How do you open an old locked chest when you don't have a key? Breaking the chest would work, of course, but that isn't an option if the chest is a valued historic artefact. So when curators at a ...

You’ve lost your trunk key or the lock is jammed. This kind of thing always seems to happen at the worst possible moment. If your truck is equipped with a power lock, the trunk will open automatically ...

In 1980, Michael Walker, one of the most significant designers in knifemaking history, patented a locking mechanism that would forever change the EDC world. Now referred to colloquially as the liner ...

We're seeing an increasing number of "smart" locks that are installed over top of a door's existing old-school lock. This means that they protrude from the door, looking a bit gawky and potentially ...

When a polar blast hits and your key suddenly refuses to turn, the real danger is not the ice in the cylinder but the snap of ...

As gun owners, we know it is our responsibility to keep our guns safe and secure. There are many different ways to do this, and they can be as elaborate as building an actual vault in your home to as ...

In late January, I made the educated guess that one of the biggest trends in the EDC knife world would be the button lock. So far, that remains true. However, the knifemaking world is broad and deep, ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. The money spent on a trailer lock will be a lot less than the cost to replace a whole trailer if it gets stolen. If ...