The small things that make practice sessions better: cases to protect picks, stands and vises to hold cylinders at a desk, spare tension wrenches, pin assortments and followers for repinning. Not essential on day one — very welcome by week three.
Guide
Lock Picking Accessories
Picks bend when loose. A case keeps the set intact and, in countries with carry rules, signals a hobbyist's kit.
Padlocks can be held in the hand; Euro cylinders cannot. A stand lets you mount a cylinder at desk height and pick it like a door, with both hands free. A small vise with soft jaws does the same for padlocks and saves your grip during long sessions.
The tool you lose first. A pack of wrenches in several widths means the right one for every keyway.
Followers, pinning tweezers, pin trays, spring packs and security pin assortments for building your own challenge locks.
Measure keyway width to choose pick thickness; measure pin lengths when repinning.
Dry PTFE or graphite lubricant for stiff practice locks — never oil, which gums pins.
Belt levels are explained on the belt ranking page.
A leather case or a cylinder stand makes a thoughtful extra with a lock picking gift. Everything here supports hobby lock picking on your own locks, which is legal in nearly all of Europe (legality by country). Start with how to pick a lock for beginners.
