i love this channel bosnianbill is awesome. you always look at all the stuff i think i wanna buy so that i can KNOW before i buy and thats super handy. thanks for being awesome! hope i win the giveaway! congrats to bill taylor, alex richards, and chuck carter, you winnin' buggers!!

What in the world... Bill picked an ABUS with a Jackknife set! Also, that is a PRICELESS thing to carry with you when you have tools on you. If you run into potential issues, if you have the laws printed to reference to, that could be what saves you if you aren't doing anything wrong related to your tools.

Nice product reviews Bill, I enjoy learning about the variety of picks and tools available.

Great job spreading knowledge about the AUS lockpicking laws guide! After extensive searching it's the ONLY document I know of that compiles all AUS state & territory laws on the subject. Hats off to pickpals for putting it together & making it available for FREE & thanks again Bill for giving it a plug in your video. In my experience, the vast majority of Australian locksport enthusiasts I know of get a most of their info from you & your website, so featuring it in you video should give it a lot of exposure. Once again doing what you can to help the (relatively) small Aussie locksport scene grow from half a world away! As far as I'm concerned you're an honorary Aussie Bill! ...as long as you pronounce it "Ozzie" ;)

Sparrows is by far my favorite company. I love how fast there products arrive . I'm trying to talk them into making a Firefighter kit and I want to convince them to make a sparrows Jim that's also a knife on the other side.

I'd love that jackknife! Love your stuff Bill!

Just placed an order with Sparrows this morning for a couple sets of the new .50 prybars, can't beat that price! You can get 2 sets (4 wrenches) from Sparrows for less than the cost of 1 from Peterson...

@cochbob

7 жыл бұрын

Cam Mason sparrows is great especially with the current exchange rate

@UNcommonSenseAUS

4 жыл бұрын

peterson is an *UBER RIP OFF!!*

you always make picking look easy. I'm learning a good bit from you to implement on my own locks though

Could you use the circular tensioner in your next video? I think it would give us a feel of the tension you are talking about.

@kuba27kuba27

7 жыл бұрын

good idea. Plus I would finally have a chance to see how to use it

@frankdoemen

7 жыл бұрын

The circular tension wrench is horrible,stay away from it,trust me waste of time,,also stay away from ic core best tension tool.

Looks just like the one offered by SouthOrd! I have the SouthOrd one myself, works amazingly.

This one of the best channels I've ever watched

Big fan I love the jack knife model. Thanks for doing what you do man

I want one of those I've been practicing picking locks and re-key locks as well thanks again it really helps alot at my job I work full-time maintenance

always like your videos as a beginner of lock picks

I'm a beginner lock picker with a cheap lock pick kit and man would I love to have some of the stuff he uses. Its more of a hobby right now but I get amazing satisfaction out of picking locks even the easy ones.

Nice to see you also like to test european and other areas in he world products manufactured.. love the vids keep 'em commig

I live in Australia Victoria specifically and none of the lock picking products I've ordered from overseas have been seized at customs so at very least where I live I know it's legal to own lock picks to use on your own locks.

I've never seen those round tension tools, looks awesome

Thanks for the review. Was wondering about this product. BTW: 4:27 That's what he said! :)

I ordered one of those tensioners, because as a left handed picker it's freaking impossible to find a tension tool that works well when you hold it in your right hand, so I look forward to seeing how it works.

the 2 screws that are supposed to hold the tool in place are the last rubbish ...... you can tighten the pipe wrench, and the pick still wobbles like a cow's tail .... afterwards I wound half a meter of desolder wick around the screws .... now it is ok! if you don't have that stuff at home, you can alternatively use a 50 € bill .... also working!

To get the tension wrench out I think you are meant to press down on it slightly where the cut out bit is on the body and slide it forwards.

Very good channel... helped a lot with the craft.. keep doing an amaizing job!

looks like a great little tool might need to buy one for taking to work

Nowhere else is it explained why there is an Allen screw at the key ring edge - Bill explains it. Kudos. (Dude - copyright that, "Bill Explains It")

@AngryHatter

6 жыл бұрын

And the tip about the extra bit of tightening to eliminate lateral play - SPOT ON. I was thinking, "Gee, for German engineering they missed something." until I also found that you had to really cinch it down and then it was rock steady.

@AngryHatter

6 жыл бұрын

I even tried to add a seventh pick to get rid of the lateral play.

Awesome Pick set !!!

Great review Billiam. I was thinking of maybe getting a Jackknife pocket pick for emergencies.. There are so many around though :o(

Southord gives that flexible key ring also. This lock picking Jackknife looks a lot better.

