He only picked it once. How do we know it wasn't a fluke?

When the wave rake comes out, it's all over.....

"Let's see how tough this lock will be... oh, under 2 minutes."

Used by a university that ironically wasn’t Yale

"these locks had reputation for being...pick resistant" vigorously opened in 6 seconds.

I had to watch the video again just so I can see that it wasn't a fluke

I'd love to see a video of you showing your collection of locks. Give us an hour long video just showing them off and I'm sure we'd all watch the whole thing!

"and this wave rake" stop it's already dead

Miss how gorgeous locks once were.

Thanks for this. I’ve always been bicentric curious.

“Hello, this is the lock picking lawyer and today I’m on a nuclear submarine, let’s see if we really need two keys to launch a missile.”

A minute and 41 seconds? Masterlock is looking at the patent to see if it's expired so they can put this back into production.

Fun fact: wave rake actually is a distraction tool like a magic wand in hands of a magician. The name comes from the fact that it only requires for LPL to wave his hand over the lock to pop in open.

Such a beautiful old design. Thank you for sharing the use and picking of this one.

The rake is out boys. It's over

Now this is a true LPL video. Turning a complex old lock into an under-2-minute destruction.

When the Lockpick Lawyer goes out in autumn with his leave rake. All the leaves pile themselves

Thanks for touching on university locks. It’s a very interesting theme because typical university is a huge structure and the lock policy is all over the place, usually. But the expensive labs and storage rooms with expensive equipment are usually ‘money no object’ and both the locks and the doors are very expensive and robust. So no surprises to see this Yale on your channel, it was probably used to lock up some lab or storage facilities with rare stuff.

I love these old locks. 😮

There is a large federal agency that has many thousands of yale padlocks keyed to the exact profile as Peterson (and others) city or “L” rake. Turning tool required, no raking required.

I love those old locks, particularly the Corbins.

A rare LPL Weekend upload? LETS GOOOOOO!!!!!

I always love these historical locks that LPL showcases. Really interesting the different designs/mechanisms people came up with.

Can’t wait to see video for the works by design lock even though it’s already been unlocked by someone else

First video I've seen from you on my feed in months.

A lock with two keys needing to be turned at the same time would make for a tough challenge. For one lock pick ha!

My sides were annihilated by the wave rake reveal

I can’t wait for you to see the lock made by works by design

I just realized why I like these videos. Never plan to pick locks but it shows a variety of locks that I never knew existed. So thank you.

That lock is beautiful!

Thank you for the upload showing such an interesting old lock.

I'm just here waiting for the unpickable lock to arrive

Beautiful lock regardless of its pick resistance. Worthy of a spot in the collection.

From the thumbnail I expected it to require both keys at once to unlock

If you are wondering how to properly lock somthing. The one that took him the longest was a package wrapped in tape. The tape seemed to dramatically slow down the lock picking by tens of thousands of percent. If you want more security order dump trucks with sand or rocks to cover the lock with. Concrete is of course great too. Just a few meters of the stuff will turn the smash and grab into a lengthy project worth staying away from.

damnit I looked away and now I gotta rewatch it

0:23 finally the lock peppy would love to use

Am i the only one sad that he didn't do the other core to make sure it wasn't a fluke?

That's a beautiful lock. I love the old styling.

If you are using the lock for a hasp and staple, or a bolt even, then this makes sense. Where a chain is used two locks in series (or as many as you like) does the same job as you only ever need to open one.

LPL out here being General Grievous with his lock collection.

Always great to get another video.

As someone who's made database systems I love things like this. Very specific locks for a very specific usecase to manage access rights. Also a big fan of the dual key locks that require both keys to be inserted.

A couple of padlocks on a bar through a cross beam solves this problem and allows for an infinite number of tiers. It does require buying a lot more locks and bars, though, maybe this is cheaper.

Happy Monday from Aus

LPL inspired me to try lock picking. I bought a cheap 2 dollar lock pick set off of wish, and when it arrived i was prepared for a few hours of figuring it out before my first success. NOPE! Picked my front door in less than 30 seconds on my first try. I just kind of stood there in shock. I knew doorlocks werent secure, but damn, I thought it would take me at least 15 minutes on my first try.

I have one of these without the keys. While its been awhile since i picked it, im sure that I had to pick both cylinders to open it. Cool locks!

I literally had to watch the picking section of this video three or four times because I kept glancing away or going to a different tab and missed the whole thing lmao

Man I would do anything to be taught by this guy

Love the patina on this old lock.

