HOW TO USE A HAWK AND TROWEL PART 2 (DRYWALL)
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- This video shows the 3 basic passes used to apply the mud and leave a nice finish coat.
Tools I use often:
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Mud Pan with Grip!! (This is the BOMB! You will thank me!)
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Paint Mixer for mud!! amzn.to/303fX0q
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Mixing Drill (just in case)!! amzn.to/2O2oQ2P
Hawk and Trowels
13 inch hawk:
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13 inch trowels:
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14 inch trowels:
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Auto tools
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Mud tubes and applicator:
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Flushers
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Handle adjustable
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I never thought drywalling could be so entertaining
Gotta love a guy who does his job like he's practicing for the olympics.
Tonight's epiphany; running 100m hurdles, playing an awesome guitar solo, or taping a piece of drywall; are all skills that require practice and repetition to master.
Dude! Keep them coming! We bought a fixer upper on a great lot in a great location, but it was poorly built and in need of repair. We are taking each room down to studs and redoing everything, and we are doing 90% of it ourselves, thanks to videos like yours. I especially appreciate the simple manner in which you explain things, and the fact that you include small tips to make things easier. Keep it up! We can't finish our home without you!
If you're having to cut the drywall while it's hung on the wall an awesome tool for that is a jigsaw, but you want to cut/snap your jigsaw blade to the thickness of the drywall (make sure to pull your blade all the way out before you measure and cut it to thickness of drywall), so it doesn't plunge too deep and hit NM cable. It cuts drywall very fast, and the cut edges are cut really clean and square, so you won't have to waste any time cleaning up the edges so new piece fits in. I saw a drywall crew that was cutting bottom 2 ft of drywall out of condos after hurricane using them and they said it's by far their preferred way b/c virtually no risk of cutting electric cable behind wall and when you feel the blade on top of a stud you just slightly lift on it, and it goes right over the stud and keeps cutting. Drywall cut out tools (the router tools) cut very fast too but they kick up so much dust and the bits snap every time you hit a nail/screw. Jigsaw hardly kicks up any dust the blade doesn't snap when you hit a nail/screw. You can use just a standard wood blade to sacrifice as a drywall blade, but it will cut miles of drywall with just one cheapo blade.
Great, helpful videos by a conscientious craftsman who speaks the language well and clearly, is not overweight, is clean shaven, has a sense of humor and does not wear a baseball hat. Thanks.
What are you saying about baseball hats, Jerry?
Wish I'd started here! Thank you for making such a clear, patient explanation for newcomers like me!
Great vid/instruction! Watching someone who has +30 years experience who doesn't say much is worthless to a DIYer like myself. This helps a lot. Thank you!
Thank you so much. You are an incredible teacher. Lots of people are good at what they do but cannot transfer their knowledge to others. You are good at both thank you for sharing both your gifts/talents with all of us!
This is the best troweling explanation I have found. Nice work carpenter guy.
You've convinced me to give this a go! I went to the store and purchased a hawk and trowel yesterday with the intention of making beautiful drywall joints. Boy were you right about muscles! I made a heck of a mess! And I probably had the mud a little thick. So I'll keep practicing, experiment with mud consistency, and get better and better! Thanks again!
I'm going to chime in with the previous posters and thank you for your excellent videos. Too often the professionals who post videos don't provide the essential information. I've watched a score of how to drywall videos and nobody has been as through as you. Most importantly you have made the excellent point that practice makes for a good job. (I refrain from using the word perfect). Its important for DIYers to be reminded that the skill of the professional comes years of practice. Keep them coming.
With garages that are drywall during construction is also a good place to go back and redo. This will get the practice in where quality is not 100% important but can finish with a better job than the construction crew!
You make it look so easy Ben. Appreciate all your videos. Would appreciate a few “how to fix mistakes” segments such as bubbled tape fix or when to sand vs another coat.
