Now, we're going to discuss rakes.
The idea behind a rake is that it will manipulate many pins at once.
W're going to look at 3 of these, just like we looked at 3 hooks.
This is an L Rake. The L Rake is pretty easy to come by in most beginner sets.
And it's one of my favorite starter tools. It's a great rake to learn on...
And there are a couple different methods that are effective with this guy.
Then, our S Rake.
Some people call this the "Batarang" - it goes by a number of names.
It's a simple tool, and has a severe weakness for heavy handed pickers...
right here, where it could potentially snap.
But, it does an OK job and you can definitely set some pins with it.
And then, one of my favorite tools in the world, the Bogota Rake.
This is my first tool in any lock when I'm picking competetively.
It opens a lot of locks very quickly, and just does a beautiful job.
A big part of that is its mirror finish.
So, let's work through the lock with each of these.
First, the L Rake.
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Open! Just like that!
So, Rakes manipulate many pins at once.
We'll take that a bit slower so you can see exactly what's happening.
So the goal of the L Rake is to set many pins at once.
You can see it will interact with many pins just because of how long it is...
but as soon as we drop it in...
you can see that its set several of the pins right off the bat.
Oh, bam! That's it. That's the end of it.
So, rakes are meant to manipulate many pins at once.
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Now the S Rake.
Unlike the L, the S Rake's only going to cover a couple pins at once...
but because of its tapered edges and smooth sides it's going to move through...
the lock very easily, and allow us to roll over many pins in quick succession.
So, we have a lot set-Oh! *laughter* there it is! Just like so.
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And finally, the Bogota.
The Bogota! About midway in length between the S Rake and L Rake,
but with really beautiful tapered sides and incredible smooth edges...
it's going to move very cleanly through the lock, and I'm going to use a much lighter technique.
Much lighter tension, and as soon as I drop in I expect things to start setting.
And a much lighter movement from the pick itself.
And Open.
And that's all there is to the Bogota - my favorite pick.
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Love that pick. OK, so, that's rakes for us.