Removing Pins

Workshop Tip No. 2

When removing pins from a finished wooden structure care should be taken whilst pulling them out.

Always hold down the structure around the area of the pin so it does not pull up the wood and crack a joint.

If a pin has been put though a glued joint the pin inevitably drags glue into the second piece of wood whilst being hammered into the building board and when the glue dries it also glues the pin into the second piece of wood. In  this instance make sure you twist the pin before you pull it out, this will break the glue around the pin. Again hold down the structure around the pin to prevent the structure lifting and cracking a joint.