I love that music at the end ;)

I want one. It looks fun!

that thing looks really good!

what a great little kit

Nice to see Sparrows has put out the .050 TOK. I emailed them at the beginning of the year and got this response. "Thanks - We have plans .... you just need to order a lot of .05 to get the price to a good point" I will have to order some now.

Neat pocket set.

very nice set great video

Definitely entering. Someone has locked a bunch of "American" locks to bus benches, street signs and other random places in the city where I live. This kit or something like it would be phenomenal for me to try to meet these random local "challenges".

When I first started I started with this lock (marine) and always over set the front pins (with a short hook) and it pissed me off until finally learned to try a different pick

Looks really cool. Hoping I'm lucky enough

looks good i really need top of keyway tensioners

Looks really cool Hoping I'm lucky enough to win thanks bill !! :-)

awsome kits

My biggest concern with these multi-picks is how much they'd dull the feedback; get's split up along two different lengths of metal after all. Good to hear it's not too bad on this I suppose.

Great Review! thx.

Nice new gear

looks very good!

First thing i would like to win. Thanks Bill

I just got my package from Mad Bob's this morning! Been waiting about 7 weeks for it. I got their tension wrench set, with the regular and the curvy ones in their own case, and their carbon fiber jackknife pick set. I have one like the MultiPick jackknife that I got from Banggood...decent body, picks don't look as good quality as the MultiPick device...but they're really similar otherwise. The Mad Bob jackknife is like the Mini Victorinox of jackknife pick sets. It's about half, maybe 2/3 the size of the MultiPick set, weighs almost NOTHING. There's a spring that goes down the center of the device into which you slide the tension tool. It's a short standard bottom of the keyway wrench, but it's okay when you get used to it. It's held in place because it's running INSIDE a spring with enough tension on it to pinch the wrench in place. The pick release knob is on the side face instead of the spine, and seems to hold things very securely, since the wrench isn't in the way to hold the picks in. I can tuck the Mad Bob Jackknife inside a Maxpedition compass case I wear on my belt, along with a Russian KL-1 pocket-watch style circular slide rule. I hook a padlock on the carabiner on the back of the compass case, and that way I always have a lock and some picks to pick it with. Instead of a fidget spinner or top, I carry a lock and my picks. It's very comfortable to use, the picks are very slim profiled, thin, and finished with the typical Mad Bob hand finishing.

@RoeLunatic4ever

7 жыл бұрын

Gwen Patton oeh nice...i'm waiting on my mad bob's tensiontools...

@JennyEverywhere

7 жыл бұрын

I just checked the Banggood picks. They're rough, sharp-edged pieces of barely-deburred steel. They'd require a LOT of work to be nearly as good in finish as the Mad Bob picks, and the steel isn't nearly as good. The thickness is about the same, but the MadBob picks, while about the same length, are narrower in profile. The only thing I like about the Banggood set is they have a Deforest style half-ball pick, but the MadBob has a Bogie rake.

@RoeLunatic4ever

7 жыл бұрын

Gwen Patton i have a C3010 southord set, just starting with this new addicting hobby....i was looking for a top of lock tensioner...but here in Holland i can't find anything. Sparrows are Nice.. but shipping-price is no fun.

@JennyEverywhere

7 жыл бұрын

Try MadBob's -- they're in the UK, you might have a better go of it. What I got was their prybar set, with both straight and S-curved tensioners. They're very nice, and I love the shape. I'm going to give 'em a try on the Master 911 I still haven't managed to pick, damn it's eyes. You do have to wait a long time for MadBob's, but they're not really that much longer than the wait for a package from China sometimes. I waited a month or so for the cheap-ass GangBang jackknife pick set. I have had fun collecting some pen-style pick sets too. I've owned a KWIK Pick for years, but that only came with a snake rake tip (or I lost the others and can't remember it ever having them), and I got a SouthOrd NPS-2000 pen set from Massdrop a couple of months ago (waste of my money, I don't like it). Right now, I carry three sets of picks on a regular basis. I have my own set, with two picks from my old SouthOrd set and two that I made myself from feeler gage steel, and the Sparrow's "Flat Five" prybars. Then I have the Mace Picks by Sparrow's in my wallet, along with a Boker Credit Card knife, a card that detects RFID and Qi charge coils, and an ounce of silver. (You never know) The third is now the MadBob Jackknife set, in the aforementioned compass case. I may leave the pocket set with the picks I made at home now that I have the nice jackknife...though it DOES have nice tensioners. I'll have to make some compact tension wrenches I can keep in the compass case too...maybe a small prybar. I do NOT carry ANY picks from the piece of crap worse than GOSO "Huge number of picks" set I got on Amazon, though. (That was before I started watching Bill's videos...imagine how embarrassed I was when I watched his video saying not to do what I had just already done.)

