How To Get Nails Out Of Wood Easy

Plus it ll reach nails you can t get at any other way.

How to get nails out of wood easy. Because it is very thin it is easy to get under the head of a nail then simply lever upward to pull the nail out. Finally once the nail head is out you will then carefully pull the nail puller or cat s paw backward to remove the nail. Of course its always up to you. I have no idea what it s called i m afraid.

Position your claw hammer to the head of the nail and pry it out until its head elevates from the wood. How to remove a nail that you. To remove small nails with a large head try the cable cutting part of your pliers. The easiest bulk nail pulling tool i know of is a claw style device which combines a slide hammer to drive its jaws into the wood on either side of the nail a moving jaw which grips the nail as you rock the tool onto its lever and a long handle to give you leverage to pull the nail out.

Best method i found for removing old nails from hard wood. Or this is a technique i. Now you ve probably seen this technique before where you use a couple of wood blocks as leverage which helps you pull out a nail. Prepare your hammer and locate the nail that you would want to be taken out.

Once you are able to get a secure hold of the nail head make a sideway pull with force. Many all purpose blades cut both wood and nails but buy the 10 teeth per inch type because it cuts through hardened drywall screws as well. Nail starter small punch or something else with a nice thin body and hardened point. Long smooth shank nail 8.

A reciprocating saw can cut through nails in a fraction of the time it takes to pull them photo 5. Make sure that you angle the nail puller or cat s paw at 45 degrees above the head of the nails. With a deft touch you can also do delicate work. We just referred to it as the outener.

Thank you for watching subscribe if you would. Using your hammer you will then need to strike the cat s paw to get a hold of the nail head. If finished surface of wood needs saved you cannot get behind wood such as pulling trim away from wall spiral shank or really stuck old nail and also counter sunk deep. Get a drill drill bit also 2 phillips head.