trowel tips

if you buy a trowel you will need to shape it to use it

the corners on your trowel will usually be square even if you buy a pre worn or permashape trowel

so you can file it round or carefully use a grinding wheel

  plastering tips how to sharpen your trowel

see the difference in the 2 trowels in the picture

the trowel on the right has been filed to shape

 

the difference between the 2 trowels

now sharpen all the edges of the trowel with your file

sharpening the edges all round the trowel

finish the treatment by sharpening the edges along an oil stone or emery paper

to gain the shape slightly concaved just press the edges of the blade down onto a board

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finish off sharpening the trowel with an oil stone or emery paper

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