Love your videos

Very neat little gadget. Like to add one to my box.

I love those pocket picks i used to have one till I forgot it was in my pocket going through the airport security and had to part with it

@approachableactive

7 жыл бұрын

Weston Marino alas yes I lost mine the same way lol

There is a specialty lock, and this lock, some say, is impenetrable. Others say it's always open by default, just try engaging the inner mechanics, and it opens up. To some, this lock is a dangerous hindrance, barring them from items and information critical to their very survival. To others, this lock is nothing more than a game. A complex fidget spinner, with no real practical use to be found. It's there to amuse themselves, but opening the lock to access it's content is not a priority. Yet, truth be told, this lock and others like it hold the KEY to our perceived existences. Our personas. Our biases and stereotypes. Our tastes, mannerisms, and beliefs/morals. It's been said that these locked vessels even hold inside them completely different, albeit, equally important locks to other endless Mobius strips of data, most of which we don't yet understand. These. These locked containers are what I wish to access, by ethical or non-ethical means. I don't wish to damage anything while gaining entrance, but if it's life or death on the line, I'll smash a window or set charges on the door to get in by all means necessary to save a fellow human being. These are the locks of addiction. Have you or has anyone you know lost their keys? It's okay to ask for help. Not all of us can pick locks. But everyone of us can pick up the phone. We can pick the right time. We can pick up the pieces, and start again. Don't lose hope. Happiness is there, friend. You just have to figure out how to unlock it.

thanks for the video!!

keep up the geat work love the show

Great review Bill. You seem to get the Sparrows stuff extra fast. I just noticed the new stuff on their website yesterday. No problems though. For me, I like to see a review by you before purchasing something. Sparrows will be getting more of my money. 😂

@kuba27kuba27

7 жыл бұрын

and definitely mine too

HAHA That exact model of lock (Abus Inox T84MB/40) is what I practised on to learn to pick security pins :D

Bill is so nice with the giveaways.

@bosnianbill

6 жыл бұрын

I do my best.

I Just Don't Have Luck To Win - Great Video As Always

great stuff

Oh gosh I want them!

@janmeurer4334

7 жыл бұрын

shauen24 hell yes

Awesome video! :)

the puller on that slim jim wont work unless its strong enough to go through painted on door frame molding assuming there are no nails/screws in the way and its not metal.

I would really like to hear your thoughts on Abloy locks (door locks) because these locks are more than common here in Finland. I think that most people here give high trust to these locks and Abloy was voted 9th most respected brands in Finland(2016).

@bosnianbill

7 жыл бұрын

I am VERY impressed with Abloy disc detainer locks. In fact, I use them exclusively.

Damn I want some too... Anyway good video

good stuff

nice video!

Half diamond * good choice. Took me a little while to figure that out to spp

can you show us your bloopers ?

@Zombieslag

7 жыл бұрын

I second this, bloopers are awesome.

@shredct3118

7 жыл бұрын

Joe Sanford i asked him that one-time. he said he delets alot on the spot. bad vid ,he just starts over.

@shredct3118

7 жыл бұрын

Thomas Best naugy rules

Damn, you always make it look so easy. I picked up my first set of picks the other day and still haven't managed to get one open. Guess I'll probably need to get a see through practice lock. Also, for the giveaway I'm not sure if we just comment down here? You pointed in the video and said there's a link, but nothing showed up (even with annotations turned on)

@jazzy_jz

7 жыл бұрын

Link is in the description, at the main website :)

@false-set

7 жыл бұрын

lock-lab.com/

@Dloweification

7 жыл бұрын

Even going to the website, there is no links or anything to register for them?

@false-set

7 жыл бұрын

try the giant purple button on the home page

@CGoody564

5 жыл бұрын

What kind of locks were they? I grabbed two crappy masterlocks (141dlf and 3dlf) and got them open using paper clips I shaped in to tools.

Nice thx!

Get alot of Call outs for handcuffs in Canada? I've only done one in the UK and they were furry HAHA

@jamesfair4023

4 жыл бұрын

I know where you going with the furry cuffs lol but seriously people talk about being illegal and getting out of cuffs but what they don’t think about it’s not just the police that use cuffs. What if you were kidnapped or taken hostage it be a one in a million chance I’m sure but at least we know how to get out of them and the new shims and stuff if it ever did happen.