I don't really get bubbles in tape often but I can easily do that on a scrap piece of board. Good idea!
Oh man - that bit about how to properly grip the trowel was a game changer for me. I originally gave up on the trowel because I maintained a death grip on the handle. Thanks Ben!!!
Thank you very much for your videos! You make an excellent teacher who is easy to follow and really enjoyable to watch work. Thanks, again!
Great job showing the concept. This is something super difficult to explain and you did great. I’m a 15+ year painter and I can see you’re doing great work.
My man!!
My tools of choice are the hawk and taping knife but I've always been intrigued with the skill of using a trowel....the way it was done when I was a boy in the 70's. Nice video. I'm going to use your vids to master the trowel technique.
Dude I've never used a hawk and trowel. Only a pan and a broad knife. Today my new boss handed me the hawk and trowel and sent me to work, he doesn't believe in bedding with a knife and pan. Needless to say, my day was miserable. Glad I watched this video. Now it all makes sense.
I love this series. Thanks for making them.
Your videos are great. I'm just a regular Joe trying to finish a basement myself. You make it look so easy, but practice makes perfect. I'm happy with how is coming along. Thanks for all the videos!
Great stuff, I have been doing sheet rock and finishing for myself for years and have learned a great deal from your videos. Thanks
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Thanks dog :) I was learning 360 kick flips back in 92 ... seriously - I'm learning from your various techniques similar to that of learning new skateboard tricks - I stopped/started skateboarding a lot over the years and worked my way up to handrails (what I consider the pinnacle of all my street moves - since they are the most dangerous)... but nothing too fancy just going on and off... ✌🏻
Ben, the thing between the trowel handle and the blade is called "the bridge."
You are legit a great teacher. It's a gift.
I am doing my interior finishing of my cottage. I did drywall repairs & renos in my house & thought I did OK but now I see where I went wrong. It looks OK but it took a lot of work to achieve it. 3 butt joints & 4 inside corners, 2 outside. The cottage applications already look better. Thanks
Really explains it well…makes it look so much simpler than when an amateur hack like me tries it.
Your a legend, I'm a rookie and no very little about plastering. After watching a handful of your tubes I'm feeling like a gun. Patched my wall up good as. Keep up the great work. Best wishes... t 🇦🇺😼🐺🤓
but your a great teacher
Art in motion. Bravo!
you make it so easy! thanks for sharing all that experience!!
Thanks you for your drywall education video and I have learned alot from you 👍
I did not like the hawk at first just b/c i was used to a pan and found myself dripping mud and did not like that I couldn't set it down anywhere. I later bought a trowel and I loved it right away and saves so much strain/fatigue on my joints and it applies so much more mud than a knife in one dip. But if you're gonna use a trowel it's critical that you use a hawk. I'm now used to the hawk and it also is far less fatigue than holding a pan and it cleans up so much faster than a pan. Dont throw your pan/knives away but after you get used to both of them to me the hawk/trowel is a clear winner.
Yes as the post below states, you are much appreciated, i am finishing my house , without your instruction, i couldnt do it.. Thank You
I love these videos. Taping is hard to do right.
Exceptional work. Don't worry about how it sounds it looks great! Thank you for the training.
You are the best among the rest peace from France ❤❤
I like this guy and his videos. Drywalling my new skylights in. Tight area, but his videos help very much
Yep. I was cursing this evening struggling with my shower surround/bath remodel project. Should've watched this video first and practiced. Oh well, I'll sand tommorrow and recoat.😄. Oh, I made the mistake if buying a curved mud trowel. I DON'T LIKE IT! Gonna buy a flat trowel tommorrow. Love your videos. If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have had the courage to try my own drywall work. Thanks man!
Love the tutorials mate good job I’m learning each day. To do finishing and loading it’s annoying but I try and with your videos it helps me. Tim from NYC thanks again.
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How I wish I had found your station years ago. Now I need a Hawk and Trowel...
