Curry Trowel for stucco or interior plastering

It is like when you see someone that works fast. It must be the tools, right?
It just experience and some just have it in the blond.

I don't think you can get these in the UK, I haven't seen anyone use them anyway. I can see the appeal mind. I was told that you shouldn't use a larger trowel than 14" (12x5 being the ideal trowel) for stuccoing / cement as you don't get the same compression with a big ass trowel, or is that utter bullsh*t?

It makes perfect sense why you use the larger trowels, totally get it, it's probably closer to a darby as well right? Also, inside on larger walls (as you were showing us, plastering like the British) I use an 18" quite often to lay on the pink.

i think everyone has there favorite tools its what ever your used to i have a really nice skimming trowel and my new ones take ages to break in because i always go back to my first trowel because its all nice and worn in

👍 well said

Ive watched many of these videos and think what you do is amazing to show people how to do things especially when theres so many people to judge and pass silly comments all the best kirk and family.

you are right Kirk got to use the tools you like and are best for you and the job great vid man

Thank you.

Would a swimming pool trowel like the Marshalltown be good for skimming a ceiling with drywall compound? Would you still want to square off the end a bit?

Hello, Kirk,
Great video! I have been looking for a serrated darby for a few weeks now, but without any success. I found polyurethane darbies on Amazon and Ebay, but they are not really serrated. They have cross-grain faces for float finishing. They will still bring the sand out, I guess. Do you think they will do? All the other ones are smooth. :(
Also, I have a stainless steel plastering hawk, but I was told to throw it in away. What's wrong with using stainless steel tools? There are really nice hawks made of plastic/aluminium, but do I really need to dispose of mine?

I am a DIY'er and have watched a lot of your videos. Too bad I found them a little too late for my current project, but I have learned a tremendous amount from them. Thank your making these so we can all learn from your 30+ years of experience.

It's raining here today so i can't continue my DUI plaster job but i can pollish up on my Kirk and Jay vids. Keep showing us what good ol Kirk uses. I will never have the skill that Kirk has but at least i'll know the right tools for the job.

I like the partially radius-ed trowels too. It makes me feel better to know that a pro admits the same because others were giving me the evil eye saying things like "if you're good, you don't need to use a pool trowel." Well, I used it anyway because it worked for me. Similarly I prefer the gauger trowel over the margin trowel.

I like the partially radius-ed trowels too. It makes me feel better to know that a pro admits the same because others were giving me the evil eye saying things like "if you're good, you don't need to use a pool trowel." Well, I used it anyway because it worked for me. Similarly I prefer the gauger trowel over the margin trowel.

Hello Kirk; Thank you once again for your interesting and very informative video. You certainly are a wealth of information and your delivery is great !


Thank you

Fred

I'm going to get one now .
I like the look of the Nela plastering pool trowel.
I love the cork handle on the Nela range

Hey guys I’ve been plastering and rendering for 8 years now, I’ve been using a 16x4/1/2 pool trowel now I need a 16x5 stainless steel pool trowel, can anybody link me to one I can’t find one anywhere, hopefully be able to load my trowel up with more gear if I eventually find one haha

I realize just about everyone in construction calls it a radius, but really its an arc. My math side cant help it, sorry. Thanks for the recs im shopping your links for tools now.

What's union

i love pool trowel i use them everyday!! marshalltown about 16in long and 4 wide.

thanks kirk! you actually saved me ~$20

Kirk i am a new florida plaster everyone down hear loves the 20x5 golden curry trowels but there so hard to come by do you know a place or someone who sells thoses kinds of towels?

Love a good ole pool trowel

Home Depot and Menards sells these 3 foot fresno trowels that have this crappy bracket which uses just one bolt to connect to the handle. I don't see anybody ever using one of them. Please, somebody tell me how to use them.

Kirky where can I get these trowels I searched all thru bontools I didn't see them

Square trowels are for the pros rounded are for diyers

I asked the folks at Bon Tools about the 12-904 Swim Pool Trowel and they responded, "The 12-904 is a Curry Trowel made by Curry not Bon Tool. We discontinued the Curry line. Could not get them."

Is this correct .....
If I apply heavy, stiff lime plaster then it’s best to use a trowel with curved corners ? The reason is that I can apply much greater pressure into joints in the walls than with a square trowel and thus be more successful at getting the stiff lime plaster to stick not the wall. Lime plaster don’t like water, or it cracks on drying. Thank you sir, nice karate white outfit you wear, cutting through bullshit.