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The ancient Japanese swordsmiths, the finest axe makers of Sweden and I bow down to your sharpening skills, sir. Getting super soft stainless steel to razor sharpness, and more importantly, preserving that sharpness is something very few people can do. I also want to thank the folks at...

I don't know. Read some of the old threads and ask the ones with "razor sharp" trowels.

Will do.

I couldn't agree more. A few hundred square meters of rendering break them in like nothing else. The only problem is that sometimes there aren't a lot of rendering jobs about.

Not really, Simon. I thought I was doing something wrong. As I said in my last post, if something cuts with great difficulty, some people appear to class it as hair popping sharp. 99% of people can't get a knife razor sharp, leave alone a trowel made of cheap, shitty stainless steel. :) The...

I've heard quite a lot of spreads say their trowels are razor sharp. Even in some threads. I guess people understand "razor sharp" in a lot of different ways. P.S Nice carp, by the way. I am a huge fishing fan too.

I agree. The problem's that the edges are not hair whittling/popping sharp. I did the corners, no problem.

Hi guys, I have a new Kraft trowel that I am trying to break in as much as I can. On the box it says "pre-worn" but that's the last thing it is. :D Basically, I sharpen them the same way I sharpen my knives. The angle's just different. I've had really sharp trowels in the past, so I wanted to...

By blue steel do they mean the Japanese "Aogami"? Some of the finest knives are made of blue steel, but blue steel trowels...Interesting. Getting it razor sharp won't be difficult. (provided it's the real deal that has a high carbon content and rusts like hell.)

That's one of the reasons sushi chefs use carbon steel knives. Carbon steel gets wicked sharp (because of its hardness) and it's easier to resharpen. Saying that the only advantage of stainless steel is the fact that it doesn't rust isn't far from the truth. I think that a carbon steel trowel...

I am not old school, but I tend to agree with the old school spreads who say that carbon steel can be better for finishing. (especially if you don't want to use modern stuff) Carbon can be harder and usually holds an edge better than stainless steel. Heat treatment will be a huge factor and I...

I wouldn't know, John. I've never even been there. I am a Satanist. Connor McGregor doesn't come across as very sensitive. Just saying. :D

I just thought "You can't produce level 5 finish with multi/board finish" was aimed at me. Yes, there is, and I quite like it. It's better than most of the other products they use. It's not easy to find though. At least in my experience. There's another company called BauMit and some of their...

You are quick to judge. I don't know what gave you the idea that I can't produce level 5 finish and I make no claim the be the best. If sanding a wall so hard that there are bare patches all over it is considered level 5 finish, great. Maybe you are right. Putting plaster on and sanding 95% of...

Good afternoon everyone, I've worked in several countries and my experiences were more or less the same. Laying something on as badly as humanely possible, coming back 2-3 days later and sanding the heck out of it. I was trained in the UK and all that looked freaking bizarre to me. Why would...

It's not better than anyone's. A rat? Hah...:D

I am not, you can be sure. ;)

Me too. You and I are going to get along, Marshy. Mark my words.

I didn't mean it in a bad way. Nothing wrong with the 30+ ones. I am just saying there are better ones out there. Don't forget that a lot of them have daddy issues.

Go find yourself a decent 18-year-old gal. You don't need them milfs. Have a little respect for yourself, Marshy.

Yeah, right. :D

Don't be so sure. ;)

Guys you can swear at those fucks all you want, I couldn't care less about them.

I am pretty sure I've seen some of your work, Greg. Good stuff. f**k**g Johnny Foreigner, haha. F*****g foreigners... They do exist though... Why don't you go out and kill a few? That's a shortcut to knighthood. :D

Thank God for that. We'd all kill each other if it were.

I got used to using Multi Finish in the UK. Here they use all sorts of Knauf, BauMit, Rigips, Weber plasters. Personally I like Fino Grande which is made by BauMit. They are supposed to be German, but I am not so sure about that. Different material yards carry different products. Some of them...

Hello everyone, I am a 24-year-old plasterer from the EU. I was taught to plaster in the UK (and by a UK spread), so I thought it would be a good idea to join the site and meet other fellow plasterers. And hopefully learn a lot of new things. Some of you might be wondering what the heck someone...