This Tool Helps Remove STUBBORN NAILS + FASTENERS! (Nipping Pliers/Nippers/Nail Puller--How To Use!)

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This Tool Helps Remove STUBBORN NAILS + FASTENERS! (Nipping Pliers/Nippers/Nail Puller--How To Use!)

Most DIYers use claw hammers to pull up/remove partially submerged fasteners. But this tool is far better at it: NIPPING PLIERS. This short video from The Honest Carpenter will show you how to use them!

NIPPING PLIERS are also called NIPPERS, NAIL PULLERS, and END CUTTING PLIERS.

They're essentially a long-handled plier with a large, rounded set of jaws, and they're best used for prying up partially submerged or embedded fasteners.

By biting low on the shank of the fasteners and squeezing the handles of the nipping pliers together, you can establish a very firm grip on the fastener.

With the of the pliers pressed firmly against the material surface, you can simply pull or push the nipping pliers in a certain direction. The rounded jaws will pry or lift the fastener partway out of the material.

It's best to grip with the edge of the fastener jaws!

When one pass is complete, repeat the process, setting the nail puller down low on the shaft of the fastener, gripping hard, and pulling in the opposite direction. The fastener will bend and lift in this direction, often taking on a zig-zag shape in the process.

Just repeat these steps until the fastener is fully lifted.

This is especially helpful when prying or removing nails that have deteriorated due to weather conditions (exterior projects). If the head of the nail has become compromised, a claw hammer won't wrench it out. But Nipping Pliers will lift it easily.

Nipping Pliers / End Cutting Pliers can also be used for simply biting off skinny fasteners that are too thin to pull.

End Cutting Pliers can also be used to notch a stubborn fastener near the base by rotating the pliers in a twisting motion. The notched fastener can then be broken off flush with the surface, and countersunk.

That's how to use Nipping Pliers, Nippers, Nail Pullers, and End Cutting Pliers. Thanks for watching!

The Honest Carpenter