Drywall Knife Basics
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- Do you find yourself standing in the isle not knowing what to choose? Blue steel or stainless? What size do I use for what? Do I really need to buy a 12" knife?
In this video I go over all the basics of drywall knives. My preferred materials, knife sizes, and what to use when.
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Thank you, when watching you I've noticed when you have a 12" knife you wipe both edges so the floor doesn't get covered, makes me look good, the other guys when there talking they are slapping their knife so fast ,because there are so used to doing it every day , you don't notice it 😉. Keep sending more
Been doing drywall for 36 years six days aweek you are good I like blue steel also my favorite broad is a Harrington 14 skim knife tried all other brands it works best its hard to find a flexible 5 for angles but that's what I use
I use a 7” skim coating blade for taping and screws a 12” skim blade for feathering
And a hawk.
That’s my whole set up
Your finished product looks great.bit you put down your pan and knife a lot .I grew up in a drywall family and we wore a hammer hook on each side one for knives on the right and one for the pan hook a 1/4" hook attached by drilling a 1/4 hole 3/4 " down centered on the end of the pan double nutted on both sides your pan hangs while you spread tape just don't let it hang to long. Try it yourself you will like it .old school
I'm impressed on your talent in the trade great job.
Ive been a taper for 47 years and dont use alot of knives, eight inch to wipe tape, 4 inch for angles i cant get with the angle head and trowel for the bead, never have a call back, typically do around 100 jobs a year
Hi Lydia. I'm new to your channel but old to the profession. I've watched many of the "How to drywall" videos but I must say that I am thrilled to see someone with your knowledge sharing. I personally learned with an old banjo taper and everything else was by hand before learning to run tools. The modern finishers seem to have lost the hand skills and struggle with issues that their flat boxes or angle heads aren't designed to fix. I'm glad to see you are from my school of thought that many times you have to break out the the old tried and true hand finishing techniques to get a proper job. Please keep up the great work!!!!
That's me too,I am strictly a hand finisher. Now I will use an angle roller for my inside corners but I nail on my outside corners. I also use a portacable electric sander and a electric mud mixer. I'm an old timer but I'm not dumb lol
I don't finish much anymore other than a handful of sheets here and there but I agree with the "losing skills" part. However the Hispanic finishers, often times female are still hand finishing and often times quite good.
I've caught some flack for prefering the knife and pan over hawk and trowel but it's more comfortable for me too. I worked with an old timer who always carried a few of the cheapo plasic knives so that he could custom cut them to shape or width for any contours or little spaces. I only saw him do this twice in a year and a half but I still carry a few plastic just in case. Probably only something ran into during remodeling but figured I'd throw it out there.
I have a whole bin full of metal and plastic "custom" knives.
I don't finish much anymore but when I do, my go to knives are always blue steel with wood handles, even my 4, 5 & 6's. I final coat with a 14". Outside corners a 12".
I finish a lot like you Shorty, I will bed with a 8 and wipe down with a 12 . On the skim coat I will just use a 12 and cut my edges. I like the way you pull your corner bead with a 10 inch on your skim coat. You are definitely a pro. You go girl. 👍🏼
Good information, great video presented well.
Muy buen dato y perfectamente bien explicado
Your a life saver 🙌 I'm very greatful for ur videos
Happy to hear that!
Shes explained the different knife sizes and how they taper or feather out a jiont which is basically the fundaments of plastering. Walls and ceilings are not strsinght of perfect so the plasterer , taper has to make it look good for decoration
Interesting.....in the Far East they use "PALETAS" more than anything else. These are square sections of flat blue steel similar to a Bondo putty spreader. They develop a real skill with these, almost hypnotic to watch. By holding a paleta in each hand they are able to do almost anything; mix and apply putty, clean up rough surfaces prior to refinishing woodwork, etc. If you want to see examples watch the "Albert Domdom" or "Home Painter" channels.
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I can't see them very well
Stainless steel all the way no rust problems
NEVER HOLD A COLD HARD PAN AGAIN !
How do you keep your hair so clean!?!?! Lol
Now that is the Million Dollar question. I'm a dude with short hair and can't keep mud off my head.
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