older plasterers,what trowel did you use?

[beddy]

Started with a tysak then went on to a goldblatt which was part of a toolbox awarded by BG, good trowel not seen one since.

My old boss had a gold batt twitcher. Used to say it's the only American gear he'd use

 

[jeanclaudevangyproc]

Double tang tyzack, and a hand me down Diston which was the nuts.

That's exactly what I had [emoji106]

 

[bobski]

Seen and used most trowels, but don't think I ever came across a diston.
Heard good things about them.
Anyone know where they're from and what they looked like?

 

[beddy]

Didnt diston used to make saws too? Sure my dads old saws are diston and something else

 

[malc]

Seen and used most trowels, but don't think I ever came across a diston.
Heard good things about them.
Anyone know where they're from and what they looked like?

diston were made in canada. they looked like every other plastering trowel!

 

[malc]

Didnt diston used to make saws too? Sure my dads pld saws are diston and something else

they were well known carpenters saws.

 

[bobski]

Probably why I've not noticed the difference then.

 

[Cockney]

Heres one of my old ones

Ohh that's rough!! Needs a bit of breeze block rubbed over that mate lol!

 

[Scubadoo]

Ohh that's rough!! Needs a bit of breeze block rubbed over that mate lol!

I rarely use, and the trick is bicarbonate of soda in a tray with water

 

[Cockney]

I rarely use, and the trick is bicarbonate of soda in a tray with water

Was only kidding! Yeah that's gone too far for rubbing with a block mate, I find caustic soda works a treat for a trowel that's been round the block a bit.

 

[A.plasterer]

tyzak centenary, green handle diston, both 11 inch.
about 1968 i saw a chap using a 14 inch marshalltown, he told me that i could purchase one in east london, on the sat. i drove to london and purchased one, all the plasterers that i was working with called it a sabre ! then they wanted to have a go with it and i had trouble getting it back. the next sat. i had to return to london and pick up another 6 trowels, a couple of sets of metal floor rules and a 6ft metal level . all these tools were not available in colchester at that time.

Year i was born

 

[A.plasterer]

 

[Loren]

Marshall Town, and Curry https://www.currytool.com/101z.phtml

 

[zolco]

Marshall Town, and Curry https://www.currytool.com/101z.phtml

still amazes me that in 2015 some retailers got a website from 1989

 

[Loren]

still amazes me that in 2015 some retailers got a website from 1989

The business is probably in the hands of "Grandpa Curry" who still thinks the internet is just a new fangled passing fad.

 

[Stephenmg42]

Wooden handle ms still got it 32 years old

Same here mate....

 

[puddove]

tyzak --------- born and bred in Sheffield before they closed all the steel works

still got my tyzack twitcher 34 years old

 

[Danny]

Not old but my first was a permashape marshal town 13

 

[aspotofbother]

Not old but my first was a permashape marshal town 13

My 1st trowel too. Met a grisly end after about a year. Put too much on, panicked, got stressed, launched it across room, snapped 2 of the welds and bent it out of shape. Had to finish walls like that, as couldn't drive, dad left me on job. Had too much faith in me. He wasn't happy when he got back!!!!
Cost me a trowel and 2 days wages.

 

[Danny]

My 1st trowel too. Met a grisly end after about a year. Put too much on, panicked, got stressed, launched it across room, snapped 2 of the welds and bent it out of shape. Had to finish walls like that, as couldn't drive, dad left me on job. Had too much faith in me. He wasn't happy when he got back!!!!
Cost me a trowel and 2 days wages.

haha I am known to throw stuff in anger... was mainly floppy tape measures though