boardfinished
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i started with a 12" tyzack, they were the best trowels then, mt was looked upon as a toy trowel.
how times have changed.
how times have changed.
older plasterers,what trowel did you use?
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boardfinished
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used to have to shave the handle rounded
plastererpeter
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Wooden handle ms still got it 32 years old
superspread
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No way , tyzak was the only trowel to av
plastererpeter
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Got one brand new in garage
leebo02
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my father used to use tyzack, but i went straight in for a mt, was always a trend setter ahead of the times lolNo way , tyzak was the only trowel to av
plastererpeter
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That's the 1s
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.
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.
leebo02
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get it on ebay peter
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.my father used to use tyzack, but i went straight in for a mt, was always a trend setter ahead of the times lol
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I'm not a member of this " older plasterers" brotherhood yet but when I came to London my dad told me to buy a double shank Tyzak, 14 rivets (?).
I got a m/town. Now the wheel has turned and I'm back on Tyzaks, lovely trowels
I got a m/town. Now the wheel has turned and I'm back on Tyzaks, lovely trowels
they are now.
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Link Removedis this the one your using eddie, if so i might give one a go at that price, cheap as chips
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WHS Tyzack 14458BISF Stainless Steel Pre Worn Trowel - 14" x 4 5/8"
Product Code: SJ-14458BISF
£16.95
(Inc. VAT)
Was: £29.95Save: £13.00 (43
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we did have the double tang tyzaks but they were not popular as you could not hang them on your bucket.
we did use them on floor screeds in those days we would rub and trowel up the screed around the outer edges before we pulled the middle, and you could put extra weight on the double tang trowel.
we did use them on floor screeds in those days we would rub and trowel up the screed around the outer edges before we pulled the middle, and you could put extra weight on the double tang trowel.
ggb plasterers
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12 inch marshaltown and was only allowed to lay on with it after months of hard trowelling
superspread
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I've got one of those they are a decent trowel
irish_spread
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Looks like the same one. Lovely trowel to use skimming, don't even get the mt out of the van. Lovely and light but don't think it would last a lifetime of sand n cement. Get one and in a week you'll be saying thanks
Nicm
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14 inch mt 25 years ago.Carbon steel.Given to me by my father, I had to pay so much a week from my wages back to him.I minded it like a baby and it lasted years.
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Got one from 1989 in the shed that's less than 3" on the nose. Turn up on site back then if you weren't 'headhunted', first 3 questions, are you Irish ?, how many m2 a day will you do ? And if you got through that, show me your finishing trowels
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That does look lovely
irish_spread
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I've got some 1mm thick plastic float pics if any of you other plastering nerds want to see ?
johniosaif
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My granny was a blacksmiths daughter . She made my first tyzak super flex
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