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Tip on color coding keys and their associated padlock.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #297 Apr 1989 (v.39#4) pg. 111

Tip: A separate hole in your house key will cause it to stand out from the others on your key ring.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #299 Jun 1989 (v.39#6) pg. 108

Key grips made from wood. Remove the plastic grip from an automobile key and replace it with one made from decorative wood.
FINE WOODWORKING #116 Jan-Feb 1996 pg. 124

How to rekey locks.
HANDY ANDY Feb 1980 (v.4#5) pg. 16

A ceremonial wooden key may be used as a key to the city, dedication key, open house key, etc.
NATIONAL CARVERS REVIEW Summer-Fall 1980 (v.11#2) pg. 23

How to make your own brass keys for old box locks.
OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL Feb 1975 (v.3#2) pg. 2

Tip: How to remove a broken key from a lock cylinder using a piece of coping saw blade that has been filed down.
POPULAR MECHANICS Feb 1984 (v.161#2) pg. 22

Keys and locks. Why they don't always work together. Tips on lubricating, repinning and rekeying.
POPULAR SCIENCE Oct 1979 (v.215#4) pg. 164

Tips on removing a key that's broken off in an automotive cylinder lock. Includes profiles of four broken-key extractors which you can make.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #237 Apr 1996 (v.20#9) pg. 21

Anatomy of a modern key and how to duplicate a lost key.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #241 Aug 1996 (v.21#1) pg. 27

Decorative wall key. Oversize version of a decorative skeleton key (25" long) is made from wood and hung on the wall.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL May-Jun 1989 (v.13#3) pg. 46

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