Jim Wilkins wrote:

... dikes like this work very well to grab and lever out small nails:
http://www.adafruit.com/images/large...cutter_LRG.jpg
....

I took an old pair if linesman's pliers and cut/ground them down to be
end nippers. Well, end grabbers. Even though I made the ends sharp,
they would not get under the head. Because of the slight countersinking
I mentioned above.

Bob