How do I remove nails from 2x4s?
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This is good wood letf from my new construction. It’s hard to remove nails. What kind of a tool could I use to cut them off? I would prefer to remove nails but it’s hard and time consuming
Use a hack saw it's fast.
Hello, you could use a dremel tool with a cutting disc.
Use end cutter pliers and pull the nail through from the backside. Once you get the hang of it, it will go fast. Grab the nail as close to the wood as you can. The pliers' jaws are curved so you can rock the pliers in either direction. You are using leverage to remove the nail and not your strength. If it is a long nail then re position the jaws and start over. Whatever you do DO NOT CUT OFF THE NAILS!!! You can't use wood with nails in it because if you hit it with your saw blade you will ruin the blade and it could also jam your saw or jerk the wood out of your hand. If you cut the nail off and then decide to remove the nail the removal will be twice as difficult and you will do twice the damage to the wood. You can buy these pliers anywhere they sell hand tools. Good luck.
Use end cutter pliers and pull the nail through from the backside. Once you get the hang of it, it will go fast. Grab the nail as close to the wood as you can. The pliers' jaws are curved so you can rock the pliers in either direction. You are using leverage to remove the nail and not your strength. If it is a long nail then re position the jaws and start over. Whatever you do DO NOT CUT OFF THE NAILS!!! You can't use wood with nails in it because if you hit it with your saw blade you will ruin the blade and it could also jam your saw or jerk the wood out of your hand. If you cut the nail off and then decide to remove the nail the removal will be twice as difficult and you will do twice the damage to the wood. You can buy these pliers anywhere they sell hand tools.Good luck.
I just finished taking many nails out of old fence boards with a 2 foot long pry bar. It gives you lots of leverage and takes out the nails in minutes.