Locksmithing is not a very old profession, but a profession that has changed during the last years
due to specific technological advances, and so the
locksmith tools
evolved and developed to be more than what the old blacksmiths making locks used in the past.
Nowadays we speak about electronic locks, keyless locks, lock pick sets and advanced locksmith
equipments. Each
locksmith tool
has a distinctive function and can be used for purposes varying from lock picking to advanced
security systems for domestic residences, public buildings (hotels, hospitals, jails),
automobiles, or edifices needing high security locks, vaults or security systems: banks,
treasuries, museums. Imagine: the old locksmiths used to design locks and keys for gates, secret
chambers or ordinary doors. Modern locksmiths are often defined as security engineers: they use
their tools to open doors or to keep intruders away, not solely by installing high performance
security devices.