I bought a slightly used CRESCENT slide hammer nail puller from Facebook MARKETPLACE for $7.00. They sell new for $35.00, but the used slide hammer nail puller I bought works great. I first used one of these when I was in high school, and three of us students were hired to disassemble, (tear down) a stick-built (wooden) church. The guy who hired us wanted to save as much of the wood AND NAILS as possible, so he supplied each of us with a Crescent slide hammer nail puller. In about one week we had the building disassembled down to the foundation, with the wood stacked, and the nails hammered straight, and bagged. That job made me a believer in the slide hammer nail puller.
LOL. Dang, you stole it from that poor soul. Must not have known what he had. Tearing down that church sounds like serious work. That would make a believer out of anyone. Thanks for sharing! Peace!
You KNOW that a guy is frugal when he has you to pound the nails back straight. My dad always straightened nails and reused them. He taught me how to NOT take everything for granted and to be thankful for what I have. Thanks for sharing.
I have two of these, we got them in the seventies. Yes they can be a great tool. But be careful the slide hammer can leave you with some Massive Blood Blisters! The Voice of experience.
I bought one a couple years ago but only started using it last week to pull all the nails out of a bathroom floor. I accidentally figured out the slide hammer worked to get the jaws under the head of the nail. This tool worked great and I was glad You made the video. Great demo's
Yep, this tool is not the most "self explanatory" thing out there, but once you get the hang of it, there is nothing better. Awesome to hear that the video was helpful. Thanks for watching and taking the time to drop a positive comment. Hope the bathroom turns out well. I just did a follow-up video for this tool here if you're interested: Crescent Nail Puller AMAZING Wrecking Tool In Action czcams.com/video/TqBz8xJYeF8/video.html
Just used this video to show friends unique tools you've never known you needed. I once helped a neighbor rebuilding a fence and was amazed how simple, yet shockingly effective it was. I immediately found and bought one!
People have no idea what they are missing out on with these. Saw three of these today (one really unique older style) at the swap meet. Guy wanted $20 bucks each. Well worth the money if I needed one, but it was hard to drop a $20 on something I already had (but I really wanted the antique one). Thanks for taking the time to watch my video and share it with others. That is SUPER appreciated. Peace.
My neighbor had painted his day-glo pink so it was easier to see/find when you laid it down in the grass out in the field while working on fences! All his fencing tools in fact. Effective idea but I haven't been able to bring myself to paint mine obnoxious colors!
@@danlimbaugh3629 LOL. I had not thought of painting this particular tool such a color since I break down all my skids in the garage, (but it is a great idea for field work). However, I do paint all my splitting wedges florescent orange for when I'm in the woods.
Hey, I didn’t realize they still made these. Mine are OLD. One is a Greenlee, the other two “Sure Grip 56” by Bridgeport Hardware Manufacturing. Likely all older than I am (68), but look just like this Crescent. Great tools.
Not old...vintage. LOL. I hope mine lasts that long. I love this thing. It has helped me scrap and salvage so many wood projects that it has easily paid for itself. Makes tearing down old pallets a breeze. I agree with you, great tools. Stay well and thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
@@HNXMedia I really have struggled tearing down pallets. You have shown me that I need to make the investment in one of these tools. I recycle pretty much everything, I have saw many "pallet wood" walls lately where they put up random colors and lengths of wood to cover a wall. It actually looks quite nice. I have held back due to NOT being to deconstruct pallets with ease. I can move forward now. Thanks for your share.
my great uncle just gave me one today, cant wait to use it.., he gave me one warning- he said the slide will give give ur fingers a serious bite if not carefull
He is absolutely correct. You only make that mistake once. Cool that he gifted that to you. Should serve you well for years to come. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Now that's funny. I see them all the time at swap meets for dirt cheap because no one knows what they are. Once you find out how handy this thing is, you will want to keep it instead of giving it away. It "grips" even broken nail heads and has far more leverage than you can create with a hammer or crowbar. Thanks for watching! Peace.
