Nails stuck in wood that will be used for another project.

Danny and Joe welcome callers’ questions each week on the Today’s Homeowner Radio Show.

Here’s a question from our Sept. 28 broadcast:

 

Andrew in Alabama says, “I recently salvaged some wood from the house my grandfather grew up in. The wood was cut from our family land to build the house in the 1840s. Some of it has OLD square nails that are rusted and brittle.

I tried pulling them, but all of them broke off flush with the wood. I would like to use it to build a piece of furniture.

How do I get the nails out without damaging or wasting much wood?”

We tell Andrew an old tool that may be useful is a Crescent 56 from Crescent Tools.

Listen to the embedded audio clip above for the answer!
Read the blog from the Sept. 28 show and listen to the full broadcast here.

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Danny Lipford is a home improvement expert and television personality who started his remodeling business, Lipford Construction, at the age of 21 in Mobile, Alabama. He gained national recognition as the host of the nationally syndicated television show, Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford, which started as a small cable show in Mobile. Danny's expertise in home improvement has also led him to be a contributor to popular magazines and websites and the go-to source for advice on everything related to the home. He has made over 200 national television appearances and served as the home improvement expert for CBS's The Early Show and The Weather Channel for over a decade. Danny is also the founder of 3 Echoes Content Studio, TodaysHomeowner.com, and Checking In With Chelsea, a décor and lifestyle blog.

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