Kwikset Doorknob Lock Holder for Lockpicking

I wanted to remove locks from some Kwikset door knobs to make it easier to hold them during picking practice and also to take less room in my bag. I found that the doorknob locks are a bit awkward to hold for lock picking practice on their own... I'd already made a holder for double-deadbolts, so I decided to adapt the idea to the doorknob lock since I couldn't find anyone else that had done something similar for these knob locks. Kwikset doorknob locks are held in by spring clips rather than by screws, and this new holder take advantage of that and also has anti-rotation tabs to keep the lock itself positioned in the holder. When you first put your lock in the holder, just be sure that the pin section is upright between the anti-rotation tabs and that you're starting the rear clips in the center of the hole that they snap into, and it will go right in.

I've made two versions. Once the lock is in place in the holder, you can remove it easily by just inserting the proper key in the lock, turn the key, and pull the lock out of the holder. If you don't have the right key, you can put in any key that fits the keyway (any random Kwikset style key), and some rotational tension and pull. But if don't have any key to fit the keyway at all, the version with a hole in the back allows you to use the end of a dowel or ball point pen or Sharpie, etc, and easily push the lock back out the front.