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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.
pawsofttools.com

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.
nailextractor.com

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.
stanleytools.com

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.
artillerytools.com

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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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