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Trowel

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A trowel is a small hand tool used for digging, applying, smoothing, or moving small amounts of viscous or particulate material. [1]

33 relations: Archaeology, Backcountry, Blade, British Isles, Carbon steel, Cathole, Cement, Concrete, Container garden, Drywall, Excavation (archaeology), Fertilizer, Forging, Gardening, Grout, Hand tool, Marshalltown trowel, Masonry, Masonry trowel, Mortar (masonry), Palette knife, Plaster, Power trowel, Putty knife, Ruler, Sowing, Stainless steel, Stonemasonry, Swimming pool, Taping knife, United States, Weed control, William Hunt and Sons.

Archaeology

Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of humanactivity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.

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Backcountry

In the United States of America, a backcountry or backwater is an area that in general terms is a geographical region that is remote, undeveloped, isolated, or difficult to access.

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Blade

A blade is the portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with an edge that is designed to puncture, chop, slice or scrape surfaces or materials.

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British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands off the north-western coast of continental Europe that consist of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and over six thousand smaller isles.

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Carbon steel

Carbon steel is a steel with carbon content up to 2.1% by weight.

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Cathole

A cathole or cat hole or sometimes pighole is a pit for human feces.

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Cement

A cement is a binder, a substance used for construction that sets, hardens and adheres to other materials, binding them together.

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Concrete

Concrete, usually Portland cement concrete, is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens over time—most frequently a lime-based cement binder, such as Portland cement, but sometimes with other hydraulic cements, such as a calcium aluminate cement.

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Container garden

Container gardening or pot gardening is the practice of growing plants, including edible plants, exclusively in containers instead of planting them in the ground.

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Drywall

Drywall (also known as plasterboard, wallboard, gypsum panel, sheet rock, or gypsum board) is a panel made of calcium sulfate dihydrate (gypsum), with or without additives, typically extruded between thick sheets of facer and backer paper, utilized in the construction of interior walls and ceilings.

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Excavation (archaeology)

In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains.

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Fertilizer

A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British English; see spelling differences) is any material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) that is applied to soils or to plant tissues to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants.

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Forging

Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces.

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Gardening

Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture.

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Grout

Grout is a fluid form of concrete used to fill gaps.

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Hand tool

A hand tool is any tool that is powered by hand rather than a motor.

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Marshalltown trowel

The Marshalltown trowel is a tool used by archaeologists in the United States of America and elsewhere.

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Masonry

Masonry is the building of structures from individual units, which are often laid in and bound together by mortar; the term masonry can also refer to the units themselves.

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Masonry trowel

The Masonry trowel is a hand trowel used in brickwork or stonework for leveling, spreading and shaping mortar or concrete.

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Mortar (masonry)

Mortar is a workable paste used to bind building blocks such as stones, bricks, and concrete masonry units together, fill and seal the irregular gaps between them, and sometimes add decorative colors or patterns in masonry walls.

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Palette knife

A palette knife is a blunt tool used for mixing or applying paint, with a flexible steel blade.

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Plaster

Plaster is a building material used for the protective and/or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for moulding and casting decorative elements.

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Power trowel

A power trowel (also known as a "power float") is a piece of light construction equipment used by construction companies and contractors to apply a smooth finish to concrete slabs.

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Putty knife

A putty knife is a specialized tool used when glazing single glazed windows, to work putty around the edges of each pane of glass.

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Ruler

A ruler, sometimes called a rule or line gauge, is a device with equally spaced markings along its length, used in geometry, technical drawing, engineering and building to measure distances or to rule straight lines.

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Sowing

Sowing is the process of planting.

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Stainless steel

In metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French inoxydable (inoxidizable), is a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5% chromium content by mass.

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Stonemasonry

The craft of stonemasonry (or stonecraft) involves creating buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone from the earth, and is one of the oldest trades in human history.

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Swimming pool

A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or paddling pool is a structure designed to hold water to enable swimming or other leisure activities.

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Taping knife

A taping knife or joint knife is a drywall tool with a wide blade for spreading joint compound, also known as "mud".

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Weed control

Weed control is the botanical component of pest control, which attempts to stop weeds, especially noxious or injurious weeds, from competing with desired flora and fauna, this includes domesticated plants and livestock, and in natural settings, it includes stopping non local species competing with native, local, species, especially so in reserves and heritage areas.

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William Hunt and Sons

William Hunt and Sons or WHS is a British brand of masonry tools and other types of edge tools.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trowel

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