So very helpful. Thank you
Your timing is amazing. I've been working through your past videos as I try to re-drywall the bottom 4 feet of my basement (mold remediation). Your videos have been a fast education in drywalling and mudding. And I bought a hawk and trowel yesterday to try to fix an area that the previous owner has butchered, so this video is very timely for me. Thanks so much for making these video, I look forward to learning more.
How did using the hawk and trowel go ? Did you find it challenging ?
@@southsideshenanigans Yeah, it was a bit of a bear to start. I had my consistency wrong and I was up on a ladder to reach the offending spot, so it was hard to apply even pressure. He's not wrong about muscle use, I felt this in my wrist toward the end. Got it done, but I need more practice. I definitely would have approached this all wrong without these videos, so they made this task easier to deal with.
Thanks for the great videos. They are very helpful!
When you adjust hand position/trowel/force to get the compound to lay the desired way, I call it “trowel preferencing”
Thank you so much for the demo
Iv been hand finishing for over 20 years and I’m way way move productive than any guy Iv ever seen in life or online but I still enjoy your videos and actually picked up a idea from you a while back,, can’t remember what it was but thanks 😂👍
Really helpful! Thank you!
Thanks for the great videos. I've gotten better at patching drywall, but usually do a lot of sanding. Time to practice using these techniques.
I hope at some point you could add techniques to fix textured walls, I'm tired of buying the cans and it never looks good.
We don't do texture over here so I don't know when I will ever make any videos of that.
@@vancouvercarpenter There are so many poorly textured homes here in Texas. Seems like many contractors just add texture to hide poor drywall work. If you ever have a moment to make a texture repair/removal video, it would be a huge help!
@@vancouvercarpenter thanks for the reply.
Great video, excellent presentation. Thank you so much 👍
Great video. Thanks!
when you hit some magic number of subscribers, i want to see you frost a giant cake for yourself and make it perfectly smooth. thanks for all these videos, you're great.
thanks. very helpful
Great series of videos, thank you.
Never saw anyone use a hawk and trowel before; interesting!
Respect brother thank you so much
Very informative, enjoyed and learned. Thanks. Very well produced video's.
Plastering is loose pivot grip too
Man I wish I could learn from you on site
These videos are very helpful.
"... then you've got a perfect feather!" 😭I'd hire you if you were in our area 😜
Where has this been hiding my whole life?
Yea, my first few attempts at this definitely did not look like that. Lots of gaps in the mud as I loaded it on the walls LOL
Interesting watching the drywall with the hawk and trowel, only see knives here in california for whatever reason.
Great instruction! You assume nothing on the part of your audience and so cover the smallest details. Well done.
Oh brother where was this vid yesterday... Great stuff.
Merci du Québec
im thinking about converting to hawk and trowel. i do hawk and knife sometimes. the pan is easy but a pain in the butt to clean
Hello V C. I've watched a few of your videos & I'm very impressed with your work. I've been doing drywall for over 30 years myself. Mostly self taught & I've watch guys on jobs too. For a young man, you are damn good at what you do. You have a gift of how to explain things to people & make it look easy. I myself love drywall work. Not to many people can do it & that keeps me employed. Keep up the good work & keep the videos coming.
Thank you John:)
Really enjoying these videos, keep it up Ben!
Most excellent...
t hanks man!
thanks for the very detail of that
I struggle so bad with a hawk and trowel.
Make a video on how to fix over cut electrical boxes please. Like can you fix it with mud or do you have to cut out drywall and patch it? Love your videos btw
ruclips.net/video/Ygqv8_dR6q4/видео.html
Can yiou make a video where you do some work on a different surface? Maybe some renovation work ? Thanks for great videos
Please show me "knockdown" technique. Good teaching experience Thank you
I gave it a fair trial but I concluded that I'll never do enough of it to get as proficient as I am with a knife.
