How To Lock A Door With A Knife And Fork

A simple butter knife or putty knife might work so considering using that first.

How to lock a door with a knife and fork.

Me picking my apartment deadbolt with a fork and piece of sunglasses frame. You ll need a vice a hammer and a metal saw but the whole process only takes a few minutes. Obtain a knife to open the door. Essentially you re just bending the fork and in a few minutes you have an amazingly simple door lock.

The fork will be used as the lock itself although this diy project does require you to get your hands dirty at least for a little bit. Now the fork lock shown does show the fork cut but you can accomplish the same thing using a butter knife rather than the end of the fork and not damage the flatware. It s the perfect method to quickly modify a door and make it more difficult for intruders to come in. You may not want to use a very sharp knife or a knife with a very sharp tip to open a door lock.

Then slide it down until it stops sliding that means you found where the lock goes into the door. The handle of the fork should be able to fit in between the prongs of the fork. Hotel rooms offices and other public buildings can offer quick refuge fr. One slip and you could injure yourself with the knife.

Once you have located where the bolt goes into the door it s time to apply some downward pressure and start picking. Start by sliding the knife in above the door lock in between the door and door jam.