Spec Ops 9.5" Trim Bar, Pry Bar, High Carbon Spring Steel, Built-in Ruler, Nail Puller, 2-Pack

Wow. This thing rocks. I was a little hesitant, given the whole "tacticool" vibe, but damn this is a great tool. It's held up to abuse very well. It's hard to explain just how the size is so perfect for so many things, it's almost hard to remember how we got along without it. Great value for money. Great quality. This is my first product from this brand, and I will definitely give the brand a fair shake on future tool purchases. The one con is, as others mentioned, the inch scale is kind of hard to utilize, given that the bar doesn't have a flat side. If I had to say one bad thing, it would be that. If one side of the bar was flat it would be so much more useful and perfect.

I am going to admit right up front I have yet to use this bar on the job. I am a semi-retired flooring installer and a woodworker of some thirty + years of experience. Semi-retired means I am no longer on MY knees for forty hours a week...instead I make sure the guys on the floor have what they need to stay on THEIR knees because we get paid for the product we install...not getting up and chasing down product and tools. With that in mind, I jokingly refer to myself as 'the walking toolbag'. I carry pencils, a speed square, a tape measure, a utility knife...and a prybar at all times. I am used to 'losing' pencils but it chaps my hide to lose a prybar, something that happens frequently. So while scanning the options available here, I had in mind finding something that looked a little bit different than the standard blue or black bar. I sure found it in this product!!! Like I alluded to before, I have a bit of experience. I feel qualified to rate a tool like this before use. Here goes: the bar is of a slightly heaver gauge that the common hardware store brands...not much, but enough to be noticable. That's fine in my case as the bar will be used more to pry the last row of flooring in place than remove...let's say trim and baseboards. In my hand it feels more like a tool...than a bit of fluff. The edges of the bar have been rounded enough that there are no sharp burrs left from the manufacturers processes. The ends are ground rather than stamped. There is a unique side-pulling feature for trim nails. There is unique edge stamping at one end that should offer a better grip to the bar while pulling trim. There is a unique paint scheme from every other trim bar in existence. There is even a beverage (😉) opener! Last but not least in my mind, Spec Ops donates a small percentage of the sale to Veterans organizations. So, having said my piece, I am happy with my purchase. I got the two-piece offering, which was a buck or so more than a single bar would cost at the orange box store. Heaven help the installer that thinks THIS bar is his....mmuuhhhhaaaa!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 UPDATE: After a week on the job, both installers tried several times to 'keep' this bar... blatantly. Both asked "Hey, Woody. Can I keep it?" I just smiled...the kind that freezes ice...and told them where to find one of their own. It held up well to the kind of abuse that folk in the trades give to tools that they don't own. I can't recommend this lil pry bar enough to anyone in the market for a tool like this!

Solid

Love the 90° end very durable & sharp, good for scraping & prying. So much better then the ones with the 45° angle bars & real good USA steel

Very sturdy the extra cutouts can be useful- the issue I have is the end taper is rather short so it isn't really thin enough to get under some trim pieces without damage