Sounds irreverent, but we can do equally good work today using modern means- EDM wire cutting can cut the flat pieces, including the bridle, EDM machining can form lock plates, including pinless ones, cleanly and accurately. It is expensive, but not as much as doing it by hand. I recently cut some lock parts for 4 locks, it cost 120 Euros, but the finishing time was cut by 80 per cent. The skill these days is in the design stage more than the execution since everything must be in the form of DXF files from a CAD program.
The above in no way detracs from the exemplary work in the pictured locks. Just reminding people that we can if we want to.
Last edited by Shotgunlover; 07/23/13 12:50 PM.
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