What is this tool?

[Ken]

Ace hardware still sells this nail puller unchanged from 50 years ago.
I was a teenager when Dad was building a house and I had to take the nails out of the cement form to reuse the material for the building joists. 2X12X16 He bought this tool and I still use it.
ken

 

[George2615]

Thanks all.
I had never seen one like this before. A friend of mine gave it to me. He didn't know what it was either. Hammer and claw foot crowbar always worked for me before. I knew it was some kind of puller but can't see how it can grab a nail head that is sunk into a wood deck board. If the head was sticking up a little it would be no problem.
Thanks again.

 

[J_J]

This is what I use now for demolition.

 

[rambler]

Place the solid jaw on the edge of a nailhead, on the wood right on the edge of the nail.

Lift the sliding handle, slam it down a time or 2. Keep the jaw on the edge of the nail head.

The sliding hammer will put the jaw intot he wood a tad, and slipped under the nail head.

Close the jaws and pull the nail out using the little tab as the fulcrum.

This leaves a small dent in your wood. Much less damage than any other tool.

Keep your hand away from the sliding part of the handle, you _will_ get blood blisters or worse when using or carrying the tool and the handle slide closed. Happens to everyone until we learn....

--->Paul

 

[bullbreaker]

This is what I use now for demolition.

Save your hard earned $$$$$$$$$$$$ just do what I do ,invite the grandkids over !

Boone

 

[JohnnyDeere]

Funniest **** thing...I was just at my neighbours place 5 minutes ago...what does he have that he cannot figure out what it is for? Well, it looks exactly like that...blue GRAY PH-70 stamped in the thing, and GRAY CANADA. A nail puller, or special tool for pulling something. Its identical...small world.I'm searching so if I find out, I'll brief you. LOL