The Sawzall. Cuts just about everything: lumber with nails, drywall, branches and roots, sheet metal, pipes, rods. Tough as nails too, well actually tougher since it cuts through them. [emoji16]
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Sawzall I agree!!!
Also a "snap line"
About 4 years ago, the finished basement of a local church flooded out with rain water, about 2 feet deep.
When I realized it was my friend's, I volunteered to help. I got there a few days after other volunteers had started.
They had already filled two dumpsters with debris, and started ripping out the sheet-rock to a height of 24 inches.
Their method was to measure 24 inches, then use a level, and draw a line. Then score the line with a utility knife, and use it to cut through, and then chip away at the sheet rock with a hammer. Then shovel the little pieces into garbage cans and use hand-trucks, or a wheel barrow, to cart the pieces out to the dumpster.
A dozen of them were at it for a day or two, before it was decided to go to 4 feet high.
About then, I showed up, and was directed to clear out a closet that had a lot of exposed cables and wires, pipes, etc. and a section that ran under the stairs. It was a challenge, but two of us were at it and tediously made progress. I don't recall if it was later that day, or the next, that I completed my task and sized up the rest of the job. Oh NO!!! I couldn't believe what they were doing. And how they were doing it.
With my chalk line I snapped lines at four feet high.
Then I grabbed my Sawzall and inserted the longest pruning blade that I had.
I held the blade as close to the wall as possible, so that it made shallow cuts, through the rock, but would not damage any hidden wires or pipes.
Then with a utility knife, I made a vertical cut of the outer paper of the rock between the studs, and about, on the studs, and then gave it a kick.
The rock came out in large easy to handle pieces, 8-12 inches by 2-4 feet.
It took two to three men to keep up with me to cart the rock out of there.
I became known as the man in charge of the sawzall. :whistle:
That's a tool that I have had for 40 years, and I may not use it even once a year, but there are times that nothing else will do!
Actually, I thought that I had written about this in the past.
Here is a more accurate story.
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/v...t-just-works&p=4946343&viewfull=1#post4946343
