Become comfortable with this before you try picking this lock with torque or you could bend or break your picks. No one likes to "break the pace" just after their deliver the results out has started off! When inserted quickly in and out of the keyway and rubbed along the bottoms of the pins, they tend to make each pin stack "jump" rapidly. As the peaks hit the pin stacks, energy is transferred from the bottom pins to the top pins, much like the action of the cue ball in billiards. You may want to use one of the smaller torque tools as well, or put your torque tool in the bottom part of the keyway instead of the (curvy) top. When the energy transfers, the top pin moves up while the bottom pin slows down, and a gap is created between the two pins. These pins falsely set before they reach the shear line.

If the shear line is within this gap as torque is applied, it may set. So far, we've been picking locks "a pin at a time," with a single pin stack set at the shear line in the sequence dictated by whatever misalignments are present in the cylinder. Raking, in contrast, is a class of picking techniques in which several pin stack may be set at the shear line simultaneously. The most comprehensive treatment of raking techniques I've found is in the Finch Manual of Lock Picking, although other authors have different perspectives on the subject. Often raking is used to best effect in conjunction with pin-at-a-time picking. Picking locks with spool and mushroom pins takes practice, both to recognize them and to effectively neutralize them when they are encountered. There are locks with two, five, and six pins in each keyway, but the keying codes aren't labeled on them. To pick this keyway, you'll need a small hook pick and a bit of twisting as you lift. You'll probably want to use one of the smaller LAB picks, although the small Peterson hook will sometimes do with care and practice. You may find one of the smaller LAB hook picks to be easier here than the larger Peterson picks, although you can usually still pick this keyway with the small Peterson hook.

Sawtooth rakes, such as the Peterson "Ripple" and the Falle-Safe rakes, have 5 or more very acute peaks along the length of the pick's edge. While pin-at-a-time picking is usually the most reliable way to open a given lock (and the skills used essential for mastery of other techniques), raking can sometimes open a lock more quickly. Note that excessive raking with any of these techniques will tend to overset pins, so be prepared to release torque and start over from time to time. To determine which pin stacks have these pins, gently push up each "set" pin. Using an inverted pick, raise all the pin stacks to their maximum height. To neutralize a partially set spool or mushroom pin, reduce torque and push the pin up, allowing the plug to rotate backward a bit as you do. The multiple peaks allow several, or even all, pin stacks to set simultaneously.

Pin stacks with partially set spool and mushrooms, on the other hand, what is billiards will feel a bit different. While pins are usually set by raising the cut from the plug to the shear line, they can also be picked by first oversetting the cut to within the shell and then lowering it to the shear line. Better quality locks are less forgiving of too much torque. If you can pick all (or at least most) of the locks on this board, you are well prepared against the typical locks installed in residential and commercial buildings in the US. Many inexpensive locks are grossly misaligned, making them quite forgiving of chaotic picking technique. Rubbing exploits this by simulating several passes of pin-at-a-time picking in a few "strokes" across the pin stacks. While applying light to moderate torque, push and pull a gently rounded rake pick from front to back and back to front along the pin stacks. The English R is carried out within the back with the mouth using the back again with the tongue. Whoever pulls out the majority of eyeballs in two minutes wins. And did We mention he puts out fires? If a gimbal lock does occur, the gimbals must be reset to work again.