wrecking bar
Prying steel tool
A wrecking bar is a heavy steel prying tool with a curved end and a flattened claw, used for demolition work—pulling nails, prying apart boards, and breaking up structures.
Longer and heavier than a standard crowbar, it provides greater leverage for forceful work: He attacked the old deck with a wrecking bar.
Metal prying lever
- prybarLever for forcing things
- nail pullerTool for extracting fasteners
- cat's pawManipulated agent for another
- steel rodCylindrical metal shaft
Intrusively inquisitive
- teardownDeliberate structure removal
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- strippingRemoving outer layers
- guttingRemoving internal organs
renovation · remodeling · deconstruction · salvage · removal · extraction · separation · disassembly
Lever's balance point
- pivotPoint of rotation
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- mechanical advantageForce output over input
- torqueRotational force measurement
Structural or contextual shaping
- carpentryWood construction trade
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- remodelingAltering existing structures
joist · stud · drywall · subfloor · baseboard · door frame · window frame · flooring
crowbar
Metal prying lever
- prybarLever for forcing things
- nail pullerTool for extracting fasteners
- cat's pawManipulated agent for another
prying
Intrusively inquisitive
- teardownDeliberate structure removal
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- strippingRemoving outer layers
gutting · renovation · remodeling · deconstruction · salvage · removal · extraction · separation · disassembly · ripping
fulcrum
Lever's balance point
- pivotPoint of rotation
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- mechanical advantageForce output over input
torque · force · lifting · levering · pressure · grip · purchase
framing
Structural or contextual shaping
- carpentryWood construction trade
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- renovationRestoring to good condition
remodeling · joist · stud · drywall · subfloor · baseboard · door frame · window frame · flooring · siding
- extractorsextractor, puller, tweezers, forceps, pliers
- pry toolspry bar, crowbar, jimmy, pinch bar, claw bar
- rescue toolsspreader, spreaders, jaws of life, pry bar, crowbar
- wall removalsledgehammer, crowbar, reciprocating saw, pry bar, hammer
- simple machineslever, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, screw
wrecking barnail gun
Powered fastener tool
hammer · screwdriver · power drill · staple gun · rivet gun