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In article . com,
says...

If it is oak or has been wet and the nails have been there for some
time then nothing will remove them as they will be rusted in and
probably fragile. You'd have to dig them out - cut them off short so
there is still something to hold on to and drill around them until you
can pull them out with a mole grip .
Otherwise Ian's solution looks a goer.

Its elm and has not been wet and the nails have been there since 1976.
They are still pretty solid at least the sticking out bit is. I will try
Ian's solution

Anna

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