@earthsave9012

4 жыл бұрын

hes in the states not Canada

@ChristmasLore

3 жыл бұрын

Happened to me once.. not funny...the link turned bad, as I didn't remember I'd lost the keys... It was an election day, everything was closed down (we vote on Sundays here in France). It came down to a lot of lub, to no luck, then a neighbor heavy tools, and that wasn't fun at all. Wish someone had known about lockpicking back then instead... My wrist were badly bruised afterwards. No fur... vaccinated me to ever try again. They were real, heavy handcuffs.

This JackKnife is practically identical to one i bought recently from an online site for $17.00, distinctly NOT made in Germany.

I would love to win, ps: keep up the good work bill! I love your videos!!

Pikpals have their shit together when it comes to shipping but they need to increase their inventory.

很方便好用的工具👉🏾👍🏻👈🏿

How does this jack knife compare to the one by Southord, or the Haoshi (which seems like a straight clone of the Southord)?

hi Bill will the round tension tool work on ace tubular locks ? if so would you please do a the vid on it .? thanks

where can i get the tumbturn bypass tool looked on a lot of sites but cant not find them

wow i would love to win that

Here is hoping

So....a Multipick Jacknife, or a french Colibri Kit... can't decide.... Would like solid but very thin picks for smaller locks.

I'm a beginner in the US and I don't plan on picking often, but I want something ultra convenient and reliable for emergency situations, would this be a good purchase?

Which one is best southord jackknife or multipick jackknife??

@BosnianBill - I know this is three years after the original post, Bill, but how would you rate this Multipick pocket knife set against the RCS version, with the lever locking mechanism? Multipick have a great name for quality (typical German quality), but Deviant Ollam's Red Team web site say they've tried 'em all and the RCS lever lock version is the one they picked (sorry, pun not intentional). Just seems to me that the lever locking mechanism might be more secure, and maybe even give better feedback, than the knurled nut thingie...

very nice!!

Tried to get the free Pick Pals document but no download links appear either after the (free) order has been completed or via email (despite the subject line 'download your files'). No idea what the problem is. Bit of a shame.

@leekawolski6795

7 жыл бұрын

NinoZachetti It worked for me once I created an account, signed in, then "purchased" it. Don't forget you need to also sign up for their newsletter. It can then be downloaded in the "order details" section or go to your "my account" section when logged in & there is a "downloads" section you can download it from. Creating an account is a little bothersome I guess but if you're from Aus then sooner or later you're bound to buy something from pickpals anyway, great prices & speedy delivery, excellent service & regular specials & even discounts for leaving reviews (doesn't matter if a review is good or bad as long as it's honest & helpful) The document is great & the ONLY one I've found after extensive searching that compiles all Aus laws in one document. Well worth the hassle!

Fine videos - nice giveaway. ;-)

thats weird, i never pull mine out in fear of it getting stepped on. get all kinds of dirt on it.sand and what not.

How does this compare to the one from Southord? It looks very similar to me.

@ccmogs5757

6 жыл бұрын

10 months too late but IMO this is better quality plus the 1/2 dia. & extrac. on the Southord are very poor :]

looks like a slightly improved clone of the southord one.

im wondering i just watch elementary(TV Show) and i overheard fenstermacher locks... does it actually exist?

I'm living in the UK, and was wondering if I might arrange the purchase of one of those circular tensioners with you?

@bosnianbill

7 жыл бұрын

Daniel, I don't sell these things, just review them. You'll need to contact Sparrows directly. Their web address is: www.sparrowslockpicks.com. They DO ship overseas.

that's neat

Nice, but I still don't think in my opinion, this is better than the Jackknives offered by Mad-Bob's locks.

I don't see that slim jim on sparrows site, is it not there or am I just missing it?

@kuba27kuba27

7 жыл бұрын

go to new stuff, top left corner if I remember correctly

Nice

I had a cheap MultiPick Jack Knife and I broke most of the picks on the first day.

I'm thinking about sending a lock to you from Hungary. You haven't picked one yet (I think)

@bosnianbill

7 жыл бұрын

Sure! I'd love to take a crack at one. The address is: LockLab P.O. Box 2160 Merrifield, VA 22116 USA Thank you!

Out of curiosity, what legal reason is there that requires a handcuff key or shim?

@sanguinestroberry8455

4 жыл бұрын

Well, seeing how it's legal for private citizens to own handcuffs and shimmable padlocks, it would not be hard to believe that one could have themselves or their property locked by a bad actor (or even by accident).

Id love to win!

sweet