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Swapped my standard brick trowel for a wider one last week and the difference is unreal
I was using a 9 inch for years but a buddy let me try his 11 inch on a retaining wall job and I got through 40% more bricks before lunch, has anyone else made the switch and noticed the same thing?
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davis.diana3mo ago
Yeah, that's the tradeoff with most tools right there. You gain speed and coverage but lose that fine control for the tricky parts. It's the same reason I switched to a wider snow shovel last winter - flew through the driveway but couldn't get near the edges without swapping back.
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the_joseph3mo ago
My 9 inch has been my go to for 12 years and I tried an 11 inch on a block wall last month and actually had more trouble with control on the corners and tight spots. The mortar kept slumping off the wider blade when I was trying to butter up the ends right. That extra width messes with your wrist angle too after a few hours.
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