Cepco Tool BW 2 BoWrench Decking Tool :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

The Bowrench saves tons of time!

2008-06-20
The Bowrench is a must when building a wood deck. We built a tigerwood deck and the bowrench was ESSENTIAL for no-hassle installation. It easily gets bows out of boards. For the price, you can't go wrong. It's worth every penny.

Fantastic Tool

2008-06-19
This is a great product, its simple, effective and amazingly easy to use. I was able to get rid of using shims to move boards, which often damages the edges. Great product.

Does all it says and more

2008-06-04
The BoWrench works better than I expected. The first job I used it on was a tongue and groove ceiling, it worked great. We got the straightest ceiling we had ever done. I didn't have the Tongue and groove attachment for it yet but it still worked marvelously. I have the Tongue and groove attachment now but have yet to use it I can only imagine how much easier and nicer it will be with that on the next job.

BW-2 BoWrench

2008-05-30
The BW-2 BoWrench Decking Tool delivered as advertised. You can easily eliminate bows in decking lumber with this tool. It was worth the price for building just one deck.

Don't do a deck without this!

2008-05-27
This is a great tool. I've been putting a composite deck on w/ a hidden fastener system, that's attached to the joists. I had to make a special bracket to fit over the joists, but I think they have an adjustable one available. I really like that you can either push or pull the boards tighter, depending on how close to walls you are.
I would never do another deck w/o this! I'm sure all of my friends will be borrowing this in the future.

If I only knew..

2008-07-19
Good thing I didn't have this when I installed my T&G porch...I don't know what I would have done with the extra time and energy! Works great I am currently installing a T&G ceiling and it works awesome. Also bought the T&G adaptor. Thinking of the adjustable joist attachment as well, but that costs nearly as much as the wrench itself. Highly recommended.

Great tool

2008-07-17
Perfect tool for straightening bowed deck boards. Without this tool there really is no good way on to straighten a board. I highly recommend.

Decking made easy

2008-06-29
The BoWrench made laying 12 foot 2x6 as easy as pie. I replaced my 23 year old 2x6 deck floor. It was so much easier to straighten out the curves and keep the boards nice and tight. Highly recommend this tool and the product came just when they said it would.

BoWrench Great Tool for DIYers or Pros

2008-06-27
I recently bought and used the BoWrench decking tool. I had to redo my 70' X 8' deck and the 2 year-old pressure treated boards were warped horribly in every way imaginable. I was able to salvage all but a few of boards and could have probably used it if I had strained a litle. The tool was easy to use once I got used to it. At first I had a tendency to get the tool too close to the board that I was bending back in place, and I couldn't push it enough to lock the BoWrench in place. Through trial and error I found the correct position, and by doing this I also stopped bending the floor joists that the tool rests on. Note that the "correct position" changes depending on how badly warped the board is. I also found that it was much easier to use on the "new" decking boards that I used to replace some of my older boards. You can set it up to push or pull on the board you are working on, which really helps when you are getting close to an edge. I love it and I recommend it to anyone who is building a deck.

Tool not like the picture

2008-06-25
I just received the BW-2 BoWrench tool. and have used it on one decking board. It seems to work ok, but the tool received is not at all like the tool advertised in the picture. Time will tell if it will be as useful as I was expecting.