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[Monkey Boy]

For me personally it's just a shame they're not available with a wooden handle.

cant you bodge one up in the woods whilst your waiting for your bite alarms to go off

 

[ChrispyUK]

cant you bodge one up in the woods whilst your waiting for your bite alarms to go off

He’ll certainly have plenty of time on his hands. He’s too tight to put bait on the hook.

 

[bobski]

A quick update, especially for @Spitandpolish .
I spent about ten minutes working with an oilstone on the new Ragni trowel, putting a decent edge on it and making the corners more gentle.
First task was a ceiling just a little over 50sqm. Surprisingly I was able to use the same trowel from start to finish. Genuinely never expected to use it beyond the first coat.
That was a week ago and I'm still getting on well with it. For me personally it's just a shame they're not available with a wooden handle.

Pretty sure I have a couple mate.

Is it a ragni 11" carbon with a wooden handle?

 

[paulf]

He’ll certainly have plenty of time on his hands. He’s too tight to put bait on the hook.

True, but he is a keen whittler he's never happier than when he's got his hands on wood.

 

[danny]

A quick update, especially for @Spitandpolish .
I spent about ten minutes working with an oilstone on the new Ragni trowel, putting a decent edge on it and making the corners more gentle.
First task was a ceiling just a little over 50sqm. Surprisingly I was able to use the same trowel from start to finish. Genuinely never expected to use it beyond the first coat.
That was a week ago and I'm still getting on well with it. For me personally it's just a shame they're not available with a wooden handle.

Is it a stiff trowel? I found my Marshalltown's to often be quite flexible.

 

[essexandy]

Pretty sure I have a couple mate.

Is it a ragni 11" carbon with a wooden handle?

No mate it's one of the newer style stainless ones. I've still got a couple of the old wooden handled carbon steel ones knocking around, use them for sticking sometimes.

 

[essexandy]

Is it a stiff trowel? I found my Marshalltown's to often be quite flexible.

Not overly stiff mate. Being a standard stainless steel these will take on a curve over time, unlike the Permashapes.

 

[danny]

Not overly stiff mate. Being a standard stainless steel these will take on a curve over time, unlike the Permashapes.

My marshaltown ended up looking like a banana

 

[essexandy]

My marshaltown ended up looking like a banana

Somewhere I've still got one of the old gray handled Ragnis, I'll find it and put a picture up.

 

[danny]

Somewhere I've still got one of the old gray handled Ragnis, I'll find it and put a picture up.

I have one of those somewhere as well. 11inch. Great little trowel . But the handle slips when you get wet hands

 

[bobski]

Somewhere I've still got one of the old gray handled Ragnis, I'll find it and put a picture up.

I have one of those somewhere as well. 11inch. Great little trowel . But the handle slips when you get wet hands

I think they were called 318 s

They get so bloody sharp, fantastic little trowels.

Gleaming work very quickly, and they were so bloody light too.

 

[essexandy]

I think they were called 318 s

They get so bloody sharp, fantastic little trowels.

Gleaming work very quickly, and they were so bloody light too.

Absolutely right mate.
For skimming over s&c, where there was a moderate suction, they were supreme. Always kept one that had been classed as worn out especially for trowelling up really pissed stud work. Referred to them as our 'fits it' trowels.