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Article: Throw in the trowel: pool plasterers use six basic trowels to coax a work of beauty out of a fickle mixture of cement, sand and water.
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- Pool & Spa News
- Article date:
- February 14, 2003
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"The right tool for the right job." These are the watchwords for pool plasterers--craftspeople who, in a matter of hours, coax a work of beauty out of a fickle concoction of cement, sand and water. This feat is all the more impressive given that it hinges on the mercy of weather and the mysteries of chemistry.
Other than years of practice and know-how, plasterers rely on a variety of tools to make plaster mold to their wishes. The most common tool, the trowel, has been specially adapted over the years to the needs of the pool plasterer, with rounded edges and an extended length. Trowels come in a variety of shapes and sizes for each of the processes involved in ...