Review on 🔩 Enhanced DeckWise Hardwood: Stainless Steel Fastener with Pre-Drilling Included by Dipp Samrock

The components of this set are well made. Of the 350 screws I drove into the Ipe deck, exactly one fell through when I hit a bolt in the deck frame. The trick is in the drilling. The ipe tends to stress the flutes of the drill, so it is necessary to run the guide about halfway and then pull it back to clear the chips. On the second pass, you start sinking, then unload, and the third pass finishes the hole. Spray the drill with Bostik Blade Cote from time to time to remove chips, but you still need to do 3 passes. Try to drill it in one pass and the chisel will clog and smoke. It sounds like a pain, but once you get the rhythm going, everything will be fine. I've found that the best way to glue end caps is to apply gorilla glue to a piece of wood, run it lightly over the end cap to end with a thin border around the bottom of the end cap, and then hammer it in. Once the glue is very sharp, the chisel breaks off most of the protruding connector, and a light pass of 60 grit ROS gently scrapes away the rest. The end result looks very nice, especially if you follow the instructions and align the fibers of the fork with the fibers of the board when inserting.