Lock Picking and Escape Category Index
This index covers everything Grim Workshop offers for lock picking, gate and door bypassing, restraint escape, and urban escape tools.
Lock Picking + Escape & Evasion Category Index (A–Z)
This index covers everything Grim Workshop offers for lock picking, gate and door bypassing, restraint escape, and urban escape tools.
Whether you're dealing with an accidental lockout, practicing lawful entry skills, or building an emergency escape kit, this index points you to the correct tools and skill guides.
A
Altoids Tin Kit
→ Altoids Tin Kits
→ Explore Compact Tools Designed for Altoids Kit
B
Bypass Needles
Thin blades used to slip very low-security locks by tripping simple internal mechanisms.
→ All Items with Lock Bypass Needles
Bolt-Style Restraint Basics
Guides on how basic handcuff-style restraints function so you can safely learn escapes.
→ See our Handcuff Key Skill Guide
Bending Tool
→ All Items with Bending Tools
Blade
C
Combination Lock Bypass Tools
Tools designed to slip simple combination padlocks by pressing internal plates instead of decoding the wheels.
→ How to Use a Combination Lock Bypass Tool
→ All Items with Combination Lock Bypass Tools
Comb Picks (Four-Pin, etc.)
Tools that push multiple driver pins out of the way at once to slip basic pin-tumbler locks.
→ How to Use a Four Pin Comb Pick
→ All Items with a four pin comb pick
Cordage Maker
→ How to use the cordage maker tool
→ Explore All Cordage Tools
D
Door Bypass Tools
Tools that slip simple spring-latch doors during accidental lockouts or emergency access situations.
→ How to Use the Door Bypass Tool
→ All Items with Door BypassTools
E
Escape and Evasion Tools
Skill guides focused on escaping lawful practice restraints like handcuffs, zip ties, or simple locks.
→ Explore All E&E Tools
F
File
→ How to Use a File
→ Explore all Tools with Files
G
Gate Latch Lifters
Tools designed to reach over or through simple latches on backyard-style gates for emergency access.
→ How to use the Gate Latch Hook
→ All items with the Gate Latch Hook
Glow Light
H
Handcuff Keys
Tools sized for EDC kits and wallets, used for lawful practice on handcuffs you own.
→ All Tools with Handcuff Keys
Handcuff Shims
Slips between the ratchet and body of certain cuffs to bypass the locking mechanism during training scenarios.
→ All Items with Handcuff Shims
Hook Picks
Single-pin picking tools used to lift individual pins in a lock for precise, controlled entry.
I
J
Jiggler Keys
Tools used to rake or jiggle simple locks with loose tolerances, commonly used in lawful bypass practice.
→ All Items with a Jiggler Pick
K
Kits
Keychain Tools
→ Explore All Keychain-Size Tools
→ Keychain Kits
Knife
→ How to use a Knife in the Field
L
Lights
Lock Picking Basics
Skill guides and beginner modules that explain how locks work and how tools interact with them.
→ Visit the Lock Pick Basics Guide
→ Explore the Lock Picking Collection
M
Micro Tools
→ What are Micro Tools
→ Explore All Micro Tools
Multiwrench
N
Necklace Kits
O
P
Pry Tool
→ How to Use a Pry Tool
→ Explore Tools Featuring Pry Bars
Q
R
Rakes
S
Shims (Handcuff Shims)
Thin inserts used to bypass simple cuffs by pushing the pawl away from the locking teeth.
→ Visit the Escape & Evasion Index
Snake Rakes
Rake-style picks designed to quickly set multiple pins at once in practice locks.
→ Visit the Lock Picking Tool Index
Split-Tension Techniques
Guides on proper tensioning for lock picking — the most essential part of the process.
→ Visit the Tension Wrench Guide
Saw
→ How to Use a Saw
→ Explore All Saw Tools
Spool
→ Explore All Spool-Based Tools
Survival Card Collection
→ Survival Cards All Types Explained
→ Explore All Grim Survival Cards
T
Tension Wrenches
The backbone of all lock picking. These tools apply rotational force to the lock, allowing picks to set pins.
→ All Items with a tension wrench
Tweezers
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V
W
Warded Pick
→ How to Use a Warded Lock Pick
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Y
Z