OK, well, I guess I can’t really be objective on these since I designed them, but I genuinely love these and I’m super proud of them 😃 @Multipick did an AMAZING job on their presentation and finish too 😍 Check out some behind the scenes stuff on these picks over on my side channel too! 👍 ua-cam.com/video/X9gskI5btxY/v-deo.html
Considering the fact that I use rakes a lot, I must admit that I never have a thought of how to improve them. You did not one, but two big jobs. You designed a new tools, and convince tool manufacturer to produce them! 👍
I bought your elite 10 pc set from multipick and I can't say enough good things about your rakes. I have single picked a american 1100 lock and I was going to highbred pick one with the monith rake to a false set than single pick it but wouldn't you know it opened up with your rake! Thanks for all your work in the lock picking community.
Excellent job once again, Lock Noob! I own some other tools you’ve had your hand in creating, and though I do enjoy those I think these may be your best idea yet! It seems you found a solution to a problem us pickers weren’t conscious of, but it makes complete sense and was executed it wonderfully. Bravo! 👏
Congrats Ash! One of my favorite challenge is to pick locks full of security pins with rakes only. These would definitely be a great addition to my collection. BTW, you don’t always need to switch your pick when you get a false set. Most of the time, the remaining spools will be among the higher (in Europe) pins and you can feel them with the teeth of you rake (that’s why I prefer aggressive / dynamic profiles). They feel solid and give some feedback in your tensioner. Just release the tension while insisting on those pins and you should be able to set them. You may drop some other pins in the process but you have already been able to set them once, you just need to set them again with one pin less in your way. Cheers 🥂
I'm impressed. I've sometimes wondered why no one has done something like that. There are lots of versions of standard rakes/rocking tools, but they tend to differ in their finish, not their profiles. When I have the cash, I'll order those.
Dude, those are sweet rakes, and it's awesome you got your name on the picks. Sorry there's no gilt in it for you. They look beautiful, and in your capable hands, seem to work a treat! I'm definitely interested in them, as i have recently come round to the belief that raking is, in fact, NOT cheating.
Wow, quite impressive sir! Its so awesome to see pick makers reaching out to get your take and designs! I'll definitely need to add those to my collection! Great job sir 👍🏻👍🏻
I think it would have been better is your name/logo was of the opposite side, such as when you are holding the pick, your name/logo is facing you right-side up. As it is now, it is upside down if you were to use the pick with pins on top of plug.
Honestly, I wasn't going to be surprised if another of your designs got retailed, but I thought it was gonna be Sparrows. Never saw this coming! As for the picks themselves, I like the idea of a City Rake that is actually a rake and not a rocking pick (Abona), so I might try it, but only if I ever order from Multipicks. I am sure their quality is amazing, but they are expensive ($12.69 for Abona, while Medusa and Monkey Paw are both $4.95 😖) EDIT: Multipicks single picks cost from around $9.58 to $10.86. It's only Abona and Monith that are $12.69 from what I see. Would you know if this is because they are new and the price will go down at some point, or it's the final one?
Multipick costs more but its absolutely worth it! I have sparrows, peterson, law locktools and multipick and multipick is by far my favorite. But then again my girlfriend prefers Sparrows.. so its personal preference. I have bought Sparrows and Multipicks dimple picks too And i find multipick better there too. The picks dont bend as much. I had trouble with the handles from multipicks dimple kit because they were so slim. I prefer Sparrows their handles but thats all. After 6 months i'm used to the slim handles now. Peterson is in fourth place.. handles are good but i dont like their picks very much As for the rakes: I dont think the price will go down much, a bit probably after some time. The price just has to do with production costs and demand. Rakes are less bought i think. They look very good, i'm more into SPP and havent used rakes much but i will give them a try with my next order from them.
I admit I am not really into raking, I assume it's because I am still new and feel that when that work it's pure luck and I did not learn everything, but this pair look really good and multipurpose, they can probably replace most of them easily enough and reduce the size of the set I think. I hope it is not a one time or limited thing, I would love to be able to order them in a few month after I become a little more experienced for my everyday set!