I have the single core version of that lock. Got it with no key, so drilled out the core pin, and made a key for it, using a ford blank as the base, and cut the key to match the well worn lock.

Great demonstration thanks.

What? That had to be a Fluke that LPL didn't pick the other core to, you know, 'make sure isn't wasn't a fluke." LOL🤣

I always enjoy your videos and you have a nice day as well

Plus it's a very good looking piece.

Is it odd that I've seen so many LPL videos, I knew he was going to use a wave rake before he ever pulled it out? And...this is never even having tried to pick a lock in my life.

If it's your thing, would be cool seeing you restore a lock like this or at least replacing any worn pins. Such a beautiful lock!

In England at least, Yale locks are well known for being rake-easy to get open. In fact the pair of keys on the left of those on the bench look a lot like the Yale key I had to my childhood house front door in the UK.

Surprised he didn't pick both.

Love those old Yales, got one of the single ones somewhere around here.

I was puzzled at first that you'd use a simple wave rake on a high security lock... then you said it was well worn. Ah, that makes sense. Thanks.

1:41 seconds??!! Here comes the wave rake.

It's a beautiful lock, aesthetically that is.

Collection? We've seen and heard of your most cherished locks, but I don't believe you've ever done a show-n-tell of said collection as a whole. Do you have a buncha curio cabinets? An entire room, shelved out? Maybe a basement with boxes on boxes...maybe shelves littered, but not organized. Do you have displays for some of the more prized/rare/expensive locks? Would love to see a long video going through your collection.

WHAT! FLUKE FLUKE FLUKE! I call shenanigans, that was a total fluke! I saw the flipper

LPL is the Bob Ross of lock picking

I like when you open up the locks, this one would have been interesting to see

Since you must have an amazing collection of locks by now, have you considered making some videos of the collection? Maybe in parts by however you may classify the locks? I would like to see your collection, and I am sure many others would as well.

It's also a very beautiful padlock!

I didn't know there were Bi locks! Good for them!

Ty for posting LPL!

Oof the wave rake

*sees the video length* "Oh, we 'bout to see that wave rake"

I love how they helpfully put the bitting on the cylinder for the change lock. 😅

Love your work. Would love to see you try out the "StopBox" gun lock, with its "revolutionary" mechanical design.

Got distracted sending a message, so I had to rewind the video because I missed him actually picking it.

A new form of attack have emerged in sweden, that might be of interest to you: Its attacks on locks with Acid. I suspect they dissolve the copper springs with "Salpeter Acid" (HNO3) to then mount a comb attack on a lock that is normally safe from comb attack. It would be interested if you could do some tests with this in the lab and maybe even do a lock collab with NileRed in this topic. This is about door locks, not padlocks.

Thanks LPL

Nice to watch you back in action. I'm still hoping for you to tackle for us some single-dial, multi-wheels, safe/locker combination locks (that's not Master Lock, of course). Have a nice day!

theres many imitators but the lawyer is the goat

No lock, past or present, is NO MATCH for the Covert Instruments collection!

It opened as fast as a Master.

She's a beautiful lock! :)

"You're the kind of lawyer that ... guilty people hire" 😂

With two keys, I was expecting him to pick it twice.

The Yale's are my favorite locks. I have a few U.S.N. locks from when my grandfather worked in the navel shipyard.

It is very pretty. Nicer looking metal and styling than generic modern silver steel locks.

Finally a lock for all us who like a little bit of this and a little bit of that (if you know you know 😎)

I remember when I came out as bicentric. Never been happier, though I do tire of the "so which one of you is the key" questions

I wish you'd had a quick graphic showing why master keying reduces security and the hilarious number of keys that are neither the master nor normal key that can open a lock. A lot of people are confused by the whole concept that think that master keying == enhanced security

And I was thinking... "not the wave rake, not the wave rake". And then he humiliated that old guy with the rake. What a shame.

I have the single core version of this padlock. It rakes open much easier than SPP. Beautiful lock I display

not only was it used by a university, it was used by OSU, Ohio State University

I believe Yale locks and safes were made in York, PA. Now the place is occupied by the Harley Davidson plant.

I worked at a university which had mortise locks made by Corbin which used very odd looking keys with a sort of trapezoidal flag (or whatever the end you hold is called). They had a complex master system which resulted in very deep cuts and easily broken keys. You had to be very careful carrying the keys in your pocket not to snap the end off.

If the LPL lived next to me I'd just leave my door open

"I think this lock is from a University" The Lock: YALE

I don’t even watch the videos anymore as I know the outcome will be less than 30 seconds. I do hit thumbs up though.

Yay, LPL is alive!