Do you angle the trowel (left or right) on your finish passes? You explained how you angle the trowel on your feather passes (alternating left and right), but I'm not clear about the finish pass. Can you please explain? I've watched A LOT of your videos, and they're very helpful. Thank you!
Show us how you do it when you switch hands.....like looking an outside corner straight on and doing the left side left handed and the right side right handed.
I can't for the life of me get feathering to work for em. I'll just stick with sanding lmao
I should have watched this one first before I made such a mess!
Great videos my friend, but my drywall skimming looks like a bulldog after it's had custard!. Good job I'm good at sanding. Lol . Would it be possible to do a video with the camera man focusing close up on the angles of a feathered edge, finishing pass and how to eliminate lines after a pass. Pressure is it light or heavy, how does it look in slow motion. Kindest regards Carl.
Can you show us how to do a skip trowel?
How much pressure do you put in the finish pass to prevent ridges? Do you just float it?
Thank you Ben!
Do you have any plans to show how to use the various knives? Most of the dry wallers I see/ work with, use pans and knives.
I will. That's a good idea.
Hawk and trowel are not drywall tools. Knife and pan are drywall tools. They produce very high quality finished product.
Thank you so much... very helpful! Can you use a hawk with a knife, or is that too awkward?
Is the finishing pass just even pressure across the whole surface of the trowel? Does the size of your trowel limit you to how wide you can make your pass and still feather the edges and get the middle finished?
You should demonstrate on an actual butt joint with that flat trowel, your technique of spreading mud in the middle of a sheet of drywall is hardly comparable. I'm a level 5 finisher and have been a hawk and trowel guy for longer than you've been alive and I would never use a flat trowel on my first coat. I always used an 18" or at least 16" concave trowel on any butt joint and would double ace it if needed and saved my 12" flat for my final skim coat. Also, I saw your other video where you use a convex trowel and you stated that using a concave will dig into the paper, all I use is a 12" or 14" concave for my flat joints, The key to a great trowel is alot of use and spraying it with WD-40 after every use I don't know who taught you to finish drywall but you really have it wrong. FYI Best drywall trowels are made by Goldblatt or Marshalltown and always use a magnesium hawk and a trusty 6" knife.
great videos, what trowel are you using?
Is there a good online source for the proper trowels?
I like cursing and wishing I hired professionals...
ha ha ha!!!
I'm sorry but anyone who uses a "putty knife" for drywall needs to get with the times, a trowel has 4 sides a taping knife has 2, it's a no brainer. Let's not forget to mention you're getting used to a trowel which will help you with concrete finishing 😉
I’ve been using a knife and mud pan for years, but I’ve been wanting to try a hawk and trowel. Do you find it easier for skim coating ceilings?
Yo please explsin sbout "pre filling" with sheetrock mud snd stuff, like once drywall is hung whats the first step after that, filling bigger gaps and stuff before you can tape the joints
I have a video already. ruclips.net/video/yEvfW4gYKYw/видео.html
What's the size of your trowel?
Heres a tip from a real professional. Pans and knives for small jobs.
Question: I bought a trowel like the ones you recommended, a curved trowel. I find that I can do the edges on a flat joint without too much trouble, but the pass back in the center, the curved ends leave furrows in my mud. Haven't been able to figure out what I'm doing wrong. Suggestions?
Those are normal and they sand off easy. That's what you want vs tool marks, they are much easier to sand off because they aren't gouges like tool marks are
Ben, I was wondering what type of mud you would recommend to use. I have done some research lately on a product that is called "Durabond 90" made by Sheetrock and it comes in the regular type and one that is supposed to be easier to sand. Are these these good products and which one of these would be best for a beginner?
Durabond is great for pre fill. 90 is for minutes. It’ll cure in 90 minutes. For taping you want red or blue mud. It’ll take longer to dry.
Is this 1965?
so now,,, I have to go buy a trowel
Wait, what? "Years to build up the muscles..." dood!