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Key cutting as it is acknowledged comes from the metalworking term 'cutting' which refers to 'shaping material by removing parts'. Here the similar thing is done with a piece of metal to create the shape of the key by removing excess metal around the edges. This is the major form of copying keys and is something many locksmiths still offer. To cut a key there will be two keys inserted into vices in a key cutting tool. Of these keys one will be the innovative key that needs copying, while the other will be a 'blank' key, meaning that the blade has no grooves or indentations which are used to remove the pins inside. Instead they will just have a blade coming out of the handle with a completely flat end

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Danielle Long

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