Multipick ELITE Beginner Lock Pick Set 13 piece (Christina Palmer)
Multipick ELITE Beginner Lock Pick Set 13 piece (Christina Palmer)
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About this Item
About this Item
Description
Description
A beginner lock pick set built on real picking research
Most beginners get stuck guessing which lock picks really work. Christina Palmer settled that question with technical and kinetic research, then turned the answer into 13 pieces: a focused spread of hooks, a diamond, a curved pick, two computer-shaped wave rakes, and six single-sided tensioners, all in ELITE spring steel and a genuine leather case.
One kit that teaches the whole pin tumbler motion
A pin tumbler lock holds the plug shut with stacks of spring-loaded pins. To open it you apply light turning pressure with a tensioner, then lift each pin to the shear line with a pick until the plug rotates. This set gives you both halves of that job: picks to set the pins and tensioners to hold the turn while you work.
Pick a single-sided BOK or TOK tensioner that suits the keyway, rest it in the bottom or top of the keyway, and apply a light steady turn. Slide a hook in past the tensioner and find the pin that resists. Set it, feel the plug give a fraction, then move to the next. When raking, swap the hook for a wave rake and scrub gently while you balance the tension. The wider profile range here means you can find what the lock in front of you responds to.
The thinking behind the profiles
Profiles chosen by research
Christina Palmer has picked locks since 1975 and used mathematical analysis to identify the most common, most useful pick profiles for beginners.
Two cycloid wave rakes
The large quad and small quint rakes are based on computer-generated cycloid patterns, so raking gives you a real spread of pin heights to scrub.
Six tensioners, not one
Three bottom-of-keyway and three top-of-keyway tensioners at 0.8, 1.0 and 1.3 mm let you match the keyway and your hand position.
All 13 pieces, named
ELITE blades are made from fine spring steel at 0.6 mm (0.023"), slim enough for most keyways but tough enough to survive learning. Tensioners are single-sided in three thicknesses.
7 picks (0.6 mm)
- ELITE Curve Spoon (PN54)
- ELITE Diamond Pick (PN56)
- ELITE Hook, medium round (PN58)
- ELITE Hook, short flat (PN60)
- ELITE Hook, tall thin (PN65)
- ELITE Wave rake, large quad cycloid (PN69)
- ELITE Wave rake, small quint cycloid (PN73)
6 tensioners (single-sided)
- BOK tensioner 0.8 mm (SP48)
- BOK tensioner 1.0 mm (SP49)
- BOK tensioner 1.3 mm (SP50)
- TOK tensioner 0.8 mm (SP54)
- TOK tensioner 1.0 mm (SP55)
- TOK tensioner 1.3 mm (SP56)
Go slow, feel each pin, and the speed follows
Begin on a clear or known practice lock so you can watch what your hands are doing. Pick a tensioner first, then start with the medium round hook, set pins one at a time, and learn what a real set feels like.
Once single-pin picking makes sense, switch to a wave rake and learn the lighter, faster rhythm of scrubbing. Returning to the hook afterward, you will notice your tension hand has steadied. Opens depend on the lock, its condition, and your practice, so treat every cylinder as its own lesson rather than expecting an instant pop.
Build the setup around the picks
A pick set teaches faster with a forgiving lock to learn on and a few extra turning options for tighter keyways.
Dangerfield Eureka practice locks
A known training lock turns this set into a clear lesson plan you can repeat.
Beginners Visual Guide
170+ pages and 200+ color illustrations that connect what your fingers feel to what the pins are doing.
Multipick ELITE Super-Pick 37
The bigger ELITE kit to grow into when you want every profile and ten rakes.
What to know before you buy
| Brand | Multipick (ELITE class) |
| Designer | Christina Palmer, designed for Multipick in 2020 |
| Pieces | 13 total: 7 picks, 6 single-sided tensioners |
| Picks | 3 hooks, 1 diamond, 1 curve spoon, 2 cycloid wave rakes |
| Pick steel | Fine spring steel, 0.6 mm (0.023") blades |
| Tensioners | 3 BOK and 3 TOK, 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.3 mm |
| Case | Genuine leather |
| Best for | Ambitious beginners building pin tumbler skill |
Use lock picks only on locks you own or have clear permission to open, and check your local laws before you practise.
Quick answers from the LockPickWorld bench
Is this really a beginner set?
Yes, but an ambitious one. It carries a wider range of picks and tensioners than most starter kits, so you can learn hooks, rakes, and tension without buying more pieces straight away.
Why 0.6 mm blades?
That thickness slips into most keyways while staying strong enough to take a learner's mistakes without snapping. It is a sensible middle ground for someone still building a light touch.
What is the difference between BOK and TOK tensioners?
BOK sits in the bottom of the keyway and TOK in the top. Having both, in three thicknesses, lets you match the keyway and keep your pick hand clear.
What should I pair it with?
A practice lock you can return to and a learning guide. Feeling the pins set on a known lock, then reading why, is what turns this set into clean opens.
Pick up the set that already did the homework for you
Christina Palmer worked out which profiles a beginner really needs, and Multipick built them in ELITE steel. Add a practice lock, keep your tension light and steady, and let the feedback teach you.
