Appetites For Destruction

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1. Eliminator Masonry Blade, a 16-grit tungsten carbide concrete-cutter that taps into the unrealized potential of your reciprocating saw. Its maker, Paws Off Tools, also offers a rasp and a wood-san blade.
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2. The Extractor, a nail-pulling plier that uses a large fulcrum to remove fasteners in one stroke. Unlike nippers and pullers that can snap or strip a nail, the Extractor's parallel jaws hold tight while the fulcrum's curved heel leaves the surface unscathed.
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3. The Fubar features a dead-blow hammer, a pry bar, a nail puller, and two sets of parallel jaws to pull apart studs. Since most hammers pull demolition duty these days, Stanley designed this one especially for the job.
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4. The Artillery Pry Bar System is arranged like a dismantled rifle in its case with interchangeable handles, fulcrums, and blades to approach any prying task—from popping out tiny mosaic tiles to ripping out the tub they surround—with measured specificity.
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Okay. Simmer down. We're not encouraging folks to get their kicks by tearing apart old houses. But we all know that in order to renovate said houses, sometimes a little destruction is necessary before creation. So with that in mind, consider the following demo tools:

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