Customer Reviews for Stanley 26 in. Board Bender Deck Tool

Was ok !! Used Stanley one 25 yrs ago seemed like that one was easier to use !!!

Could not use it all, since it was designed for different width joists.

This is a must have tool, especially if you're working alone. Used with spacers, you will get nice straight boards and spaces.

This is a great tool. The only problem i had was that the push brace should be a little wider or lowered on the bar by at least a inch. It messed up several boards.

When it worked it worked great. But it wouldn’t hold on our stringers. Had to use some tar paper to grip the stringer.

Did the entire deck by myself and it worked exactly as stated very happy with it

It makes the job of installing deck boards a breeze for one person!

This tool is awesome! It makes it a lot easier putting in deck boards. 100% recommend.

The little metal tab that pushes against the boards broke off on my first deck job. Looks like it was poorly welded. I would not buy again.

Do Not Buy This Tool. Should not even rate one star. Worked well for 8 deckboards before the cheesy tac welds on the pressure bar snapped. VERY POORLY CONSTRUCTED. Kinda makes you rethink a purchase when it is not available in the store/has to be shipped/happens at 5pm on a Friday when not even halfway through the job. The only thing that saved me was JB Metal Weld. Managed to finish after the epoxy hardened.

I guess this would work well for pressure treated wood, but kept slipping of the composit decking. Paint chipped off the one part, after only one board was installed. Stopped using, and went to the camo product, which has worked flawlessly and didn’t gouge the side of the board.

I replaced my deck floor 12x26 by myself and I could not have done it with out the Stanley board bender. It made straightening curved boards a breeze

The section of flat bar broke off first time I used it and it don't lock onto the floor Joyce's very well

The Stanley Board Bender does exactly what it says. It bends boards. To my surprise, it did much better than I thought it could. It made quick work of the 8x14 deck that I was building. Let’s just say the Stanley Board Bender saved my back and life.

This tool was well worth the price and made fixing warped decking possible!

This tool works but it damages decking boards so I whet online and found on called camo with wheels and it does not damage your would much better tool

It's a little better than my older one

The board push plate. Ould be a bit wider to prevent the board being pushed from riding up over the plate.

The jaw opening was to large for standard 2”X8” joists and would not grip on joist. Had to add a 1/8” thick steel shim to one jaw (used machine screws to hold in place). It worked fine after adding shim.

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Good tool for pt deck build.

Cheap old fashioned & works great

The Stanley Board Bender worked very well straighting t+ g mahagony deck boards. It saved a lot of time.