Stanley Wonder Bar II Pry Bar, 7 in (55-045)

Plenty of DIY projects start by taking something apart: an old baseboard, a piece of trim, a crate, a stubborn picture-frame nail. A hammer claw is too blunt and too big for that. A small flat pry bar slides into a thin gap and lets you lift things gently, so you can reuse the trim instead of splitting it.

At 7 inches it fits in a pocket, and the right-angle claw with three nail slots pulls nails that a hammer can’t get under.

Pro tip When removing trim you want to reuse, pry against a putty knife or a thin scrap of wood held on the wall. It spreads the force and keeps the bar from denting the drywall.