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| Vintage Masonry Finishing Trowel |
As a kid, I vacuumed mortar out of my father's hair for a quarter. Gray chips of it filled the furrows in his forehead. He worked with bricks and stone as a mason.
(Da 1921~2006)
A finishing trowel stands as an implement of change, craftmanship, and moxie.
His finishing trowel, I thought, did everything. Out of the about dozen styles, none are as substancial as the rectangular finishing trowel, the smoother, the best for last.
At a thrift store, I check out the tool bins. Years ago, what a thrill it was to see a used finishing trowel textured with mortar! And, it even has a few spots of chic rust. Eyes glazed over.
Do you have a favorite object from childhood?
