Talk:Cat's paw (tool)

Untitled
I am told it is a 'test page' though I see nothing that shows that to be so. I'm new around here but can't see any objectionable material on the entry.

I have asked a tool company for permission to use their illustration of the tool for inclusion.

Nail Pulling
I removed the opening line "Nail pulling has been around as long as there have been nails." Of course there was no nail pulling before there were nails, and the article details the historical aspects of it very nicely without including the statement. 65.44.114.153 (talk) 19:47, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Removed discussion of alternate nail-pulling tools
Removed from "History" section as largely irrelevant. Interesting material, however. I moved it here temporarily. Note that there seem to be some weird formatting bugs somewhere, possibly in the Wiki software???


 * New designs have been introduced, like the The Extractor, which can grip an exposed nail and pull it out. Other designs include the Nail Jack and Nail Hunter nail pullers, which take a pliers-like approach to the old cat's paw design. These tools contain their own built in fulcrum, but can also be struck with a hammer to drive the tips of the tool into the wood with very little damage, allowing them to dig out nails that have been driven into wood at or below the surface.  The Nail Hunter nail pulling design has very precise tips that actually come completely together at the ends, for removing finish nails.  The pneumatic-powered Nail Kicker allows large numbers of old nails to be efficiently pulled.

Actually, there ought to be an article on "Nail puller (woodworking tool)". If I can't find something like that, I might be inspired to start a new Wiki article from scratch. Reify-tech (talk) 20:45, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

Cats paw bar
Looks more like a Dog bar. At least it's what we call them they are very good for getting nails out 122.56.211.217 (talk) 09:10, 27 November 2021 (UTC)