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Stanley 55-515 12-inch Wonderbar Pry Bar

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This pry bar goes by many names in my field. The workders call it a 'wonder bar,' while most carpenters refer to it as a 'flat bar' and roofers call it a 'shingle bar.' By any name, it is a great tool for any home improvement worker or home owner. I have been using this tool for over 20 years. While both ends are beveled, myself as well as other workers, have found that grinding back both ends sharper to produce a longer bevel makes the performance even better for taking out and removing roof shingles and flashings. I have even used this tool to chisel out bad pieces of decking. The curved end of the bar can be placed over the head of a gutter spike and struck with a hammer to remove the spikes without damage to the gutters. The bar also comes in handy when on a steep roof or working around chimneys and dormers. The bar can be placed between the space in 1-by decking to help support your foot on a steep pitch roof. It is made of fine quality steel that will last a lifetime.

Having owned two of these pry bars for years, I must say this is a must-own tool if you plan on doing any sort of extensive renovation - especially if it requires any sort of ripping-out, tearing-down, or prying-loose activities. I have beat on this bar with a hammer, used it to pry loose uncountable objects, pulled thousands of nails with it and I cannot fathom an occasion when it would break.

Extremely useful and quite indestructible!

For those of us that work sitting on their backsides all day, there is nothing quite like going home and destroying something at night to take out some tension. The pry bar is the perfect tool for this task.

The 12 1/2" pry bar may be a bit too short for the largest jobs, but this size is a perfect size for the majority of jobs. Whether ripping out drywall, removing molding, pulling stubborn nails, or popping tiles, this is the tool. The tool is angled differently at each end. One end is for popping items like nails. The other end is better for prying tiles, for example. Because of the different angles, you gain different levels of leverage.

This is the tool for home (destruction) improvement.

Indespensible tool for one's earthquake / natural disaster / survival kit. All emergency responders carry a pry bar in their kits (not necessarily this one) for good reason. As noted, the fit and finish isn't stellar, but it's a pry bar. Does one job and does it well.

As is stated in the title, this thing does it all. I have used it extensively now for every home improvment project I have taken on. My wife, who loves the demolition part of home improvement, has now gotten one of her own. This thing has never let me down. I have removed trim, nails, plywood subfloor, and even a shower with this tool and it never quits. I own two and I have a son on the way, so I will probably by a third

Clint
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It's a pry bar. It's long, hard and does a good job at getting between things. And then there is this pry bar. J.K.

I've been a long time fan of the Stanley Wonderbar and now that I own a house, I couldn't live without it. There are several things around the house that I need to tear out from the previous owners that they constructed with dimensional lumber, plywood, and a nail gun that I can demolish or dismantle in minutes with a Wonderbar and hammer. Simply put, the Wonderbar is wunderbar.

This pry bar has withstood absolutely all the abuse I could throw at it over the years without any indication of its treatment. It's an impressive tool that will do everything you want and will withstand the test of time.

I bought this to use during a flooring project to tear up the baseboards and the carpet tack-boards (which were nailed into the concrete floor, and had rusted into place). This little miracle did the job splendidly, and I can imagine many uses for it in our home-fixing-up future! :D

I use this tool all the time. It is a solid and essential DIY tool for home repair projects and such.