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   calvin | Jul 28, 2005 03:52pm | #1

   Red Devil makes one I use alot.  about 10 inches long,one flaired end and one turned up end.  Has a nail puller slot also.

   thin and stiff.

   Glaziers use them, go to a glass shop.

   Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.

   Quittin' Time

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   Gunner | Jul 29, 2005 04:32am | #9

   I've got that one. It's definatley my favorite.

    

    

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   Shoeman | Jul 28, 2005 04:05pm | #2

   The one Calvin mentions is extremely usefull.  Many different manufactures - can't recall which brand I have - but, that style is one of the most usefull.

   Will try to post a pic this evening if I find one.

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   quicksilver | Jul 29, 2005 01:53am | #3

   I think I use the same one Calvin mentioned also. There is no brand indicated that I can remember. I find them at the paint stores and also I've seen them at the stone quarry. The Stanley seems to bend like a piece of Wrigley's chewing gum.

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   Shoeman | Jul 29, 2005 02:05am | #4

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   Hyde SKU 4 5 6 0 0

   Pry Bar/Scraper Use to remove molding, open boxes, scrape paint and pull nails. Electrocoated High Carbon Steel hardned and tempered. Ground scraping end. Nail pulling slot. Tool measures 9 1/2 inches overallFits eas

    

   I have used one of the ones above for years and have been very happy with it.

    

   Just saw this one while I was searching for a picture for you.  Seems like it might be quite handy as well - same thing but with 45 degree bend rather than 90

    

   Hyde SKU 4 5 6 0 5    Pry Bar/Scraper with 45 degree angle head Use to remove molding, open boxes, scrape paint and pull nails. Electrocoated High Carbon Steel hardened and tempered. Ground scraping end. Nail pulling slot. Tool measures 9 1/2 inches overall. Fit Packaging: Labeled View Image

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   sledgehammer | Jul 29, 2005 04:05am | #6

   Without a doubt that hyde bar is the best.

    

   When a local chain went out of business I could no longer find them. I now get them from a wholesaler 24 at a time for around 6 bucks. I have no problem selling them on the job after someone borrows mine.

    

   Depot sells a cheap chinese knockoff of the same bar. The only problem is it isn't tempered and under the slightest pressure it bends. Not a good thing for a pry bar.

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   Shoeman | Jul 29, 2005 05:14am | #12

   It is amazing the abuse I have put that Hyde through over the last six years and it is still nice and straight.  Used it today chipping off some very well set tile.  Tomorrow it will be gently pulling trim for re-use.

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   MisterT | Jul 29, 2005 03:55am | #5

   Me use 10" restorers catspaw

   i tink vaughn +/or Estwing make them plus some Japanese models.

    

   "I think natural selection must have greatly rewarded the ability to reassure oneself in a crisis with complete bull$hit."
   

   Witty tagline...

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   calvin | Jul 29, 2005 04:08am | #7

   T, write me, call me, yell out the window.  I've been emailing you and no answer.  Are you alive?  Are you coming?Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.

   Quittin' Time

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   MisterT | Jul 29, 2005 02:01pm | #18

   Big Cal...

   E-mailed ya + sent ya a check....

   see ya !!"I think natural selection must have greatly rewarded the ability to reassure oneself in a crisis with complete bull$hit."

   Witty tagline...

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   Gunner | Jul 29, 2005 04:34am | #10

   You smash your hand? Heat stroke dement your spelling?

    

    

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   Shoeman | Jul 29, 2005 05:19am | #13

   Something like this.

   SHARK 21-2325 SHARKGRIP¯ 10" MOLDINGPRO™ PRYBAR & NAIL PULLER

    

   • Hardened carbon steel• Will pry into any tight spot with ease and less damage to wall and molding surface• Curve of the blade is designed to lift molding easily• Nailpuller end will remove small finish and headless nails

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   I have a cheap "made in china" version that I also use quite a bit - like the Hyde better for pulling trim that I need to re-use.  Both have their place though.

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   Luka | Jul 29, 2005 12:12pm | #16

   The one I got in the christmas exchange here at Breaktime looks just like that without the notch at the big flat end.I LOVE that thing !!!I've used it for big prying, for trim work, for work on the truck, and even a bit as a chisel. (But don't tell anyone about that last bit. LOL)

   Are we there yet ?

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   Shoeman | Jul 29, 2005 03:13pm | #19

   Very handy tool!

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   AJinNZ | Jul 29, 2005 04:30pm | #20

   Thanks for all the info guys.

    

   Reason I asked is that they dont exist here. I was given a stanley one and got lotsa comments about it until, er........ ummm............. I lost it

    

   The shark one I have seen locally. Might go and get one and give it a try. I have a dogyu cats paw that is really good for framing type stuff, but it doesnt have that handy flat part.

    

   I am going to order a few things from your end so thought it would be best to find out what works before I get it here. ( I do some things in the right order now and again. )

    

   :-) 

   Whatever it was.................I didnt do it.

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   MisterT | Jul 29, 2005 01:46pm | #17

   yep"I think natural selection must have greatly rewarded the ability to reassure oneself in a crisis with complete bull$hit."

   Witty tagline...

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   JerBear | Jul 29, 2005 04:30am | #8

   I lost my little Red Devil and picked up a Craftsman just yesterday. Same exact thing. I like to grind down and sharpen both ends so they can really slip into the thinnest of places.
   This and the 5 in one are probably my favorite tools in my vast collection. Certainly the most used.

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   Woodbutcher | Jul 29, 2005 04:39am | #11

   I always carry a plain ol' stanley 6" mini wonder bar.   It's probably the most versatile and most used tool I own.  Every time they go on sale I pick up another one.  One in the nailbags, one in the tool box, one in the kitchen junk drawer, ( never actually used that one, but it's comforting knowing I've got a "stash").

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   Dinosaur | Jul 29, 2005 07:52am | #14

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   I've got a couple of these; I can't imagine doing any kind of job without one. Roofing, painting, trim work, framing, whatever. These are made by A.E. Richard here in Quebec; they have an excellent quality line of tools for painting, masonry, gyprock work; all kinds of specialty knives (even a shoemaker's knife), etc. This bar is made from spring steel; it flexes but does not bend, and takes incredible abuse. They can be sharpened when you've dinged up the edges and they come back like new. Light, perfectly balanced, just the right size. And it doesn't fall outta your pouch....

    

   Dinosaur

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   But it is not this day.

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   Pierre1 | Jul 29, 2005 10:07am | #15

   Yep - I sure do love my Richard minibar.

   Everything that Dino said.

   Kinda looks like that black Hyde minibar ..

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   Dave45 | Jul 29, 2005 04:43pm | #21

   I have a little (6") Vaughn that I've had for eons.  I have no idea where I got it and I would be lost without it.

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   Sancho | Jul 29, 2005 05:46pm | #22

   Adam,

     I bought mine from a local flooring supplier..dont know the name of the manufaccturer but its the bomb. Its shaped like a mini wrecking bar.   Savaging the entire liberal media