tumbler Lock Keys | |
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| Disc Tumbler Locks | |
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| Operation | |
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| Disassembly | |
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| Keying | |
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| Security | |
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| Cam Locks | |
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| Reading Disc Tumbler Locks | |
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| Double-Bitted Disc Tumbler Locks | |
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| Pin Tumbler Locks | |
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| Construction | |
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| Disassembly | |
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| Assembly | |
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| Choosing a Pin Tumbler Lockset | |
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| Pin Tumbler Cylinder Mortise Locks | |
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| The Cylinder Key | |
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| High-Security Mechanical Locks | |
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| Underwriters Laboratories Listing | |
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| Key Control | |
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| Lock and Key Patents | |
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| Types of High-Security Mechanical Locks | |
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| Masterkeying | |
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| Coding Systems | |
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| Master Key Systems | |
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| Masterkeying Warded Locks | |
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| Masterkeying Lever Tumbler locks | |
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| Materkeying Disc Tumbler locks | |
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| Masterkeying Pin Tumbler Locks | |
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| Developing the Master Key System | |
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| Master Key System Variations | |
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| A Simple Master Key System | |
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| Detention Locks and Hardware | |
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| Types of Locks | |
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| Electric Strikes | |
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| Choosing the Right Equipment | |
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| Buying and Selling Safes | |
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| Types of Safes | |
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| Safe Styles | |
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| Installing an In-Floor Safe | |
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| Moving Safes | |
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| Special Safe Features | |
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| Underwriters Laboratories Fire Safe Ratings | |
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| Underwriters Laboratories Burglary Safe Standard | |
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| Selling More Safes | |
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| Keyed Padlocks | |
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| Choosing a Padlock | |
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| Warded Padlocks | |
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| Wafer Disc Padlocks | |
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| Pin Tumbler Padlocks | |
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| Major Padlock Manufacturers and Their Products | |
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| Helpful Hints | |
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| Home and Business Services | |
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| Common Problems and Troubleshooting | |
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| Corbin Cylindrical Locksets | |
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| The MAG Ultra 700 Deadbolt | |
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| M.A.G. Engineering and Mfg., Inc. | |
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| The Schlage G Series Lockset | |
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| Strike Plates | |
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| M.A.G.'s Install-A-Lock | |
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| Exit Alarm Locks and Panic Bar Deadlocks | |
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| Lock Picking and Impressioning | |
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| Picking Pin Tumbler Locks | |
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| Why Pin Tumbler Locks Can be Picked | |
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| Raking | |
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| Using a Pick Gun | |
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| Lock Picking Tips | |
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| Picking High-Security Cylinders | |
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| The Need for Practice | |
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| Impressioning Locks | |
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| Other Useful Equipment and Supplies | |
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| Popular Impressioning Technique | |
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| Alternative Impressioning Method | |
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| Problems with Impressioning | |
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| Impressioning Practice | |
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| Warded Bit-Key Locks | |
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| Servicing Automotive Locks | |
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| Vehicle Identification Numbers | |
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| Basics of Automobile Lock Servicing | |
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| Door Locks | |
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| Ignition Locks | |
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| Glove-Compartment Locks | |
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| Trunk Locks | |
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| Transponders | |
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| American Motors Corporation | |
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| Audi | |
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| BMW | |
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| Chrysler | |
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| Datsun | |
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| Ford | |
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| General Motors | |
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| Servicing General Motors Vehicles with VATS | |
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| Honda | |
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| Opening Locked Cars | |
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| Opening Locked Cars | |
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| Car-Opening Techniques | |
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| The Long-Reach Tool | |
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| Car-Opening Dispatch Procedure | |
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| Emergency and Forced Entry Procedures | |
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| Drilling Pin Tumbler Locks | |
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| Cylinder Removal | |
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| Window Entrances | |
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| Office Locks | |
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| Doors | |
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| Unlocking Thumbcuffs, Handcuffs, and Legcuffs | |
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| Forced Entry | |
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| Combination Locks | |
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| Parts | |
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| Manipulation | |
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| Drilling | |
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| Changing Combinations | |
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| Other Keyless Locks | |
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| Electrical Access and Exit Control Systems | |
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| Electric Release Latch Strikes | |
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| Circuitry | |
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| Electric Door Openers | |
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| Electrified Mortise Locks | |
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| Electrified Knob Locks | |
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| Electromagnetic Locks | |
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| Electrical Keyless Locks | |
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| Key-Actuated Switches | |
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| Working as a Locksmith | |
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| Finding a Job | |
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| Business Considerations | |
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| The Locksmith and the Law | |
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| Key Duplicating Machines | |
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| Critical Design Factors | |
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| Framon's DBM-1 Flat Key Machine | |
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| Ilco's KD50A | |
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| Test Your Knowledge | |
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| Registered Professional Locksmith Answer Sheet | |
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| Making Locks by Hand | |
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| A Warded Bit-Key Lock with Deadbolt | |
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| English Iron Rim Lock | |
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| Answers to Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Manufacturers | |
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| Locksmith Supplier's Profiles and Addresses | |
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| Miscellaneous Important Addresses, Phone Numbers, Web Sites | |
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| Locksmithing Schools and Training Programs | |
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| Depth and Space Charts | |
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| Index | |