Is this the best nail puller ever invented...

[GregW]

Ladies and gentlemen - I present the Crescent 56 nail puller.

It's big. It's ugly. It's heavy. But I've never found a nail it couldn't pull out of wood - and it does so with little damage.



Video:

[True Dough]

1. How is it

with toenails and fingernails?

[left-of-center2012]

2. Hmm -- now we're posting ads?

[hunter]

4. It's an antique tool.

So this is more like a "how to use a hammer" video than an "As Seen on TV" ad.

[Brother Buzz]

6. That one is not an antique tool

His was embossed with that "Caution Wear Safety Glasses" thingy which started appearing around 1976.

That being said, he's right about the pinching - I raised a beauty of a blood blister using one when I was a kid. It was a short learning curve; I only did it once.

Back in the day, I used one often, but found they are lousy removing 'Sinker' nails, those hot glue coated nails they use today, and totally useless on pallet nails.

[hunter]

7. Maybe I should have said the *design* is antique

And I certainly agree, some of the modern nail designs are very difficult to pull out, which is a good thing in hurricanes and earthquakes.

[Orrex]

3. That piston-impact bit is rather clever

I can usually get the job done with a pair of end nippers, but the trick is always the start. For a nail driven flush into wood, the removal does indeed tend to gouge things up a bit.

Pretty nifty.

[Laffy Kat]

5. That was incredibly satisfying to watch.

I know NOTHING about any of that but it was a cool post. Thanks.

[GregW]

8. There was one small lie in the video...

Pinching the webbing between your thumb and finger is not something you will only do once.

It's only something you will WANT to do once, because it hurts like hell, and I have done it a few times