Tile butterer

A hopper:

• a base member having a first end and an opposing second end joined by a first side and an opposing second side;
• a fixed wall extending upwardly from the base member proximate the first side of the base member;
• a back wall extending upwardly from base member and attached to the fixed wall such that a first gap exists between the base member and the back wall;
• a movable wall extending upwardly from the base and connected to the back wall, the distance between the movable wall and the fixed wall being variable;
• and
• a front wall, which is a trowel blade, the front wall having a top edge facing upwardly and an opposing bottom edge facing downwardly toward the base member, the front wall removably attached to the fixed wall and to the movable wall, such that a second gap exists between the base member and the front wall, the second gap being variable in height between the base member and the front wall and wherein the base member is located on a first plane and the front wall is located on a second plane such that the first plane and the second plane are non-perpendicular to one another.