Yes, that is actually exactly what it is designed for. You need to slam the handle down and the jaws will dig into the wood and grip the nail head or shank. Note: it will damage the wood, but you could sand it out if necessary.
Question: Why did you ""DRIVE"" the jaws down to remove the headless, but still sticking out of the board enough for the jaws to grab, NAIL, during the second demo?
Basically just for demo purposes and to get a little more purchase on the nail. You can use the same technique to grasp nails that are sunk into a board/plank.
Yuck. I would be of two minds on this. I would try to carefully pry/dig it out with a "cat's claw" making sure to put a piece of thin plywood between the tool and the floor when you do any "prying" so as not to mar the floor. My other thought would be to use a "nail punch" and drive it through the floor instead of trying to pull it out. Just thoughts. Hope this helps.
@@HNXMedia thanks I appreciate your reply! Actually it’s not a hardwood floor it’s hard wood planks that I salvaged from somebody getting rid of skids and such. This almost looks like it was once a dock or something but that’s not the case. at any rate I probably have 20 or more boards with six nails in each board they’re sticking all the way out the back but I can’t pound them through from the other side because the nail is so weak that even if I hit it dead on it doesn’t come through the board it just bends. I’m not all that concerned about marking up the board I’m mostly concerned on how can I get them out as quickly and easily as possible. Even if I cut both ends off and made the boards shorter it would only get rid of four of the six nails that are in each board because there are two nails in the centre as well. I thought maybe if I drilled a hole right next to the nail from the backside maybe it would create enough space that I’d be able to pound the nail through from the back but I am happy to hear any other alternatives to quickly get rid of these nails and as I said it’s OK that I damage the wood based on what I’m using it for but I really need all the nails out.
I think I see what you're dealing with. I do a lot of "skid recovery" (heck, the baseboards in two of the rooms in my house are made out of reclaimed & re-planned skid wood). If lined up correctly, and the handle slammed down, this tool can dig into the wood and grip the shaft/shank of the nail to pull it out, so it does not matter if the head is popped off or not. It can also pull nails out "through the board" if you can access the nail from the other end. The "pincher end" of this tool is vicious. It can grip just about anything. Hope this is helpful.
Just dig in a little deeper on the shank of the nail. These are actually designed to "pinch/hold" the nail shank and not really pull it out by the head. That is what makes them so effective. Takes a little practice, but once you get the hang of how to grip the nails, it is a piece of cake.
Try it with a 16 penny nail that's level or deeper than the surface board while standing vertically and the tool will be just above your head so your arms are extended.
What about pulling old rusty nails out of oak pallet stringers that have been out in the weather for ten plus years?? Naw. That thing will shear the shank.
@@AK99581 if you’re talking about the cheapest nail puller it would be the est wing 16” would be best bang for buck. But if price isn’t a worry and think about long term and also light weight. The stiletto cats paw or the Martinez cats paw would be the top notch choice.
I bought a slightly used CRESCENT slide hammer nail puller from Facebook MARKETPLACE for $7.00. They sell new for $35.00, but the used slide hammer nail puller I bought works great.
I first used one of these when I was in high school, and three of us students were hired to disassemble, (tear down) a stick-built (wooden) church. The guy who hired us wanted to save as much of the wood AND NAILS as possible, so he supplied each of us with a Crescent slide hammer nail puller. In about one week we had the building disassembled down to the foundation, with the wood stacked, and the nails hammered straight, and bagged. That job made me a believer in the slide hammer nail puller.
LOL. Dang, you stole it from that poor soul. Must not have known what he had. Tearing down that church sounds like serious work. That would make a believer out of anyone. Thanks for sharing! Peace!
You KNOW that a guy is frugal when he has you to pound the nails back straight. My dad always straightened nails and reused them. He taught me how to NOT take everything for granted and to be thankful for what I have. Thanks for sharing.
I have two of these, we got them in the seventies. Yes they can be a great tool. But be careful the slide hammer can leave you with some Massive Blood Blisters! The Voice of experience.
Yes! That is the one very dangerous thing about this tool for sure.
