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(More customer reviews)I used this product as well as the BoWrench tool from Cepco. The tools are distinctly different.
This tool, the Bowjak, depends for its stability upon a spur that is temporarily driven into a joist below deck level. Unfortunately, the treated wood that I used had its surface rather chewed up as part of the treatment, and I have not seen treated wood without this surface deterioration. Holes are rolled into the lumber surface, evidently to increase the effectiveness of the chemical treatment, but these holes, possibly in conjunction with the chemicals used, really decrease the integrity of the board's surface. It is the integrity of this surface upon which the spur of the Bowjak depends. I never used the Bowjak with substantial force, out of many attempts, without the spur tearing out of the treated joist. Its effect was thus limited to low-force bending. Possibly the tool was more effective with previous lumber treatments that didn't weaken the wood surface so badly.
The BoWrench by Cepco did not depend upon the surface strength of the joists and was much more effective, limited only by the bending strength of the joist (which was occasionally an issue). The BoWrench tool allows the builder to use leg strength to force the lumber straight, and was much more effective than the Bowjak; it never tore out of its position. I strongly recommend the use of the BoWrench, but I cannot recommend the Bowjak.
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The new BowJak from Vaughan & Bushnell quickly takes the curves out of warped, bent, or crooked boards. When placed next to a bowed board, the BowJak is tapped into place on the adjacent joist, then the handle is pulled to force the board straight for fin
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