The Bottom Line
Pros
- Well engineered, multi-use tool can take a wall down by itself
- Comfort, anti-slip grip provides a firm hand hold
- Jaws grab on to construction lumber allowing you to easily remove any twist from the board
- Large hammer strike surface with plenty of weight behind it makes quick work of demolition jobs
- Pry bar with nail pulls completes all the necessary demolition tools in one package
Cons
- The Fubar is very heavy and can tire you out rapidly
- The Fubar is unbalanced, which makes it good for swinging but bad for control
- It is only good for rough work
Description
- A lot of though and research has obviously gone into the Fubars design making it functional and relatively easy to use.
- A good, anti-slip grip lines the majority of the Fubar's body letting you grab it firmly almost anywhere.
- The jaws take the Fubar to the next level and let you use physics, instead of brute strength in your demolition.
- A heavy hammer head makes the Fubar a little unwieldy, but provides more force when breaking things down.
- Nail pulls and a crow footed pry bar round out the Fubar's utility.
- The weight of the Fubar can tire you out and wear you out quickly.
- The Fubar is really only good for rough construction or demolition work. But when it is good it is very good.
Guide Review - Stanley Tools Functional Utility Bar (Fubar)
Ergonomics is all about making things efficient. One way to do that is to reduce the number of tools needed to perform a task. So multi-use tools seem like a perfect solution. However they usually fail since the multiple functions can never be optimized. The Fubar balances the different functions well making this a good multi-use tool.
The hammer is large and has a lot of weight backing it up. This puts the Fubar off balance and makes it a better club than a hammer. Hammers are controlled instruments used to drive nails precisely. Clubs are heavy things that hit stuff, which is great when you are knocking apart walls and such.
The pry bar has a heavy duty crow foot and an 18-inch bar that provides ample leverage for most tasks.
Two different nail pulls on the pry bar end allow you to remove nails and staples. You can pull all but the smallest nails with these.
The lumber jaws are really what makes the Fubar worth it. They grip standard 2-inch construction lumber. You can pull and manipulate boards and beams with them. You can also twist the board easily. So you can twist it out of position, or when building use it to take the twist out of a board while securing it.
