Which hook?

[Dyonzi]

Hi I recently got the southord slimline c2010 set and I have no idea which hook is which, which is the standard and which I should use.
Thanks

[GWiens2001]

Don't know the numbers, but I honestly don't even know the actual number of a single one of my picks.

It seems to make more sense (to me) to organize them by how much the pick bends for higher reach.

Gordon

[Dyonzi]

After I organize them like that which hook should be my "go to" that I always use unless I end up needing one of the others?

[jimu57]

I use the one on far right most of the time.

[Ian_425]

Are they all the same thickness? Shape wise I would most frequently use the far right. In all reality though, the lock chooses the pick, some locks are going to require a hook with a higher reach. All depends on the biting, if you have a high cut pin behind a low cut pin you will need a hook with more reach so that you don't overset the lower cut pin while trying to set the higher cut pin behind it. Hopefully that all makes sense.

[Dyonzi]

Yes they are all the same thickness. I sort of understand but if you might sometimes need a hook with higher reach why not always use the hook with the highest reach?
Thanks for the advice

[kwoswalt99-]

Yes they are all the same thickness. I sort of understand but if you might sometimes need a hook with higher reach why not always use the hook with the highest reach?
Thanks for the advice

Sometimes keyway shapes encourage the use of hooks of diminutive height.

[nine4t4]

Don't get hung up too much on labels. I don't have SouthOrds but I'd guess that the right most is the standard and the left-most is shallow. I wouldn't worry about it. With practice, you'll know. the ones in the middle look a bit extreme if you're working with standard locks.

What works for one lock may not work for another. The deeper hook may work better up to a point, but then it leaves you less room to move around pins that are set and cut deep. The shallow hook, may move easily between pins, but you strike other pins with the shaft if you don't angle enough. Or you're working on a slightly smaller keyway like some padlocks, where the extra depth isn't necessary.

If you have the keys for the locks you're working on, compare the range of cut depths to the depth of the hook. The hook that is closer to that range is your starting point.

Have fun with them

[Nagelfar]

i got that set aswell, and i use the one on the left, probebly 90% of the time.