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Hello guys,

My names Mike, I'm from Kent.

I've been on a two week course, got myself an estate car and a couple of ragni trowels and now I'm a plasterer.

I look forward to getting some tips from some of you more experienced plasterers (three week coursers)

oh, and I only do walls.

Cheers, Mike.
 
Hi Dentalblock
How do.


That's just my reaction to your post!? I'll get you Butler!!!!
 
hi mike welcome to the mad house - have you got a brother called "Dave the dog" rumours has it he's a marvellous plasterer :RpS_thumbsup:
 
good one mike I like your sense of humour, just hoping that the board you hold in your hand , is called a handboard
 
hector said:
good one mike I like your sense of humour, just hoping that the board you hold in your hand , is called a handboard
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Handboard? I thought it was called a wrist plank mate.

Cheers for the welcome guys, I signed up a few weeks ago and after a bit of lurking (research) I thought I'd make my first post.

I've been self employed for the last 7 years, But next month I'm starting work for local social housing company. It's a bit less money than i'm used to but they provide everything.... EVERYTHING! Van, fuel card, all power tools, clothes, insurance and the work, all I need to take is a hawk and trowel. So i'll have no outlay, no stress and more time to spend with family. I'm looking forward to it to be honest.
I also do a lot of work with my brother, who's been in the fibrous game for nearly 30 years now and I was fitting dental block cornice the day I signed up, hence the name.

anyway, thats my life story. Mike.

https://www.plaster-creations.co.uk
 
Lol nah mate, I started my apprenticeship when I was 16, finished at 18 and started out on my own. so including 2 years labouring/learning, I've doing it 9 years now.
 
stuart23 said:
Haha he called it a hawk! Gets on your wick that doesn't it?
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oh it does my head in stuart, but we must fight on against these revoloutionaries, otherwise law and order will break down, anarchy in the streets, and in the future if mankind is still here history will judge us as the lost generation, so pick yourselves up everybody,dust your overalls down and go to work with your bait which of course will be in your bait box, and march off to that wall, feeling proud that someday it will be known everywhere as a handboard, and so it shall be done, glad you are on board stuart
 
hector said:
oh it does my head in stuart, but we must fight on against these revoloutionaries, otherwise law and order will break down, anarchy in the streets, and in the future if mankind is still here history will judge us as the lost generation, so pick yourselves up everybody,dust your overalls down and go to work with your bait which of course will be in your bait box, and march off to that wall, feeling proud that someday it will be known everywhere as a handboard, and so it shall be done, glad you are on board stuart
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We've had this conversation hector, I'm not on board mate.




Sorry
 
I have to say, I've never heard of anyone refer to a hawk as a handboard.

But I'm going to start calling it that, just to see if anyone gives me a funny look. I did know a bloke once who always called his trowels, floats.

That done my nut in, "where's me finishing float, I need to give this a final float"

Also someone who calls their £2.99 flexi-tub, a 'Gorilla tub'.
 
most of the pictures people used to use in their adverts years ago used to show the spread putting on with a float
 
Why say two words when one will do? It's a hawk. If you say hand board, your vocal chords wear out sooner.
 
TonyM said:
Why say two words when one will do? It's a hawk. If you say hand board, your vocal chords wear out sooner.
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Haha bet you only give out one flash on the indicator of your van incase the bulb runs out quicker aswell ;) ?
 
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