My lock picking tools

I ordered my first set of lock picks on June 18th of this year (1.5 months ago), along with a few locks to practice with.  I've been able to pick the Kwikset deadbolts that I have, but up until a few days ago I've never been able to pick my Master Locks, which are supposedly one of the easier locks to pick, and one that lock picking folks often tell newbies to start with.  It is so gratifying to finally pick this lock.

Anyway, I decided that the achievement would spawn the first of my posts on lock picking.  This post is just some eye candy to show the tools I've been using, and the locks I've been practicing with.  Later I might post a brief introduction to the mechanics of lock picking, as well as a log of future achievements.

On to the pic[k]s!

Schlagwerk DC300 Cajonito review

A little while back I was all about cajons.  They're basically wooden boxes that you sit on and beat with your hands.  Here's some videos: here and here; they sound pretty cool, right?  So I decided to buy one, because I love banging on desks and tapping rhythms on computer keyboards.  Except, since I wasn't sure how much I'd get into it, I held back and bought a little mini cajon: a Cajonito by Schlagwerk, who I hear makes pretty good cajons.  Well I ordered one from shopercussion.ca (who I would recommend, they even sent me complimentary almonds), and I started using it, and I gotta say: I was a little disappointed.  Read on to find out why!