Recent content by catfaces

And as to the other fair point about having a different brush for th is purpose...yeah I used to do that but I work for other crews nowadays not myself, gotta keep busy, and after enough gear going missing I have become a firm believer in carrying as few tools as needed. One: brush, trowel...

Why do we have to get personal here? Don't go calling me brainless. I don't think there's anything stupid about seeing how much improper use a tool can take and using that as a barometer to see how well it will perform under ideal circumstances. I don't go around attacking my hawk with a jack...

My trowels are clean...so is my hawk...I just don't like using my splash brush to clean it; wastes time, dirties water bucket, and curls brush bristles. My hawk earns me the same money as any man's regardless of how much he loves it.

Bending and banging any tool is fine so long as it doesn't break, and better if it saves time (=money). Marhsalltown makes a good, comfortable, light hawk, I just prefer one that can take a bit more abuse....my kraft has lasted longer, and I would never expect any tool to be the same after...

Why am I the problem? Because I don't bring my hawk to bed and tell it how much I love it then I must not be a true craftsman or some garbage like that? I don't have a mahogany cabinet dedicated to all the beautiful hawks i've had the pleasure of loading mud upon over the years? Bloody right...

Can't believe people plaster with 20's in england...16 is considered a "snow plow" in US. I use 14x4...its as fast as I need...I don't want shoulder surgery in 15 years.

Kraft Mag...nice wide handle (as mentioned) and what I have found to be; the strongest rivets, coming from someone who hates cleaning his hawk with his brush. After alot of bending and I banging off the floor all four rivets are still nice and tight...marshalltowns gets looser quicker I find...