Sat Mar 04, 2017 10:00 am by madsamurai
I generally like padlocks in my hand, but pick everything else on a vise. Almost always ToK for picking except for certain keyways where it won't work, BoK for raking (because it'll usually pull my ToK wrench out and drop it on the floor) or where there's very small access to the top of the keyway and pins. Prefer my home-brew music wire tension wrenches or pry bars, but I have a selection of others I occasionally fall back on when those don't fit quite right. I use the same technique as WestCoastPicks: start in the back and start light and gradually increase.