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De nada. Espero que haya sido útil. Mantente bien.
I bought one a couple years ago but only started using it last week to pull all the nails out of a bathroom floor.
I accidentally figured out the slide hammer worked to get the jaws under the head of the nail.
This tool worked great and I was glad You made the video.
Great demo's
Yep, this tool is not the most "self explanatory" thing out there, but once you get the hang of it, there is nothing better. Awesome to hear that the video was helpful. Thanks for watching and taking the time to drop a positive comment. Hope the bathroom turns out well. I just did a follow-up video for this tool here if you're interested: Crescent Nail Puller AMAZING Wrecking Tool In Action
czcams.com/video/TqBz8xJYeF8/video.html
Just used this video to show friends unique tools you've never known you needed.
I once helped a neighbor rebuilding a fence and was amazed how simple, yet shockingly effective it was. I immediately found and bought one!
People have no idea what they are missing out on with these. Saw three of these today (one really unique older style) at the swap meet. Guy wanted $20 bucks each. Well worth the money if I needed one, but it was hard to drop a $20 on something I already had (but I really wanted the antique one). Thanks for taking the time to watch my video and share it with others. That is SUPER appreciated. Peace.
My neighbor had painted his day-glo pink so it was easier to see/find when you laid it down in the grass out in the field while working on fences!
All his fencing tools in fact. Effective idea but I haven't been able to bring myself to paint mine obnoxious colors!
@@danlimbaugh3629 LOL. I had not thought of painting this particular tool such a color since I break down all my skids in the garage, (but it is a great idea for field work). However, I do paint all my splitting wedges florescent orange for when I'm in the woods.
Hey, I didn’t realize they still made these. Mine are OLD. One is a Greenlee, the other two “Sure Grip 56” by Bridgeport Hardware Manufacturing. Likely all older than I am (68), but look just like this Crescent. Great tools.
Not old...vintage. LOL. I hope mine lasts that long. I love this thing. It has helped me scrap and salvage so many wood projects that it has easily paid for itself. Makes tearing down old pallets a breeze. I agree with you, great tools. Stay well and thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
@@HNXMedia I really have struggled tearing down pallets. You have shown me that I need to make the investment in one of these tools. I recycle pretty much everything, I have saw many "pallet wood" walls lately where they put up random colors and lengths of wood to cover a wall. It actually looks quite nice. I have held back due to NOT being to deconstruct pallets with ease. I can move forward now.
Thanks for your share.
Very cool tool. Can take apart pallets quick
I found one brand new in a pile of metal years ago, now that it’s all rusted, watching your video found out what it was for lol.
Take a wire disc to it, oil it up and put it back to work! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Peace.
Thank you, helps a good deal!
Glad to help! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for taking the time to put together this video... guys like you make CZcams an awesome platform for useful information... stay safe!
Thank you for watching! Glad it was helpful! You stay safe as well. Peace.
my great uncle just gave me one today, cant wait to use it.., he gave me one warning- he said the slide will give give ur fingers a serious bite if not carefull
He is absolutely correct. You only make that mistake once. Cool that he gifted that to you. Should serve you well for years to come. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
I just picked one of these up at a yard sale. I was going to flip it but thanks to your video have decided this is a keeper, Thanks !
Hahaha I had no idea how it worked. I bought an old one to restore and giveaway on my channel, thanks now I know 👍🏻
Now that's funny. I see them all the time at swap meets for dirt cheap because no one knows what they are. Once you find out how handy this thing is, you will want to keep it instead of giving it away. It "grips" even broken nail heads and has far more leverage than you can create with a hammer or crowbar. Thanks for watching! Peace.
Will this tool work if the nail head is below the surface of the wood?
Yes, that is actually exactly what it is designed for. You need to slam the handle down and the jaws will dig into the wood and grip the nail head or shank. Note: it will damage the wood, but you could sand it out if necessary.
I used mine to remove countersunk finishing nails in paneling I didn't want to destroy.
Well look what I found lol
LOL. I linked that and even forgot I demo'd pallet wood in that video.
