Glossary
From Aluminum screeds to zinc hand groovers, MARSHALLTOWN has more than 5,000 hand tools and equipment available for professionals and DIY'ers. Some tools have unique names. To clear up any confusion, here are some straightforward definitions and explanations.
BRICK TROWEL
brick Trowels are a pointed-nosed hand tool used to spread mortar on bricks or concrete blocks. Each MARSHALLTOWN brick trowel is forged from a single piece of high carbon steel, and heat treated for unmatched strength and durability. .
BUCKET TROWEL
A bucket trowel has a wide blade for scooping morar from a bucket.
NOTCHED TROWEL
A notched trowel is used to apply a cement-based mortar called thinset to a wall or floor surface.