The difference between a $40 trowel and a $90 one is way bigger than I thought

I used the same cheap, stiff trowel for years because I figured steel was steel, right? Last month I finally bit the bullet and got a premium one, a Marshalltown 13 inch. The first day I buttered brick with it, I felt like an idiot for waiting so long. The flex is perfect, it holds the mortar just right without it sliding off, and my wrist doesn't ache at the end of the day. That cheap one would leave little gaps I had to go back and fill because it wouldn't spread as smooth. I mean, it's just a tool, but it changed my whole pace on a chimney rebuild in Tacoma. Has anyone else had a tool upgrade that felt like a cheat code?

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kim_mason551d agoMost Upvoted

Right? My new drill felt like that.

park.eric1d ago

So your new drill felt weird right out of the box?

wendym871d ago

Did you check if the battery was fully seated? Mine did that weird thing until I pushed it in harder than I thought I needed.

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