Device for applying spackling paste or caulking materials and methods of using the same

A device for applying spackling or caulking comprising:

• a) a back handle having a top end and a bottom end;
• b) a front handle having a top end and a bottom end, wherein said front handle and said back handle are pivotally connected at said bottom end of said back handle and said bottom end of said front handle;
• c) an elongated plunger slidably extending through an accommodating bore at said top end of said front handle and having a tail end ending at an accommodating seat at said top end of said back handle and configured to allow said top end of said front handle to slidably move relative to said top end of said back handle;
• and
• d) a hollow cylindrical cartridge having an open rear end reversibly secured within said bore and a cartridge front end having a nozzle and being spaced away from said open rear end, wherein said hollow cartridge comprises spackling paste or caulking material,
• wherein the device further comprises a front facing spatula at said bottom end of said front handle.