1st paid job !
I'd been telling a guy who has a kid in the same school class as my daughter that i pick locks
as a hobby and that i'm making a set in stainless steel for a pal when he asked me if i could
open a french door (patio door) it turns out that his kids had been playing at the grandparents
and the key to the door had disappeared , so he felt obliged to get the problem sorted but his
father was not keen on drilling the lock as he was worried about the window shattering so i said i'd give it a go
the lock had a wall to the left and an awkward protruding handle to the right , i went outside to try it but the keyway was
internal access only , so back inside and raking the lock (left handed)it popped after a few minutes and i removed the cylinder
i hadn't set a price but i was just relieved the damned thing opened for me , the £20 was nice and 5 pints bought by the guy
who asked me to do the job were very tasty !
Like a complete div i forgot to take any photos but overall i was over the moon so i'll get over that !
The lock was a Union pin tumbler , a stubby little thing .