u/Necessary_Ocelot9930

Key type question

Hi there, I’m trying to get a novelty copy of my house key made and am hitting some confusion. I went to Home Depot and they told me that one of my house keys was a 77 and the other one was 97. The only novelty keys they had were 66s. I went to Lowe’s and their machine didn’t even register my key and they told me that it was because they probably didn’t have my kind of key in stock.
When I’ve tried to look up how to identify the different number of keys, I see that there is a difference in pins and I do believe my house key only has five pins. I did find more spare keys in my house that look very different than the ones I tested, but do still work in my doors locks. I was wondering if there could even be a possibility that those keys may be a 66 and if I should go back to the store to have them tested. I know Home Depot and Lowe’s are not ideal spots, but I just saw a custom key there that I really wanted to give a special someone for their birthday so I’m trying to make it work!

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u/Necessary_Ocelot9930 — 6 days ago

Hello! New poster here so please remove if not allowed. I received a beginners wood carving kit with several pieces of wood. It claims to contain Pine, Basswood, and Oak. The Oak block is meant for a spoon project. When I opened the box (to my completely untrained eye) it seemed as though all of the blocks are the same kind of wood. I just want to make sure that it is actually oak and safe to use as a spoon. I tried to self ID on Google but I genuinely am unsure what I’m looking at. The grain doesn’t look the same as most images that pop up but I just want a human opinion!

u/Necessary_Ocelot9930 — 2 months ago