the hammer went missing…so my brother helped me drill it out! i was very hesitant about it at first but desperation does occasionally initiate miracles. we didn’t use an electric drill though, because we weren’t sure of how to use it properly. so we used a hand drill instead and it was pretty much effective until the point when the drill bit broke but we replaced it. After drilling for sometime, i decided to try poking the knot out since the knot was already loosened by the drilling. Just as i was doing so, the knot popped out!
thanks for the advice 🙂