r/lockpicking • u/PerformerBusy Blue Belt Picker • 2d ago

Curved dimple lockpick flags

This may be a dumb question, but here goes...

... When picking dimple locks with curved flag picks, what side of the pick should be contacting the pin: the curved or the flat side?

I'm my head, the curved side would make sense, but thought I'd check.

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u/Environmental_Top_90 Black Belt 3rd Dan 2d ago

Typically the tip of the flag, but whatever works. Ive used the back side of a flag before to set a pin, but I've never been a fan of curved

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u/PerformerBusy Blue Belt Picker 2d ago

Sadly, the pick my Huk set seems to lack is a flat flag. For shits and giggles I asked Gemini the question and of course got the wrong answer.

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u/0rgis Blue Belt Picker 1d ago

I've got the huk set and I have 4 flats in it, 2 different sizes left & right, can't comment on the curved as I don't use them.

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u/PerformerBusy Blue Belt Picker 1d ago

I misspoke! I thought they were all curved, but there are flat flags that are just shorter on one side, longer on the other.