ESTWING Pro Claw Nail Puller - 12.5" Pry Bar with Forged Steel Construction & No-Slip Cushion Grip - PC300G

I am a renovator and the PC210G is the best prybar/nailpuller one can ever have in their tool box| Estwing design and high quality steel lets you abuse this tool and it never fails. The claw points and nail grooves stay sharp for a very long time and are even able to pull air pin nails up to 4" spikes. However, any nail larger that this will prove to be difficult to remove with this bar.The nail puller end is easy to use, and causes little damage to the wood from which the nail is being pulled. The bar is compact and easy to position in cramped areas. Excellent for asphalt shingle roof repair as the pry end is gently curved just enough to get under the shingle and the claw points are perfect for getting under the shingle nail without seriously damaging the shingle. The angle of the pry allows one to lift the nail easily for removal without punching through the bottom of the shingle.This tool is also great for doing wood siding shingle patch repair for much the same reasons as roofing. One can turn the pry end of the bar around, dig it into the bottom of the wood shingle and pound the shingle down and out leaving little of the shingle stuck up inside. Removal of the small nails underneath is easy using this pry end by sliding the pry end up under the shingle over the nail and pounding it up until the nail pops out.The bar is great for wooden window repairs as well as the pry end can be used to stick into windows that might be painted/jambed in for removal and again, causing little damage. Works great for getting under trim for removal without major damage to the trim.Also works great at a rough chisel for rot removal in hard to get places. This is litterally the best prybar/puller out there. All the flat bars which possess a large curve for pulling don't even compare to the PC210G. The only bad thing that I can comment on about this tool is that the silicone handle is easily damaged and can get torn when abused. However, the handle is very comfortable and durable if one doesn't abuse it. Great design Estwing!

Sometimes I like to do bc a certain amount of demolition as it relaxes me and just recently I used this tool to help pull up some sub flooring boards with lots of nails. In the past I used a smaller Stanley tool which was great for exposing the nail head but had no leverage as it was only about eight inches long. The length of this Estwing model works really well in terms of leverage. Both ends have quite a shallow head so it is easy to pry up nails. I use a 24 ounce hammer and two hits and the nail head is praised up enough to lever the nail out without needing the claw on the hammer. I wish I had bought it before to save a lot of time and hassle.The grip on the handle does provide a little cushioning but I always use gloves and tend to hold the pry bar further up from the grip so it doesn't help me very much.If I could buy one a couple of inches longer that would be a useful improvement for me to make it easier to lever stubborn nails out but it isn't a deal breaker especially as it is difficult to find any longer ones in this style in any case. Mine has has hundreds of hits but other than a little scratching it is holding up well. I don't think that the striking head is as hard as my Stanley but it is fine without too much mushrooming as yet.I have used it for levering up carpet tack strips and as the long end has a shallow angled head it is fairly easy to use for this purpose but a shovel with a square shape is actually a lot, lot easier to remove tack strips and staples from plywood or pressed board.Eating makes great products and this is a fine example.

As a carpenter, I've ever had to replace one Estwing catspaw due to breakage. Good quality prybar. Cleans up well with a little attention from a grinder.

Pictures for the 9 inch version are inaccurate. The pry bars with the stamped bull are made in Japan, picture for product shows that but real life does not... 14 inch version as expected. 9 inch is made in taiwan and still seems like a good tool so will be keeping it, but not quite as advertised

A cool little tool that many DIYers might not know existed until they needed it (true for me anyway). Sort of like a mini crowbar, but purpose specific.Works great. Very sturdy. No signs of damage or wear after a first-use dealing with removing 20 or so old decking nails. Don't forget your eye protection.It's comfortably long enough to get some nails out by itself, but usually you'll need to tap it with a hammer, or switch to the claw end of the hammer to finish finish removing the nail. It takes some practice to avoid scarring the wood excessively, if you plan to reuse the materials.Possibly a longer version could be used alone, but then it wouldn't fit for tight spaces. But I wouldn't go much shorter either, unless you're only dealing with trim nails. Even at this optimal size, it still takes some effort to remove nails sunk into dense wood like pressure-treated lumber-- I wouldn't have wanted to try with, say, the little 6" version.Estwing is a brand I'll seek out for hand tools, and this catspaw is no exception. Recommended.

works like a champ

The best tool I’ve used for deep nails and stuck boards. I wish I would have had this at the beginning of my project. I went through about 3 or 4 nail pullers before this one. This one by far has been the best

This is an awesome little tool to have in my pack when I enter a customer's home. I use it as a prybar to start the removal of moulding/trim, and use it to quickly remove small nails. The compact size and padded handle keep it handy and easy to use.