Techniques of Safecracking (52054)

By Wayne B. Yeager

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559500522
• ISBN13: 9781559500524
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Loompanics Unlimited
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The Senior Level Class

If one has seen a movie where the thief breaks into a safe, one has probably seen the thief use a technique called manipulation. (This is what we commonly call a safecracker.) Manipulation is where Wayne Yeager starts his book and I think he would be glad to say that, quite often, manipulation is not enough. So after a couple of chapters Yeager goes on to explain more forceful methods of getting into a safe including using a drill, punching and peeling, using a torch, even using explosives. This is the senior level class... and it takes lots of work and practice to get past it.

What You Expect from a Good Book - But 10 Times Better!

Some people know a little bit about everything. And others know darn near everything about one topic. Wayne B. Yeager shows us that he knows almost everything there is to know about his trade of unauthorized safe entry in "Techniques of Safecracking".Learn how to open a safe when the keys are gone or when the combination is lost. You'll be shown exactly what to do in a step-by-step series of instructions. Scores of people believe that today's safes are unbeatable. People entrusts thousands of dollars in cash and valuables to safes that guard against little more than being dropped two stories."I could not count the number of times I've seen a $200. fire safe holding thousands of dollars in cash, or a 1890's safe expected to withstand 1990's attacks", Says Yeager. So begins this amazing manual that explores the weaknesses in the devices we use to protect our valuables.This book isn't just for criminals to hone their evil skills. Every safe owner should know what is contained in Yeager's book. From policemen to private investigators, store owners to security professionals, for everyone lucky enough to have something worth keeping, this book is eye-opening reading.

More information than I expected

I suppose I expected a vague overview of safecracking, but I was surprised that this book actually shows the exact ways safes are compromised. Where to drill, how to figure out combinations, etc. It's really rather amazing.