Thanks for showing what it looks like after the screw is seated. This is the most important part and you nailed it, thx!

Finally, someone who put up a training video that demonstrated the tools and components so it's easy to see how it works. Thank you!

I used the Camo deck fastener on my back porch floor and steps. Very easy to use. After I was finished, my wife asked me when was I going to nail the boards down. Told her that they were already screwed down. She was so used to the old nails always coming up and possibly hurting the grandkids. I redid my porch over two and half years ago and not a single screw has ever come out or up. Made quick work of screwing the boards in place.

This tool is the best thing ever made. I’m using it now on my trex and it looks beautiful with no nails showing. Who ever designed this is genius

Just got one for a deck build next week. Looking forward to it. I have the same drill press as you. Mine is an old one passed down to me from my Dad. Thought it was a lonley relic! Cheers!

Thanks for the video, I have never seen these devices before.

I used this as well. You really need to make sure it is 100% flat down on both sides or you ll have visible screw holes.

Just finished my deck and used this system The hidden screw look is worth the extra effort. Make sure the wood is fairly; true as the very small head won't pull a crooked board tight or straight. Highly recommended.

Im gonna give it a try on teo small decks i have to build next week!

I use this product on my decks now! It works awesome! I made a couple videos on it also!

Doing my deck with these was satisfying and the tool works as promised. My only regret is using the the cheaper kit version which only lets you set up one screw from one side instead of two from either side like the pro version. The pro clamping system also appears to be better and the overall build is substantially better. It’s well worth the extra money to get the pro version.

Kreg makes a jig system similar The screw goes in a little further down the shoulder

This tool is excellent. The screws are hidden from sight, safe for bare foot and they look so much cleaner. I would recommend having a small crow bar and 2x4 handy for boards that are bent. The crow bar to open up tight gaps and the 2x4 to get the boards tight. Work from the middle of the board outwards as this is much easier than starting at one end. The tool will take more time, but the finished look is top notch!

I’m looking to use this on ultra hard wood and I’m curious how hard it may be to run a predilection bit through the tool first?

Heck yeah! This is epic

Thought this would split the board, but glad they designed that it out.

I have kinda read or heard that face attachment is much better for cupping etc, or maybe stronger. If so, is the difference really a big deal?

They look nice, but they are hard to remove if you need to service the deck in the future

Would this tool work with a 2x4?

This companies web site has a board straightener bar. Use it to close your gaps as you install

We are using this tool on a project for our architecture studio and we have two concerns that you may be able to answer. 1: the holes are quite visible, not so hidden, so would we have to fill in every one if we want the clean? 2: the screw and bit leave marks on the opposite boards, is there a standard routed edge for these to be clean?

What do you need to change a wooden bar?

I heard it's expensive compared normal screws and tends to split the wood, is this true?

These screws are awful if you make a mistake and try to take them out. Run the drill in reverse to try and remove one and they will pull out of the bottom piece of wood but suck themselves deeper into the top piece sometimes. They are a nightmare to get out

Couple of questions? Can I easily remove a board if it is damaged overtime due to exposure etc and simply just replace again??? and are the screws removable after the boards have been coated with an oil or water base sealer?

Are you sure you can't see the screws from the side?

Love mine to bits! I noticed that you had the "front" or aiming end, pointed away from the boards that have already been laid. Plus inserting the nail at the front end first. Would this be becuse the "other" way around, pointing at the already finished section, lets the boards slip and increase the gap size? Good video. Much easier to follow that the written word. Who reads the instructions properly the first time anyway!

What about butt joints and boards that are up against walls? It looks like there would be room to use this jig for those cases.

If you start with a board that is close to the wall, what do you do then? As I understand you can't use the tool or?

How do you remove boards later on when they need replacing?

I saw this used in a Wild Wonderful Off Grid You Tube video

Does it leave enough gap for the timber to expand with the wet weather?

It does work great but unfortunately you can not use it along a wall.

Is this for only one size board? If so, how wide is each board?

how much slower is it to use this tool compared to just face screwing?

Nice tool

What about when u coms to the end and are close to a wall, how do u get in the screw close to the wall ?

How do I fasten the first board right by the house is I can only reach one side of the board? Do i just screw one side?

Dosent hold as good a good old decking screws

I wouldn't recommend it on merbau deck and hardwood joists. The tool is Tough having been crow barred off screws that haven't gone all the way in. In a pack of 700 screws you only get 2 bits!!!!! In Australia the jig is $140 the screws $125 a box of 700. I needed 2 boxes and used about 1300 total. How on earth can one bit screw in 350 screws. The bits in Australia can be purchased at 10 bux a piece!!!! Each box needs about 5 bits for hardwood. Otherwise the tip dulls and doesn't engage the screw well in the last 5mm of insertion into timber. Maddening. Cut off wheel etc sorts it but it shouldn't be like this. The finished result is really nice but I think it only works 70 percent the way it ought to. Maybe it's just no good on hard timbers. Oh yeah..... Its a really slow process and clamping deck boards up tight to eliminate even slight bends has to be done awkwardly compared to clamping straight boards that have screws in the top. Anyway I don't want to be too unkind about the camo system since I am probably using it at the extremes of its application envelope. Softer timbers should be easy. I notice in the US prices fiur the jig and screws are between half and a third of what we pay here. Australia is seriously a rip off in this way. Anyway good luck to all who try this method.

WHAT ABOUT "HARD" WOOD!

I bought one last week and for the steep price of $50 it should include a driver. Apparently you have to purchase it separately. I went back to Lowe's looking for the driver and they didn't have it. I had to drive back home to pick up the tool to return it and get my money back. Not to mention the overpriced proprietary screws you have to buy. Bought some deck mate screws and will be fastening it the traditional way.

Couldn't those holes be filled and sanded before the deck was sealed?

Tool is good but it takes way to much time

Barely noticeable? OMG those stick out like a sore thumb!

I've been installing decks for 18 years and have used this system on two decks i have built .I'm not impressed

Marketing movie, not an objective review, if that's what you're after. I was very disappointed.

But it's not even hidden... lol

LOL so you tried it. It is funny Ive been a LIFE MEMBER of HMCOA since it began and just like this video what a letdown

why the obnoxious music? unbelievable

One of the most absurd tools. It has no use. It only serves to place a screw at an angle. A task that in 6 screws you learn to do without the help of tools like this one.