Hey!, some raking is luck, but skillful raking really is a thing. some locks that are almost impossible for most people to rake are able to be raked by experts in the technique. Skillful raking isn't about waiting for a random event, its statistically increasing the chances of a controlled opening :-)
Hi Lock Noob, Congratulations, you never know what is going on behind the scenes! Picks designed by yourself from Sparrows and Multipick, says it all. Was never impressed with the city rake, and often wondered why it was also called the "L" rake. Both new rakes appear to be improvements on old designs, and that has to be a plus. BTW how did you come up with the two new names? Regards, Brian.
Thank you! Monith is the Celtic name for mountain or hill. When I first stated looking at these picks I named them ‘city and hills’ due to their look and inspiration. Abona is the name of a Roman settlement the was before the city I live in existed, Bristol. So still city and hills 😃
Just another idea for your cooperation with Multipick: BOK tensioners with thickness in between the current ones. Often it is the case, that Elite SP12 is a little loose, but SP13 just does not fit in. Then I would love to have an "SP12A" or "SP12+" tensioner with a thickness in between (0,9 mm instead of 0,8 mm). I would buy them, to get better control of the core. What do you think?
Very interessing design especialy for the abona!! A great mix between a Bogota and a city rake. Any problems to extract your pick when you are on false set in a very tight keyway ? That's why, i prefer curves than cycloidal shape.😁
@@LockNoob Not only does the design make sense, they really work well!!! I have been using them now on a wide variety of locks and I am very impressed. These rakes will stay in my main pick kit. Awesome job!!!! Bob V
@@LockNoob I just got both of them today. With a little practice they seem to work well. I've always like the snake type picks, but I am now kind of leaning towards the Abona. More tools for the shed. Good job!
Great work mate. Beatiful piece of equipment. But now I'm wondering. In future, will you cooperate with both companies- sparrows and multipick? Or will you stick with one? Anyway, I made an instant order. Thanks!
Sparrows and Multipick are a good choice, not sure about Wendt. I bought their credit card pick set which didn’t last even a week, the steel is not the best - they bend making it difficult to pick.
I’m new to picking I just bought a ten peice set with the monith and abona in it I’m practicing on my front door Yale style lock says e&s on the lock but can’t find out much about this lock and can’t pick it I guess I’ll have to practice more on my technique. I found them to be well made hopefully I can improve with these picks
I will probably give these a try. I just hope multipick don't pull the same guff the other company did with your medusa pick, where they sent me a pick that was scaled up in every way from the pick they sent you, so it didn't fit in most of my locks. Just sayin...
I can see exactly how this is going to go .... o I will pop onto the multipick website and and pick up the lock noob picks, but I dont have any other multipick stuff so maybe just a small set to go with them, well it's better value to buy a bigger set and well i will need a tok set to top it up oooooo I might as well get a core puller while i am here ............. I hope you are happy lock noob you can explain the bill to my other half lol
the working names for these were 'City and Hills' due to their inspiration and look. Monith is Celtic for mountain, or hill, while Abona is the original Roman settlement of my home City, Bristol. So still City and Hills :-)
Gonna ask a stupid question....I’m not used to buying overseas, so the price on the Multipick website said 10,90 euros. Isn’t that like 13 US dollars? Can I order from the US ?
The working names for these were 'City and Hills' due to their inspiration and look. Monith is Celtic for mountain, or hill, while Abona is the original Roman settlement of my home City, Bristol. So still City and Hills :-)
Great work, as usual. I might not have named that one pick "a boner", but that's just me ;) Kidding aside, I'll keep those in mind for when I decide to add more rakes to my arsenal. Are those available in a single thickness only? Unfortunately Multipick does not seem the show them under their "latest" tab yet
the working names for these were 'City and Hills' due to their inspiration and look. Monith is Celtic for mountain, or hill, while Abona is the original Roman settlement of my home City, Bristol. So still City and Hills :-)
Shame on you, you made someone homeless. A padlock to be exact, the Abona evicted it from its home, aka the naughty bucket. Maybe i should get the Monith, too.....
Just getting into picking locks and honestly I don't see any joy or pleasure from raking locks open. Unless locksmith is your job and getting into a lock as fast as possible is your mission , for those pursuing this hobby I suggest you ignore all these silly expensive one job tools.
