<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>What's the easiest way to remove old backchecks = (wire and all) when they a bit stubborn coming out.  I'm trying a pair of = hammer extraction pliers (the old Hale type) and a vice grips on the wire, but = there must be a faster and cleaner way that doesn't tend to take a bit of the = wood out.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>