Question: Why did you ""DRIVE"" the jaws down to remove the headless, but still sticking out of the board enough for the jaws to grab, NAIL, during the second demo?
Basically just for demo purposes and to get a little more purchase on the nail. You can use the same technique to grasp nails that are sunk into a board/plank.
@@HNXMedia I know that, but as a demo, you could have SHOWN that it CAN grab a protruding nail without having to possible damage the wood.
Will this work in plywood too?
Absolutely. Works perfectly for me when I was pulling bad nails out of my plywood miniramp.
I've got one. Great tool. Don't pass this one up if you find one !
Heck yeah! Solid! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment!
What about a buried nail in hardwood? Any suggestions?
Yuck. I would be of two minds on this. I would try to carefully pry/dig it out with a "cat's claw" making sure to put a piece of thin plywood between the tool and the floor when you do any "prying" so as not to mar the floor. My other thought would be to use a "nail punch" and drive it through the floor instead of trying to pull it out. Just thoughts. Hope this helps.
@@HNXMedia thanks I appreciate your reply! Actually it’s not a hardwood floor it’s hard wood planks that I salvaged from somebody getting rid of skids and such. This almost looks like it was once a dock or something but that’s not the case. at any rate I probably have 20 or more boards with six nails in each board they’re sticking all the way out the back but I can’t pound them through from the other side because the nail is so weak that even if I hit it dead on it doesn’t come through the board it just bends. I’m not all that concerned about marking up the board I’m mostly concerned on how can I get them out as quickly and easily as possible. Even if I cut both ends off and made the boards shorter it would only get rid of four of the six nails that are in each board because there are two nails in the centre as well. I thought maybe if I drilled a hole right next to the nail from the backside maybe it would create enough space that I’d be able to pound the nail through from the back but I am happy to hear any other alternatives to quickly get rid of these nails and as I said it’s OK that I damage the wood based on what I’m using it for but I really need all the nails out.
I think I see what you're dealing with. I do a lot of "skid recovery" (heck, the baseboards in two of the rooms in my house are made out of reclaimed & re-planned skid wood). If lined up correctly, and the handle slammed down, this tool can dig into the wood and grip the shaft/shank of the nail to pull it out, so it does not matter if the head is popped off or not. It can also pull nails out "through the board" if you can access the nail from the other end. The "pincher end" of this tool is vicious. It can grip just about anything. Hope this is helpful.
@@HNXMedia thanks I will check it out
Take my money 💰
they are made in taiwan though. is there a version of this that is made in us or europe?
i have this tool,im trying to remove nails from metal siding.the problem i have is the nail head keeps popping off.
Just dig in a little deeper on the shank of the nail. These are actually designed to "pinch/hold" the nail shank and not really pull it out by the head. That is what makes them so effective. Takes a little practice, but once you get the hang of how to grip the nails, it is a piece of cake.
Wooden pallets it's another deal I fix and sale wooden pallets I hurt my wrist i I'm out of commission right now sprained it
Hope you get well soon friend and can get back to work. Heal up. Peace.
It snips the nails off with hardwood pallets. I returned it after trying for a half hour and ruining wood.
Try it with a 16 penny nail that's level or deeper than the surface board while standing vertically and the tool will be just above your head so your arms are extended.
Hmmmmm: Crescent Nail Puller AMAZING Wrecking Tool In Action
czcams.com/video/TqBz8xJYeF8/video.html
What about pulling old rusty nails out of oak pallet stringers that have been out in the weather for ten plus years?? Naw. That thing will shear the shank.
Okay, but have you tried it?
No and I won't. I know for sure it will sheer the shank.
In production work this would be the worst nailpuller by far
What would be the best?
@@AK99581 if you’re talking about the cheapest nail puller it would be the est wing 16” would be best bang for buck. But if price isn’t a worry and think about long term and also light weight. The stiletto cats paw or the Martinez cats paw would be the top notch choice.
Too many commercials
Eh, that's YT, not me, but thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Hope the video was helpful.