EstwingEpb/18 Pry Bar 18in

top quality pry bar

Excellent quality! Well designed, really it’s a buy once type of tool and it’s bomb proof. 10/10

Do not believe the naysayers who tell you this is a fake - IT ISN'T. OK, so the finish isn't as good as you'd expect on an Estwing hammer, and it has a stick-on label (so possibly a bought-in product?) but then this is a demolition bar which is going to get some serious abuse. Tarting it up by polishing the ends would just be a waste of time, effort and money. If you want a posh prybar then I'd suggest you go and buy a Stiletto Titanium - but it won't be any better IMHOIn use this has to be absolutely the BEST pry bar I've used in 40-odd years as a carpenter and joiner. It is light in weight, extremely strong and the L-end is an ideal shape for dismantling frames, lifting floorboards, etc. The spade end is great for splitting apart glued structures, especially if you drive it with a club hammer, as well as removing the bulk of the waste quickly when you are notching out for support battens under sistered joists. I only came across this bar this year and I now wonder how I did without it for so many years. I've had Stanley, Vaughan and a variety of other bars over the years and the light weight and sheer useability of this one trumps the lot. I's not just me, either. The two other carpenters in my team were so impressed that they also went out and bought one for themselves - which was a good job as it seemed, at times, to be semi-permanently on loan to one or other of them. After 6 months of constant demolition and heavy 1st fix carpentry my original bar was starting to look seriously beaten-up because it was constantly being driven by a hammer - but I've yet to kill it - so in terms of durability also 5 starsEDIT: Several years and I have just replaced my bar having list the original down the back of some oak panelling, sadly never (?) to be retrieved. Well worth the money for a new on, though

This nail puller has proven itself to be "get out of jail" tool. The roofers had a a very awkward and long sunken nail to remove and it worked brilliantly!. They're really impressed!

These bars are light with quite a strong curve to the short end. The flat long end curves well but gradually and offers quite a bit of spring in use. Perhaps not the strongest bar ( like the Gorilla type ) but good for flooring at edges etc. So a medium to light duty bar, but this means that a few of them don"t add too much weight to your toolbar. For demolition other types of bar might be better suited.

I was on site and a friend had one of these, I'd never seen one before this shape and the way he was using it hammering down, it was obvious it was better than my basic flat bar prybar (crowbar to us Brits). The shape of it like an I-beam it's also clearly better for pulling things up as my flat bar can (and has) bent when putting a lot of pressure on it.It's a bit more money than a standard cheap flat bar crowbar, but I definitely think it's worth the extra.(I sprayed mine with some orange paint so I know it's mine)

The perfect flat bar, had it for a few years now and still use it regularly.

Best bar I've had. Solid with a nice finish.