Originally Posted by
Hopping_Rocks
What can I do besides taking it to my LBS and getting them to remove it with their special tools?
If you are working on the locknut that holds the chain-ring assembly to the crank it's Left-hand thread.
As ever, Saint Sheldon: "To disassemble a one-piece crank, start by removing the left pedal (turn it clockwise to unscrew it--everything on the left side of a one-piece crank is left (reverse) threaded.)"
http://sheldonbrown.com/opc.html
-Bandera