What trowels are the best?

[seanreay1986]

I have just purchased a Marshalltown 13" pre-worn finishing trowel, Gonna use it for the first time tomorrow,

Just wondering what you guy's think is the best trowels, easiest to use etc

 

[scott]

a think it just dedpends what feels right for you. the more experienced you get the bigger trowel u cud try but a wud stick with marshall town there decent trowels

 

[bigsegs]

yknow what? i bought exactly the same trowel a while back, did 1 set then gave it the labourer... a lot of people i know swear by em, best thing since tomato sauce etc but for some reason it killed my forearm...dunno if it was the handle shape or what??
i since bought a 14" ragni...cheap as chips, rattles a bit cos i think the bloody things only got 1/2 a rivet it it but it seems to work for me...my old 11" was a ragni, sharp as a razor and did me just fine...
i reckon it could have something to do with plastering style...

 

[Pug]

I use marshalltown 14" stainless. Good as gold from brand new.

 

[Danny]

I use a marshalltown 13 and 16

Danny

 

[ian]

i use a 18 in marshalltown for layin on and flatten off ... a 14in tyzak for trowellin up.. i think marshalltown make a carbon steel trowel like the tyzak but not tried it .. marshalltowns seem to be thicker in the guage .. british steel , still the best

 

[russplas]

It's really just a matter of trying to get your hands on a few and trying them out. My first was a 14" ss m/t and I couldn't get on with it at all, then managed to get hold of a carbon tyzack 13", lovely trowel, already worn in so it produced a lovely finish from day 1.
You won't go far wrong with a Tyzack

 

[trowledover]

i use tyzak a good trowel even pre worn trowels need a bit of work on the sharpening stone to get them right i think