wrecking bars

Pry bars, basically

Wrecking bars are heavy steel tools used for prying, demolition, and removing nails.

They have a curved end with a split claw and a flattened end for leverage.

The term is essentially synonymous with crowbar and pry bar, though wrecking bar often suggests a heavier tool suited for demolition work: We used wrecking bars to tear out the old cabinets.

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pry open · hand tool · salvage · home renovation · force · brute force · extract · remove · demolition · dismantling · hardened steel · jimmy · breaking and entering · lifts · fulcrum · deconstruction · tools · pulling

Opposites
construction vs. demolition function

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Heavy-headed striking tools

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G