Goldtrowel Trowel Tips | Plastering Trowels
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 or a file as shown below. | |
See the difference in the 2 trowels in the picture the trowel on the right has been filed to shape | ![]() |
now sharpen all the edges of the trowel with your file | ![]() |
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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