Tool for keeping plaster during plastering work and for scraping excess plaster off a trowel

Abstract

A tool (1) for keeping a working amount of plaster and which allows the easy shaving-off excess plaster off a trowel and also picking up plaster with the trowel from the tool. The tool comprises an elongated compartment referred to as a trough (2), with longitudinal inner walls (4,4′) that extend from respective longitudinal straight edges (3,3′) to a V-shaped bottom, a grip portion (5) underneath the trough, and at least two feet (6,6′) on which the tool can rest with the trough facing upwardly such that the user can fit his hand under the grip to grip and lift the tool from its resting position. Preferably one or both of the edges (3,3′) are slanted from horizontal. The edges can be slanted in the same or opposite direction, to form a suitable angle of the edges (3,3′) for either or both a right-handed and left-handed user.

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