I tend to almost exclusively SPP locks on video, but there is a HUGE amount of skill taking higher/high security locks, especially European ones. Just because you don’t enjoy it, doesn’t mean other’s shouldn’t or that it doesn’t require a lot of skill 👍
Very nice indeed Ash, they look awesome and no doubt work great. It's cool of Multipick to add your name, I always felt you never got enough recognition from Sparrows. Take care mate and have a fantastic week.
the working names for these were 'City and Hills' due to their inspiration and look. Monith is Celtic for mountain, or hill, while Abona is the original Roman settlement of my home City, Bristol. So still City and Hills :-)
OK, well, I guess I can’t really be objective on these since I designed them, but I genuinely love these and I’m super proud of them 😃 @Multipick did an AMAZING job on their presentation and finish too 😍 Check out some behind the scenes stuff on these picks over on my side channel too! 👍 ua-cam.com/video/X9gskI5btxY/v-deo.html
I was able to comment before you???
Not quite. Seconds after.
@@crowley357 maybe, lol! 😃
Objective or not, I don't think anyone would disagree with you-those are the Cadillac of lock picks.
Amazing picks, congrats and thanks!
You need to get a kick back on sales
Considering the fact that I use rakes a lot, I must admit that I never have a thought of how to improve them. You did not one, but two big jobs. You designed a new tools, and convince tool manufacturer to produce them! 👍
I'm very persuasive, lol! Thank you , i hope you like them!
Ash, you continue to amaze with your contributions to locksport. Kudos to Multipick for making these picks a reality.
I bought your elite 10 pc set from multipick and I can't say enough good things about your rakes. I have single picked a american 1100 lock and I was going to highbred pick one with the monith rake to a false set than single pick it but wouldn't you know it opened up with your rake! Thanks for all your work in the lock picking community.
That's not ego that's pride. Congratulations!
Thank you !
Excellent job once again, Lock Noob! I own some other tools you’ve had your hand in creating, and though I do enjoy those I think these may be your best idea yet! It seems you found a solution to a problem us pickers weren’t conscious of, but it makes complete sense and was executed it wonderfully. Bravo! 👏
Thank you very much!
I'm eventually going to need a case for the just Lock Noob tools.
lol maybe!
Very clever designs, just a little tweak of the standard two rakes and you have created a much more versatile set of picks. great stuff, cheers
@Lock Noob Already ordered some from Multipick. Then I saw this. Well done, mate - you're really spreading your wings, aren't you? ;) Great to see...!
Thanks!
Amayzing job!, you are a true pillar of locksport!. My wife gonna kill me again! 🤣🙊
hehe sorry!
Very nice indeed. It just gives that little extra option. Well Done on Multipick picking up in this design.
Thanks!
Congrats Ash! One of my favorite challenge is to pick locks full of security pins with rakes only. These would definitely be a great addition to my collection.
BTW, you don’t always need to switch your pick when you get a false set. Most of the time, the remaining spools will be among the higher (in Europe) pins and you can feel them with the teeth of you rake (that’s why I prefer aggressive / dynamic profiles). They feel solid and give some feedback in your tensioner. Just release the tension while insisting on those pins and you should be able to set them. You may drop some other pins in the process but you have already been able to set them once, you just need to set them again with one pin less in your way. Cheers 🥂
Absolutely, but I tend to be better using a hook when i get to that point :-)
@@LockNoob Sure a hook is more convenient but “How to rake security pins” is not a video I have ever seen... 😉
I'm impressed. I've sometimes wondered why no one has done something like that. There are lots of versions of standard rakes/rocking tools, but they tend to differ in their finish, not their profiles. When I have the cash, I'll order those.
Awesome!
That is awesome Lock Noob! Something you should be very proud of!
Dude, those are sweet rakes, and it's awesome you got your name on the picks. Sorry there's no gilt in it for you. They look beautiful, and in your capable hands, seem to work a treat! I'm definitely interested in them, as i have recently come round to the belief that raking is, in fact, NOT cheating.
