I was first introduced to this tool 20 years ago by my girlfriend. She had one in her toolbox and told me how great they were. I had never seen one before but soon found it was absolutely the best thing for jobs such as removing wood molding without marring or breaking it and for prying all kinds of things loose. It even works well for prying large boards loose...great for getting them started until there is enough space to get a wrecking bar slid in. It's just wonderful for prying without damaging wood because of its wide width and thinness. Don't let its thin dimension fool you though, it's indestructible. You'd be amazed at how hard I've hammered on this tool for years with no damage to it at all. The steel and tempering is excellent. Oddly these are hard to find in stores. I looked and looked for them for years but fortunately finally found them on Amazon so now I have my own and don't have to borrow my girlfriend's all the time.