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    The one I have has a built in slide hammer, was made in the 1950s.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jdurand View Post
    The one I have has a built in slide hammer, was made in the 1950s.
    I remember one as a kid from the 60s that our neighbor had. About 25 years ago, I was able to order the same design you're talking about.
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    I needed it to remove 1x8 pine ship lap sheathing that I salvaged from my garage made in the early 60s. Took most of a day to pull all the nails, but it saved damage to the wood had I used a pry bar. I notice now the handle say's "suregrip" but it has bitten me many times.

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    I used the same tool that Metric Taper showed to remove the old oak planking on a boat dock. It was the perfect tool for the job.

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    Not a gimmick, at all! I much prefer this parrot’s beak nail puller to the slide hammer type. Axminster used to sell them. It’s always with me when I go to work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by metric_taper View Post
    I remember one as a kid from the 60s that our neighbor had. About 25 years ago, I was able to order the same design you're talking about.
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    I needed it to remove 1x8 pine ship lap sheathing that I salvaged from my garage made in the early 60s. Took most of a day to pull all the nails, but it saved damage to the wood had I used a pry bar. I notice now the handle say's "suregrip" but it has bitten me many times.
    That`s identical to the one I`ve had for about 25 years. Like a lot of my tools, I have no idea where it came from.

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    I've had one of those for decades.
    Never used it.
    Put it on Craigslist for $10.
    Renewed the listing over and over.
    No bites.
    It sat in my garage unused for another year.

    UNTIL LAST WEEK!

    The fluorescent fixture under one of our wall cabinets died.
    I bought LED bulbs, but they had to be re-wired to line voltage (no ballast needed).
    I had to pull the fixture off the wall, but someone had NAILED IT ON with 16d NAILS!
    Grrrr!

    Grabbed that parrot beak and they came out like butter!

    Ta da!

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    Thanks, Charles. How long is a 16d nail? I’ve pulled a lot of nails with this handy gimmick, but don’t remember pulling one of those!

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    It's about this long [holds finger and thumb apart by 3.5"]
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    I don’t think it’s a gimmick, it make the tool a lot more compact.

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