I Agree. Skillful raking of hard locks is a controlled statistical increase in the chances of opening a lock :-)
Bloody awesome Ash my friend. Well done 👍🤘🖖🍻
Thank you DALP!! Cheers!
That's beautiful. Nice touch the names on the handles.
Thank you very much!
I've always been an SPP picker by choice, but I've been raking with these for a few months now and love them.
I like em, they really fill a void and they fit really well. I cant wait to try em out.
Awesome!
Awesome job mate, lovely looking picks
Thanks 👍
a veery sweet couple of picks. So clever.
Thanks my good friend
Fantastic designs! You should be very proud. I will be adding these to my kits.
Wow, thank you!
Wow! A rake-able city rake!
:-)
Wow, quite impressive sir! Its so awesome to see pick makers reaching out to get your take and designs! I'll definitely need to add those to my collection! Great job sir 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks!
I think it would have been better is your name/logo was of the opposite side, such as when you are holding the pick, your name/logo is facing you right-side up. As it is now, it is upside down if you were to use the pick with pins on top of plug.
A lot of European pickers pick 'pins down' so to them, its the right way up :-)
Just received both of these picks. They’re awesome!
Honestly, I wasn't going to be surprised if another of your designs got retailed, but I thought it was gonna be Sparrows. Never saw this coming! As for the picks themselves, I like the idea of a City Rake that is actually a rake and not a rocking pick (Abona), so I might try it, but only if I ever order from Multipicks. I am sure their quality is amazing, but they are expensive ($12.69 for Abona, while Medusa and Monkey Paw are both $4.95 😖)
EDIT: Multipicks single picks cost from around $9.58 to $10.86. It's only Abona and Monith that are $12.69 from what I see. Would you know if this is because they are new and the price will go down at some point, or it's the final one?
Oh, more to come from Sparrows too!!
Multipick costs more but its absolutely worth it!
I have sparrows, peterson, law locktools and multipick and multipick is by far my favorite.
But then again my girlfriend prefers Sparrows.. so its personal preference.
I have bought Sparrows and Multipicks dimple picks too
And i find multipick better there too. The picks dont bend as much.
I had trouble with the handles from multipicks dimple kit because they were so slim. I prefer Sparrows their handles but thats all. After 6 months i'm used to the slim handles now.
Peterson is in fourth place.. handles are good but i dont like their picks very much
As for the rakes:
I dont think the price will go down much, a bit probably after some time. The price just has to do with production costs and demand.
Rakes are less bought i think.
They look very good, i'm more into SPP and havent used rakes much but i will give them a try with my next order from them.
@@tytorubio3271 Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I own set of multipicks and love the new set you designed. You are genius my friend!
Wow, thanks!
Well done! Great looking designs that are functional as well. Keep those creative juices flowing. Cheers!
Thanks, will do!
Wow , you don't stop to amaze.
Thank you !
What a beautiful picks they are!
Thanks!
@@LockNoob You are welcome, Sir. If only Multipick sell their items in Indonesia.... X-D
Also, looks like you're quickly becoming the go-to chap for speed picking ideas. Good for locksport competitions!
thank you and I hope so!
Ohh yes mate,they`ll end up in my kit for sure :)
Cool!
I admit I am not really into raking, I assume it's because I am still new and feel that when that work it's pure luck and I did not learn everything, but this pair look really good and multipurpose, they can probably replace most of them easily enough and reduce the size of the set I think. I hope it is not a one time or limited thing, I would love to be able to order them in a few month after I become a little more experienced for my everyday set!
Hey!, some raking is luck, but skillful raking really is a thing. some locks that are almost impossible for most people to rake are able to be raked by experts in the technique. Skillful raking isn't about waiting for a random event, its statistically increasing the chances of a controlled opening :-)
@@LockNoob I hope I will be able to develop that skill with time!
Good work and congratulations!
Thanks 😊
Very cool. Will be looking to try these out and and it to my ever growing pick sets!
Awesome!
Hi Lock Noob, Congratulations, you never know what is going on behind the scenes! Picks designed by yourself from Sparrows and Multipick, says it all. Was never impressed with the city rake, and often wondered why it was also called the "L" rake. Both new rakes appear to be improvements on old designs, and that has to be a plus. BTW how did you come up with the two new names? Regards, Brian.
