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Skeleton Key, long
By Richard Hinkle
Design is 6 rows, 30 cells.
Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.
Begin design:
Row 1: space 2 times, GG [2356], ER [12456], Q [12345], GG [2356], space 9 times, full cell, G [1245], space 4 times, full cell, G [1245], space 4 times, full cell, G [1245].
Row 2: space 1 time, WITH [23456], A [1], dots 456, L [123], dot 4, OF [12356], space 8 times, full cell, space 2 times, full cell, space 2 times, full cell, space 2 times, full cell, space 2 times, full cell.
Row 3: WITH [23456], U [136], WAS [356], A [1], dot 4, HIS [236], ING [346], OF [12356], GG [2356] seven times, full cell, GG [2356] two times, full cell, GG [2356] two times, full cell, GG [2356] two times, full cell, GG [2356] two times, full cell, GG [2356], dot 3.
Row 4: ER [12456], M [134], D [145], dot 3, dot 6, F [124], SH [146], Q [12345], G [1245] seven times, full cell, G [1245] five times, full cell, G [1245] five times, full cell, G [1245], A [1].
Row 5: space 1 time, ER [12456], dot 3, dots 456, L [123], dot 6, Q [12345].
Row 6: space 2 times, G [1245], WITH [23456], OF [12356], G [1245].
End design.
Drawing Notes:
The key is laying on a table with the head (or Bow) on the left and the barrel (or shaft) pointing to the right. This key has five bits sticking up that are the part that engages the lock. Notice the decorative head design.
Skeleton Key, short
By Richard Hinkle
Design is 6 rows, 24 cells.
Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.
Begin design:
Row 1: space 2 times, GG [2356], ER [12456], Q [12345], GG [2356], space 6 times, G [1245], full cell, space 2 times, dots 45, full cell, B [12], space 2 times, full cell, G [1245].
Row 2: space 1 time, WITH [23456], A [1], dots 456, L [123], dot 4, OF [12356], space 6 times, full cell, space 1 time, full cell, space 1 time, full cell, space 1 time, full cell, space 1 time, full cell.
Row 3: WITH [23456], U [136], WAS [356], A [1], dot 4, HIS [236], ING [346], OF [12356], GG [2356] five times, full cell, GG [2356], full cell, GG [2356], full cell, GG [2356], full cell, GG [2356], full cell, GG [2356], dot 3.
Row 4: ER [12456], M [134], D [145], dot 3, dot 6, F [124], SH [146], OF [12345], G [1245] five times, full cell, G [1245] three times, full cell, G [1245] three times, full cell, G [1245], A [1].
Row 5: space 1 time, ER [12456], dot 3, dots 456, L [123], dot 6, Q [12345].
Row 6: space 2 times, G [1245], WITH [23456], OF [12356], G [1245].
End design.
Drawing Notes:
The key is laying on a table with the head (or Bow) on the left and the barrel (or shaft) pointing to the right. Notice how much shorter and thicker the shaft is on this key compared to the long key. The five bits are also different.
Skeleton keyholes
By Richard Hinkle
Design is 8 rows, 14 cells.
Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.
Begin design:
Row 1: full cell 7 times, space 2 times, full cell 5 times.
Row 2: full cell 7 times, space 2 times, full cell, Q [12345], C [14], ER [12456], full cell.
Row 3: full cell 2 times, A [1], space 1 time, dot 4, full cell 2 times, space 2 times, full cell, OF [12356], space 1 time, WITH [23456], full cell.
Row 4: full cell 2 times, dot 3, space 1 time, dot 6, full cell 2 times, space 2 times, full cell 2 times, space 1 time, full cell 2 times.
Row 5: full cell 3 times, space 1 time, full cell 3 times, space 2 times, full cell 2 times, space 1 time, full cell 2 times.
Row 6: full cell 3 times, space 1 time, full cell 3 times, space 2 times, full cell 5 times.
Row 7: full cell 3 times, space 1 time, full cell 3 times.
Row 8: full cell 7 times.
End design.
Drawing Notes:
Every key needs a matching keyhole. Here we have drawn a representation of the metal plate and the hole that allows the key to enter into the latching mechanism. Notice that the keyhole on the left allows a larger key that would not fit into the small hole to the right.
Skeleton Keys, VERTICAL
By Richard Hinkle
Design is 12 rows, 27 cells.
Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.
Begin design:
Row 1: space 1 time, dot 6, GG [2356], dot 3, space 7 times, WAS [356], colon [25], HIS [236], space 8 times, WAS [356], G [1245], HIS [236].
Row 2: WITH [23456], CH [16], hyphen [36], ST [34], OF [12356], space 4 times, dot 6, P [1234], dots 15, hyphen [36], I [24], TH [1456], dot 3, space 4 times, dots 56, P [1234], EN [26], hyphen [36], I [24], TH [1456], dots 23.
Row 3: ER [12456], ST [34], C [14], CH [16], Q [12345], space 4 times, dot 4, V [1236], IN [35], C [14], EN [26], dots 3456, A [1], space 4 times, dots 45, V [1236], I [24], C [14], E [15], dots 3456, B [12].
Row 4: space 1 time, dot 4, full cell, A [1], space 7 times, D [145], GG [2356], F [124], space 8 times, D [145], GG [2356], F [124].
Row 5: space 2 times, full cell, space 9 times, full cell, space 10 times, full cell.
Row 6: space 2 times, full cell, space 9 times, full cell, space 10 times, full cell.
Row 7: space 2 times, full cell, space 9 times, full cell, space 10 times, full cell.
Row 8: space 1 time, dots 45, full cell, G [1245], full cell, space 7 times, full cell, G [1245], full cell, space 8 times, full cell, GG [2356], full cell.
Row 9: space 2 times, full cell, space 9 times, full cell, space 10 times, full cell.
Row 10: space 1 time, dots 56, full cell, GG [2356], full cell, space 7 times, full cell, G [1245], full cell, space 8 times, full cell, GG [2356] two times, full cell.
Row 11: space 2 times, full cell, space 9 times, full cell, space 10 times, full cell.
Row 12: space 1 time, dots 45, full cell, G [1245], full cell, space 7 times, full cell, G [1245], full cell, space 8 times, full cell, GG [2356], full cell.
End design.
Drawing Notes:
