"John Rumm" wrote in message
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Mark wrote:

Odd its says for professional use, I cant think of any professional that
would use a banana shaped trowel for finish plastering, let alone paying
over 30 squid for one that's supposedly worn in, when a 30sec rub with a
brick achieves the same effect.

Most "pros" I have seen will usually lend a new trowel to a renderer for
a fortnight to break it it. It is not just a case of getting the shape
right (which with enough use, it will inevitibly acquire even if you
don't want it to), but also the right amount of spring in the steel.

P.S most pound shops also sell bent trowels for novices.

Perhaps you should buy yourself one?

Personally I think I will carry on with this one thanks. Having used one
of wicks' finest trowels for long enough that it acquired the shape and
beveled edges of the mashaltown one, it still does not achieve anything
like the same results or ease of use. It is also smaller and much
heavier, and not being stainless does not leave such a good finish,
clean up as well, and rusts when left unused for any period of time.


Ee Lad. You can shave with the edge of that float trowel. :-)