Thank you! Monith is the Celtic name for mountain or hill. When I first stated looking at these picks I named them ‘city and hills’ due to their look and inspiration. Abona is the name of a Roman settlement the was before the city I live in existed, Bristol. So still city and hills 😃
As locks evolve so should the tools. Fair play Ash really well designed 👍
Thanks 🤩
I hope to get these in my hands some day. Beautiful and they appear to be very useful. Great job n the designs and this video.
Thank you so much!
Gah! Ordered something from MP a few weeks ago, wish I could have combined shipping. Great work as always, LN!
Next time! and thanks!
Very versatile, and pretty to boot! Would love to know more about the design process, e.g., how you arrived at the shapes. Congrats.
Check out the additional content over on my side channel - link in the description :-)
Just another idea for your cooperation with Multipick: BOK tensioners with thickness in between the current ones. Often it is the case, that Elite SP12 is a little loose, but SP13 just does not fit in. Then I would love to have an "SP12A" or "SP12+" tensioner with a thickness in between (0,9 mm instead of 0,8 mm). I would buy them, to get better control of the core.
What do you think?
I always say, you never have enough tension tools!
@@LockNoob please tell it Multipick as well.
Really nice picks well done
Thanks!
Very interessing design especialy for the abona!!
A great mix between a Bogota and a city rake.
Any problems to extract your pick when you are on false set in a very tight keyway ? That's why, i prefer curves than cycloidal shape.😁
depends on the lock, the bitting and the tightness of the keyway.
Very neat, pretty soon you'll have you're own line of picks!
as long as someone else was making them i'd be up for that!
Relatively new to locksport, and sometimes wonder if its worth commenting on old stuff, but find it all fascinating
Comment away!
Very nice design LN. The dynamic rake pattern makes sense. Ordered a the set and cant wait to try them. Will update with my results. Thanks....Bob V
Awesome! Thank you!
@@LockNoob Not only does the design make sense, they really work well!!! I have been using them now on a wide variety of locks and I am very impressed. These rakes will stay in my main pick kit. Awesome job!!!! Bob V
I'm sold. Thank you.
Thanks 😊
very cool Ash mate these are something ive never really used i dont now why even tho i have some😂😂🤟👍🇬🇧😎😊👊
Thanks Leon mate, I'm really pleased with them!
Nice designs!
Thank you! 😊
I ordered the two picks last week, schedule to arrive this week on Tuesday, 2/2.
Awesome - I hope you like them
@@LockNoob I just got both of them today. With a little practice they seem to work well. I've always like the snake type picks, but I am now kind of leaning towards the Abona. More tools for the shed. Good job!
Would love to see a profile like this on a Bogota style design
Great work mate. Beatiful piece of equipment. But now I'm wondering. In future, will you cooperate with both companies- sparrows and multipick? Or will you stick with one? Anyway, I made an instant order. Thanks!
I work with Wendt, Sparrows and Multipick - I’m independent :-)
@@LockNoob Oh, that is great. Your picks are amazing, and so are you. Lucky brands that can cooperate with you. Thanks!
@@11orkosuba88 yes! I am super lucky to have such good relationships wit such great manufacturers 🥰
Sparrows and Multipick are a good choice, not sure about Wendt. I bought their credit card pick set which didn’t last even a week, the steel is not the best - they bend making it difficult to pick.
Nice work Ash
Thanks
Just got both of them today and they work great
Awesome 👏
Beautiful picks. Congratulations! I can't wait to get some to try.
Thanks so much!
I’m new to picking I just bought a ten peice set with the monith and abona in it I’m practicing on my front door Yale style lock says e&s on the lock but can’t find out much about this lock and can’t pick it I guess I’ll have to practice more on my technique. I found them to be well made hopefully I can improve with these picks
Great!!
those are awesome! great job!
Thank you! Cheers!
A very cool part of your legacy - congratulations 🙌
Thank you! 😃
I will probably give these a try. I just hope multipick don't pull the same guff the other company did with your medusa pick, where they sent me a pick that was scaled up in every way from the pick they sent you, so it didn't fit in most of my locks. Just sayin...
