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Which Picks Are Used More Often?

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Which Picks Are Used More Often?

Postby sampb92 » 5 Sep 2009 0:20

im making some lock picks and want to know Which picks are used more? diamond or hook or rake or......etc.?
its just i only have enough hacksaw blades to make 6 picks for now and dont want to buy any more at this time. So please tell me what Y'all think!?! thanks
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Re: Which Picks Are Used More Often?

Postby WolfSpring » 5 Sep 2009 3:24

I'm still pretty new, but I've found my two most used picks are my hook and my diamond. I use my diamond for all raking and my hook for all SPP. If i have problems with my raking I sometimes will pull out a bogata or S-rake but other then that I don't have a need right now for a lot of the others. Again I'm still pretty new but thats my two cents.
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Re: Which Picks Are Used More Often?

Postby Eyes_Only » 5 Sep 2009 6:01

I use maybe two or three different variations of a hook pick, a standard diamond pick and a couple types of rake picks.
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Re: Which Picks Are Used More Often?

Postby raimundo » 5 Sep 2009 9:31

Wake up and smell the Kafka!!!
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