If you do a lot of furniture work, or just houshold jobs that require pulling old nails and staples out of something, this is a tool works very well for getting those pesky buried or even some broken nails out.

It WILL damage the area around the nail and should not be your first resort, but as far as last resorts and avoiding an afternoon of screaming cussing and upsetting the wife (or husband, I don't judge) goes, this tool is the best. not good for tight spaces, watch a video on how to use it, as it is simple but difficult to explain.

Why is this style of nail puller hard to find? the answer is probably that not many people remember and use it, but it is very good, and a shame that only place it seems to be available is obscure online stores anymore.

When I received this tool the paint was already coming off, so I was concerned about the workmanship. Hopefully it won't rust as it's not exactly a inexpensive tool. However, it did work well for me in removing sheets of plywood from an interior wall (with most nails sunken in.) Before finding this tool I was doing a lot more damage to the plywood. Once I got the hang of using it, this tool helps limit the damage to the area around the nail head. Someone recommended a cats paw tool--which worked (for me) on nails that were not beneath the surface. But this nail-puller did better to dig out nails and also worked on smaller head finishing/paneling nails. Overall, I do like this tool though I think it could be updated from it's 'vintage' design. Be sure to watch a YouTube video about using this 'slide hammer nail puller.' If your hand is in the wrong place on the tool you could really hurt yourself!

I own two of these and they are great to getting nails out of anything. Have use puller many times to remove sheeting on the roof. The oldest one is over twenty five years old and make in the USA. The new one I just bought from Amazon is made in Taiwan. They look just alike. I just hope the new one is as durable as the original it has pulled hundreds of nails and held up well with very little signs of wear on pulling teeth.

I bought this to replace one that is older than I am (over 70) which I inherited from my father. This thing gets those really hard to pull nails. I had to search to find this, as my old one finally broke. I was lost without it.

Advertised as made in the USA. When it got to my house it had "Made in Taiwan" cast into the handle. That sucks.

This is one clumsy tool to get used to. It has its uses though for getting to a dug-in nail head, and to pull out bigger, really stubborn nails. I use the more modern Crescent nail pulling pliers (NP-11 I think). They work better and I use them more often than this wobbly, made in Taiwan, finger smashing antique.