All the ones the have sent me were the same as the original, maybe yours wasn't right?
I can see exactly how this is going to go .... o I will pop onto the multipick website and and pick up the lock noob picks, but I dont have any other multipick stuff so maybe just a small set to go with them, well it's better value to buy a bigger set and well i will need a tok set to top it up oooooo I might as well get a core puller while i am here ............. I hope you are happy lock noob you can explain the bill to my other half lol
If I have to, I’ll defend you lol
@@LockNoob I will hold you to that lol
How did you come up with the names?
the working names for these were 'City and Hills' due to their inspiration and look. Monith is Celtic for mountain, or hill, while Abona is the original Roman settlement of my home City, Bristol. So still City and Hills :-)
@@LockNoob Thank you 😊
Gonna ask a stupid question....I’m not used to buying overseas, so the price on the Multipick website said 10,90 euros. Isn’t that like 13 US dollars? Can I order from the US ?
Not sure, you would have to check their site
Do you recommend polishing these picks or leaving them just as they are ?
Already ordered a set as soon as I saw Multipick’s tweet on these. Looking forward to putting these to use. Well done!
Awesome, thank you!
Did I miss it or did you not mention what inspired the names?
The working names for these were 'City and Hills' due to their inspiration and look. Monith is Celtic for mountain, or hill, while Abona is the original Roman settlement of my home City, Bristol. So still City and Hills :-)
@@LockNoob Cool historical tie-in. Thanks for the info. Congrats on another collaboration!
Thanks ! Just ordered, I let You know my feedback ! :)
Please do!
Great, congratulation!
Do you also plan a version with inverted order of high and low peaks? Would this make sense?
Anything is possible!
Hi pls make a video on how to pick a assa ruko 2 lock cuz I just can't open it
one suggestion, i would of asked multipick to use "Lock Noob Lad" instead of "Lock Noob" to the pick
Sir Noob?
damn!! those are sexy!!! i'm sold!!
Thanks!
Good lord the price of the pick at Multipick Doubled in the last 3 months. Guess I'm not going to be buying from them anymore.
no, i don't think they have...
Cool as F mate
Thanks!
Great work, as usual. I might not have named that one pick "a boner", but that's just me ;) Kidding aside, I'll keep those in mind for when I decide to add more rakes to my arsenal. Are those available in a single thickness only? Unfortunately Multipick does not seem the show them under their "latest" tab yet
Why not?
There’s probably going to be a pick set.
A boner
Double boner
Triple boner
Quadruple boner
the working names for these were 'City and Hills' due to their inspiration and look. Monith is Celtic for mountain, or hill, while Abona is the original Roman settlement of my home City, Bristol. So still City and Hills :-)
🥃🥃
:-)
Shame on you, you made someone homeless.
A padlock to be exact, the Abona evicted it from its home, aka the naughty bucket. Maybe i should get the Monith, too.....
lol, glad you like it!
Just getting into picking locks and honestly I don't see any joy or pleasure from raking locks open. Unless locksmith is your job and getting into a lock as fast as possible is your mission , for those pursuing this hobby I suggest you ignore all these silly expensive one job tools.
I tend to almost exclusively SPP locks on video, but there is a HUGE amount of skill taking higher/high security locks, especially European ones. Just because you don’t enjoy it, doesn’t mean other’s shouldn’t or that it doesn’t require a lot of skill 👍
Multipick 👎👎👎👎👎 por no vender fuera de Alemania su material
Very nice indeed Ash, they look awesome and no doubt work great. It's cool of Multipick to add your name, I always felt you never got enough recognition from Sparrows. Take care mate and have a fantastic week.
Oh Sparrows are great with me :-) full acknowledgement on their website and I’m even on there as a designer :-)
@@LockNoob I did'nt know that they had added you as a designer, that's great.
How did you come up with the names?
the working names for these were 'City and Hills' due to their inspiration and look. Monith is Celtic for mountain, or hill, while Abona is the original Roman settlement of my home City, Bristol. So still City and Hills :-)
@@LockNoob Nice. Thanks! I’m glad I asked. Figured you didn’t just randomly conjure those up from nothing.