troweler
One applying mortar
A troweler is someone who uses a trowel—a flat-bladed hand tool for spreading, smoothing, or shaping material.
The term appears most often in masonry and concrete work, where trowelers spread mortar or finish surfaces: The trowelers smoothed the wet concrete before it set.
In gardening contexts, a troweler digs or transplants with a small pointed trowel.
Thin finishing plaster
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
- drywallGypsum-core building panels
- patchingRepairing by covering
- joint compoundDrywall finishing paste
spackle · finish · texture · leveling · stucco · gypsum · veneer · filler
Grinding bowl or binder
- bricklayingConstructing with mortared blocks
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- jointShared by multiple parties
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
grout · stone · block · wall · foundation · courses · bedding · mason
Buoyant object or vehicle
- finishingBringing to completion
- spreadingExtending over space
- levelingMaking flat or equal
- edgerTool for neat borders
smoothing · slab · flatwork · pour · screed · cure · surface · patio
Moldable earth for ceramics
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- shapingGiving something its form
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
texture · figurative · relief · bust · maquette · studio · artist · forming
Ground matter for planting
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- diggingRemoving earth below
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- weedingExtracting undesired vegetation
transplanting · beds · mulching · compost · seedlings · horticulture · earth · fertilize
skim coat
Thin finishing plaster
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
- drywallGypsum-core building panels
- patchingRepairing by covering
joint compound · spackle · finish · texture · leveling · stucco · gypsum · veneer · filler · putty
mortar
Grinding bowl or binder
- bricklayingConstructing with mortared blocks
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- jointShared by multiple parties
cement · grout · stone · block · wall · foundation · courses · bedding · mason · tuckpointing
float
Buoyant object or vehicle
edger · smoothing · slab · flatwork · pour · screed · cure · surface · patio · sidewalk
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- shapingGiving something its form
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
molding · texture · figurative · relief · bust · maquette · studio · artist · forming · detailing
soil
Ground matter for planting
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- diggingRemoving earth below
- cultivationFostering growth through care
weeding · transplanting · beds · mulching · compost · seedlings · horticulture · earth · fertilize · grow
- hand trowelSmall gardening blade
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