I could not imagine putting in a deck by myself without this tool! I am using it to put in Ipe decking and it does an amazing job of straightening and holding boards. I looked at the Stanley tool in a hardware store and did not like the fact that you would have to keep significant pressure on it while fastening the board. The BoWrench looked like a better choice! I have another deck to build this summer and look forward to see how it handles standard PT decking.