The Red Ripper® shingle shovel is a robustly built asphalt shingle removal tool that improves user performance and productivity. It has patented Y shaped ripping teeth on both the front and back edges of the tool that easily remove shingles, nails, staples and screws in a single pass. The Red Ripper® is known within the roofing contractor community as the go to tool when it comes to removing shingles.