Product Reviews
Contractor's Tool Source
(May/June 2010)
What's new in hand tools
New tools do more with less effort.
Pry bar system
Artillery Tool offers the Artillery Pry Bar contractor set that includes a complete system of lightweight yet strong prying tools. The 13" fiberglass handle can be outfitted in multiple configurations so workers can adapt the tool to the job at hand.The fulcrum design allows for efficient scraping action and prying motion. A durable carrying case holds all parts; other sets are available.
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Popular Mechanics
(July 24, 2008)
Top 12 Demolition Tools to Tear Up The Home
Artillery Tool System //// $179
By Harry Sawyers
For those of us who see demolition as a kind of architectural assassination, the meticulously arranged components of the Artillery pry bar system offer a seductive, sniper-rifle appeal. The Homeowner's Kit-there are, amazingly, two larger sets available-combines multiple handle lengths and blade widths with an interchangeable fulcrum to produce a demolition toolkit capable of everything from prying tiles to pulling up a floor.
Tools Of The Trade Online Review
(July 2006)
Pry Bars
By Mike Guertin
ONE-OF-A-KIND
Opening the Artillery Pry Bar System case on the job, I felt like a secret agent. My target: horse-hair plaster, two layers of linoleum, hardboard siding, a section of roof framing, and a bunch of studs.
But first, a little back story: Joe Skach wasn't satisfied with the tools he had available to remove siding, so he put his 25 years of experience as a toolmaker to work and came up with his own pry bar system that is like nothing else out there. Instead of a single tool that's adequate for a number of tasks or a bunch of job-specific tools, the Artillery Pry Bar System is a collection of handles, extensions, fulcrums, and blades that you can arrange to target each demolition task with pinpoint focus, including 3/4-inch, 1-3/4-inch, 3-inch, 6-inch, 8-inch, and spike-puller blades - more than enough to meet the needs of most users.
I tried the 8-inch-wide blade mounted to the standard fulcrum, regular 27-inch handle, and the 15-inch extension to rip roof shingles. The regular handle and fulcrum with 6-inch blade worked great on sidewall shingles and exterior trim. The mini fulcrum and the short handle popped out doorframes and pulled nails out of rafters and studs quickly. And with the 90-degree decking fulcrum and fulcrum extensions, I ripped off decking without bending over. The only thing lacking here is a cat's paw-like nail-pulling blade, but that's one of the additions to the system Skach is thinking about. I don't think it will be long before he has a blade, fulcrum, and handle for every possible deconstruction task in the book.