favorite cat's paw nail pullers?

On Friday, September 1, 2017 at 5:14:47 PM UTC-5, Sonny wrote:

> Buy a new one, if you buy at all.

A good olde-timey hardware store might likely have a Cresent, or 2, in stock. About 2 yrs ago, I saw one, in Opelousas, for about $40.

Sonny

Once you get the nail out so it can be gripped, approx. 1/4 " Use a
large pair of end nippers like the ones farriers use to clip horseshoe
nails. Don't clip, just grip. A piece of "masonite" or such can protect
the wood. Might take one or two grips.
CP

On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 06:43:35 -0700 (PDT), patrick
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Yesterday, while deconstructing a small fence for the pickets (12" tongue groove redwood), I couldn't locate my cat's paw nail puller from 20 yrs back. Considering the guy that built the fence used 2 1/2" nails to fix the pickets, I was looking forward to an easy job of taking the pickets for re use- didn't work out that way! Haven't kept up with the stuff in years..... Any recommendations on a couple of useful nail pullers for mild to wild recycling?

How about a hacksaw blade between the picket and rail? As far as nail
pullers go, they're pretty low tech and haven't changed a lot in a
long time. There are some fancy do dads but IME, they don't work as
well as a cat's paw and a flat pry bar for leverage (between the
picket and rail).

On Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 8:43:40 AM UTC-5, patrick wrote:
Any recommendations on a couple of useful nail pullers for mild to wild re=
cycling?=20
> Thanks in advance, Pat


Cresent nail puller=20
http://www.all-spec.com/Catalog/Hand-Power-Tools/Nail-Pullers-Pry-Bars/Nail=
-Pullers/56-12200?gclid=3DEAIaIQobChMIoMfc7P-E1gIVT7nACh13ewHcEAQYASABEgJkr=
PD_BwE

Buy a new one, if you buy at all. You can find them cheaper. Think I pa=
id $35 for mine, some 40 years ago. Be careful about Ebay offerings. The=
jaws of many of the (used) Ebay offerings are worn down, too much, to prop=
erly pull a nail.... and you can't sharpen the jaws, to "fix" the worn jaws=
. The cresent puller doesn't damage your wood as much as a cats paw, or t=
he like.

Sonny

On Sat, 02 Sep 2017 00:32:41 +0000, Spalted Walt
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Sonny <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 8:43:40 AM UTC-5, patrick wrote:
>> Any recommendations on a couple of useful nail pullers for mild to wild recycling?
>> > Thanks in advance, Pat
>>
>>
>> Cresent nail puller
>> http://www.all-spec.com/Catalog/Hand-Power-Tools/Nail-Pullers-Pry-Bars/Nail-Pullers/56-12200?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoMfc7P-E1gIVT7nACh13ewHcEAQYASABEgJkrPD_BwE
>>
>> Buy a new one, if you buy at all. You can find them cheaper. Think I paid $35 for mine, some 40 years ago. Be careful about Ebay offerings. The jaws of many of the (used) Ebay offerings are worn down, too much, to properly pull a nail.... and you can't sharpen the jaws, to "fix" the worn jaws. The cresent puller doesn't damage your wood as much as a cats paw, or the like.
>>
>> Sonny
>
>$36 + free shipping
>"Usually ships within 1 to 2 months."
>https://www.amazon.com/Crescent-56-Nail-Puller/dp/B00002N7SD/

Or if you want it soonr, Lehmans claimes they have stock for about 20
bucks more.

<https://www.lehmans.com/product/nail-puller/>

Or you could get a Bahco--my Dad had one that was Navy surplus (not
surplus store surplus--he was CO of a Navy salvage depot) that looked
an awful lot like it but I don't recall the brand name on that one
now.

<https://www.amazon.com/BAHCO-38-Inch-Nail-Puller/dp/B0001IX8XC/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_cp_18?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0001IX8XC&pd_rd_r=VJHMD4GKDJ0GAH5AEQAF&pd_rd_w=ihXJA&pd_rd_wg=ooUAR&psc=1&refRID=VJHMD4GKDJ0GAH5AEQAF>

On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 06:43:35 -0700 (PDT)
patrick <[email protected]> wrote:

> kept up with the stuff in years..... Any recommendations on a couple
> of useful nail pullers for mild to wild recycling? Thanks in advance,

for that job i would get a good flat bar with a thin but not too thin
blade

get the flat bar between the fence board and the fence post or rail
and pry a little

the idea is to get the nail head to lift away once you get some leeway
pulling on the fence board can help as long as the nail is loose
otherwise you leave a bigger hole

then you can grab the nail head with a claw hammer and wood block

seems to me you want to minimize damage as much as possible

good steel for cats paw or flat bar is required not too hard and not
too soft

Sonny <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 8:43:40 AM UTC-5, patrick wrote:
> Any recommendations on a couple of useful nail pullers for mild to wild recycling?
> > Thanks in advance, Pat
>
>
> Cresent nail puller
> http://www.all-spec.com/Catalog/Hand-Power-Tools/Nail-Pullers-Pry-Bars/Nail-Pullers/56-12200?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoMfc7P-E1gIVT7nACh13ewHcEAQYASABEgJkrPD_BwE
>
> Buy a new one, if you buy at all. You can find them cheaper. Think I paid $35 for mine, some 40 years ago. Be careful about Ebay offerings. The jaws of many of the (used) Ebay offerings are worn down, too much, to properly pull a nail.... and you can't sharpen the jaws, to "fix" the worn jaws. The cresent puller doesn't damage your wood as much as a cats paw, or the like.
>
> Sonny

$36 + free shipping
"Usually ships within 1 to 2 months."
https://www.amazon.com/Crescent-56-Nail-Puller/dp/B00002N7SD/