Was wondering if there is anyone out there that can give me some advice as to how to make a good/decent lockpicking set.

Currently they are illegal in my province (for any non-locksmiths) and I am tired of using the usual makeshift ones that I made out of paperclips and modified keys. Tried to google it, but there is jack shit on making your own, just a billion sites on how to do it and places to buy lockpicking sets online.

First thing came up on Google under "making lockpicks" :

wow, i feel like a moron. forgot to to "making" into my search.

hahahaha atleast you admitted mistake.

To make decent lockpicks you'll need a grinder(bench or hand-held) and some metal strapping like crates are wrapped in. Find templates online. My personal favorite is the diamond pick. BTW, I've been a locksmith for 15yrs so I speak from experience.

the metal strapping that I have seen does not look *****d enough or thick enough to be used for the torsion wrench. The guy in the video suggested you use hacksaw blades instead of the metal strapping, what do you think of that?

That sounds good but the real problem is the hardened steel is really brittle in shaping and using. they would'nt last very long in other words. The quest is to find a flat metal that is easy to work with but durable to use. You'll find that at first you'll break a lot of picks practicing.

The double circle bit is my favorite. It makes it really easy to scrub.

get an old windshield wiper and bend one of the ends into an L shape long enough to fit in a keyhole.

Thats good but you'll want to cut down your pieces to around 3"