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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9802125, member: 76316"]It is a remarkably useful an' efficient tool. I have one an' have used it, off & on, for years. The sliding part has 2 functions; the first is as a ram, to dig those nipper tips into the wood an' under the heads of flush-set nails, an' then fully extended as a long-arm lever, to extract the nail. Note that as the tool is leaned into the short lever attached to one nipper, the grip on the nail is increased. I have bitten more than one 16d nail off at the head when it was so absolutely frozen into old Douglas Fir that it wouldn't come free. If you ever need to use one of these, once you get the hang of it you'll never be without it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9802125, member: 76316"]It is a remarkably useful an' efficient tool. I have one an' have used it, off & on, for years. The sliding part has 2 functions; the first is as a ram, to dig those nipper tips into the wood an' under the heads of flush-set nails, an' then fully extended as a long-arm lever, to extract the nail. Note that as the tool is leaned into the short lever attached to one nipper, the grip on the nail is increased. I have bitten more than one 16d nail off at the head when it was so absolutely frozen into old Douglas Fir that it wouldn't come free. If you ever need to use one of these, once you get the hang of it you'll never be without it![/QUOTE]
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