Crescent 11" Nail Puller Pliers - NP11,Red/Black

I have a LOT of tools. If I need a tool for a project I do some research and buy it. I hadn't used one of these before but it looked like a good design, and I own quite a few Crescent tools. All I can say is this is the best tool over for pulling nails. I've used it for demo work, remodeling, tearing apart pallets for disposal, and it just keeps working and working. It's very quick to use and I haven't met a nail yet I couldn't pull with this thing. If you're going to be pulling nails for a project do yourself a favor and just buy it! Wish I'd found it a few decades earlier.

I bought these to use in tearing down an old house. The house was full of old ship-lap lumber in the walls, teardrop wood siding, tongue and groove ceilings and floors, etc. that I am using in my house remodel. What isn't used will be sold for reclaimed wood to other folks with similar projects. This kind of aged lumber is valuable, but anyone that's ever gutted an old house knows how difficult it can be to get the wood out without tearing it all to pieces. A cats paw-type pry bar and framing hammer is what I was using at first. That leaves gouges in the wood, is more likely to chip out, and is not very fast. With these specialty pliers I can pull down a board and have all of the nails out in a couple of minutes, with much less damage to the wood than with any other tool I've tried. They just work. If any part of the nail is sticking out 1/16" of an inch or so, it's coming out. It does a much better job and can get to nails that a framing hammer or even a thin pry bar can't. And it doesn't mar the wood nearly as much either. You still have some tear-out around some of the nail holes, but that is to be expected with nails and wood that have been in place for 80+ years. It's less tear-out than with the other tools I was using. These pliers paid for themselves in the first 10 minutes in just the lumber saved and cut the time in half of pulling and de-nailing a board.

I bought a new stereo system, and set it up in my LR. It is wall-to-wall carpeting, with cove molding baseboard around it. It was too tight to try to pry the carpet away from under the baseboard to jam the speaker wire under it, , and that could have ruined and scrached the baseboard with whatever mini-pry tool I used. After removing the 4 10-ft pieces, I planned to re-use them, but at 1/8 inch higher, as a channel for the speaker wire. I knew I could slowly pry the baseboard away from the wall by jamming a very flat chisel or knife between it and the wall, slowly twisting/prying it all along, a few inches at a time. The problem was how to the get the 2 1/2 inch bent finishing nails out, without scuffing and scratching the smooth face of the baseboard by using a small pry bar etc., with tape or fabric against the front of it so it wouldn't scratch. Well, I found this modified pliers tool, where one uses the pliers to hold the bent nail near the bottom that is sticking out the BACK of the baseboard, and then push it downward, using the "roll bar" , built into the pliers. One tight, slow push down on the pliers, while squeezing the nail, and VOILA! the intact bent nail came through the INSIDE face of the baseboard! So, no worries about scratching the baseboard, and by probing the area, it was easy to find the exact hole that was already there. That hole may not exactly match up with the one in the sheetrock, but that should not be a big problem. A couple of tips: ---This will only work with finishing nails, or brads. ---The new nail you'll use often fits into that hole without being loose. If it is a little loose, just go up to the next thickness. That will keep it tight, and not be such a difference it might cause a hairline, or larger, crack. ---Before clamping the pliers on the bent nail, bend the nail a little in the same direction the pliers will be pulling it out, just push with a finger if its a longish nail, or tap it with a hammer if it's a short nail .This makes it a lot easier to keep the ppliers tight as you squeeze it, and then pull the nail out. ---The pictures on Amazon help, but there is a short youtube video not on Amazon, under "Apex Tool Group" "Crescent Nail Puller Video". Enjoy!

Do not buy this to pull nails from pallets. The spiral nails hold too tight and this tool cuts or breaks off the heads of the nails. Otherwise this tool is a good concept - the harder you pull, the tighter it grips the nail. This should work fine for removing common nails, even large ones. The handle is longer than a claw hammer, providing more leverage. The surfaces that grip the nail are narrow, so you have to take care in placing it on the nail, and it can slip off the nail if it's not centered in the grips. As a result, a claw hammer would be much faster if you need to pull a lot of nails. The surfaces that grip the nails are pointed so they can be driven into the wood to get nails that are not protruding above the wood. This is accomplished with a sleeve on the handle that can slide up and down, providing impact. The tool is made of cast iron or cast steel and the tolerances are loose, especially with the sliding sleeve. This does not inspire a lot of confidence, but once the nail is engaged and you are pulling, it feels solid. Overall, I would try a claw hammer first. If that fails, then this tool may succeed.

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Der Nagelkopf muss anderweitig freigelegt werden, damit die Zange greifen kann. Nur mit Einschlagen funktioniert es nicht, nicht mal in Fichtenholz. Ich habe zum Freilegen des Nagelkopfes eine Holbohrkrone, Durchmesser 20 mm verwendet. Einsatz von Stechbeitel ist auch möglich, aber mühsam.

Arrived on time but packaging was broken open. Used one of these nail pullers when I was 18 years old, now in my 60's and using them again. Quality has not changed in 40 plus years and are just as solid now as they were then. Best nail puller I have ever used and without causing too much damage to the surrounding wood. They pull nails of any size, shape and even without heads. I have a deck to repair this spring and have to pull a lot of nails, but with the price of lumber right now, I have to save as many 2 X 6 X 8 boards as I can and this definitely will do the job with no issues. Well worth the money spent and would definitely recommend to anyone.

This is an amazing tool, my Father had one when I was a boy and I was exposed to using it early in my young life. I always said I would buy one someday. This tool is not hard to use and it is very strong and works great. I have put it through the test and it's amazing. I've read a lot of reviews of people trying to use this Crescent Nail Puller. A Lot of them are complaining about its functionality, to be honest it functions just fine. The first time I used it, I drove a 3½ Nail in a 4x4 pressure treated post just slightly below the the wood and extracted it pretty easily. Its like everything else it dosent work by itself. My last words are for the people who are having issues with this Puller. It's ok to be stun, but it's not very handy!! Hahaha 🤪😆

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