As I go through your older videos, I'm just amazed by our similarities. Totally disagree about the hawk, I couldn't finish drywall without a hawk, but we gravitate toward the tools that work best for us. Here on Cape Cod, we nailed the edges and screwed the middle in the early seventies. Now it's all screws. Funny to see the subtle differences as new technologies come on board . This video is such a great story about coming of age and keeping your mind open to all the opportunities that surround us. Keep your eyes wide open and always be eager to try new things. You will be amazed at what you will discover about yourself. If you are not afraid of hard work, you're future awaits. Awesome video.
I love looking at old-school trade work. As an example, there is a stone wall near my house that is at least 100 years old. It looks perfect. A lot of simple stone retaining walls that are part of new developments look in bad shape already. Thanks for the video!
I really like that knife, im gonna try it out. The only thing is when i thin out the compound, the tray works better in preventing spill over, not sure if that might be an issue with this knife, great channel btw. U remind me of my dad, RIP.
The guy (Paul) who's been doing my plastering for the last 30+ years is transitioning into his custom design business. He'll still do small skim coat jobs but instead of using plaster he'll make up his own skim coat concoction {he has several} using his preferred joint compound. He uses a hawk and applies it with a 6" blade. That's all he uses.... a 6" blade. Watching him work with the 6" blade is like watching an artist. The walls come out flat and smooth. So smooth in fact that they don't need sanding. I'm no slouch when it comes to finishing drywall, but Paul is absolutely amazing.
Love the video Herrick! Got started in contracting in 1980 after graduating from college in NH ('76)...purely out of the need for a job and someone needed a job done...hired some seasoned people and that's all she wrote.
So nice to see you working on your addition. My husband finished 2 years construction on our 2 bd rental house (April) on our property. So you aren't the only one building. Like your story and it makes perfect sense about being reverse art! James is still working full-time at age 66 in his own construction company. Ugh, on the body, the stress.
I learned drywall from a 75 year old who started at 18 when they used loaf pans & a guy in town made knives to order. Brilliant description about making a blank canvas. Never seen the 09100, Interesting.
Great back story , but when you showed the 10 inch knife …….I had the biggest grin you can imagine ! I have 2 of them but I thought they were for wall paper .mine are wooden handles with stainless blades .and I use them exactly the way you do .I didn’t do this professionally , but for myself and repair jobs relating to paint jobs .my best friend is a Sheetrock contractor and he told me if it work’s don’t worry about the method . Side note , I would repair plaster walls for painting and found if I made the patch flat ( on a big area ) it would show from across the room in the right lighting conditions . It was easy to put subtle waves or imperfections to blend in .thought you might enjoy that . Thanks for your stories and instructions .I’m 73 and no intentions of selling any tools ! haha…..
Outside the box kudos for the twin knife idea. I think the main thing I would have to get used too is the need to empty the 10" before pulling the joint. That would probably be a quick learning curve. Thanks for sharing. Retired now at 63 doing all sorts of projects and expanding my creative ideas.
We used hocks until we retired. Our first 10” knife still had a wood handle which we used until the handle failed. With a little English on a Hyde 10” you can feather both sides of a broad joint. Skip the curved trowel.
Being a natural fine artist and crafty craftsman, I only began in the trades less than a decade ago, but having some sculpture experience, I’ve heard it is an art starting backwards or reverse, that is, taking away material instead of adding, which is (usually) the opposite of painting.
I have and sometimes still use my 40+ year old hawk. I would hold my hawk and one knife in one hand and one knife in the other and I would trade between my 10"and 6". I like the hawk because you have 4 edges. I like your technique as well.
I use a hawk and a pan depending on the job. I don't stainless steel knives, I use a standard 6 inch knife and a blued steel 12 inch knife. To make a butt joint disappear you have to go really wide and you bend the knife to make the edges thin and easy to sand. The edge should almost disappear when you get it right so it's easy to feather edge with your sanding block.
@@herrickkimball I'm glad to hear that. I'm 37 years old, getting ready to start a temporary carpentry job with a man who has been doing carpentry for over 40 years. It's just side work until my real estate investing takes off. Hope all goes well. I appreciate your videos. They help a lot
@@herrickkimball You know I'm 68 years old now, worked in remodeling for about 25 years in San antonio, TX. I like how you remain very useful by passing on your skills and life experience to others. You sir, are a real "influencer." Thanks.
Interesting story, interesting story-telling. I just had to know what the tool was and, oddly enough, my father used to have one. But he was not the drywaller - I was. I got started before you did, by several years, primarily by doing the hanging for a couple old plasterer converts. Naturally, they used the hawk-and-trowel methods, and were fairly proficient. But there is simply NO getting around the machines for sheer production. But if the target is small-scale remo and repairs, drywall being just one minor part of a routine of several trades, clearly hand tools will be the go-to. And I must agree that the "artistic" sklls required for that are not likely learned in production shops. The old pros with the broad base of experience will know THE tricks, which may well be collected from more interesting situations and stories. But bottom line here: as much as I appreciated your video, I cannot see that particular knife's value in MY toolbox - for ANY reason. My auto-pilot moves with standard form knives (of many various sizes) would only be slowed by that arrangement. Those auto-pilot moves, BTW, are well demonstrated by The Drywall Doctor. But nobody knows it all - and when you quit learning, you may as well quit DOING. One other thing: choosing the tools is only one facet. Knowing materials is another. Then there are the techniques....
The hot shots now use a hot control for second coding and a lot of them use pants for finishing but the hiking trail you can’t beat it for lay in the heavy mud quick
As I go through your older videos, I'm just amazed by our similarities. Totally disagree about the hawk, I couldn't finish drywall without a hawk, but we gravitate toward the tools that work best for us. Here on Cape Cod, we nailed the edges and screwed the middle in the early seventies. Now it's all screws. Funny to see the subtle differences as new technologies come on board . This video is such a great story about coming of age and keeping your mind open to all the opportunities that surround us. Keep your eyes wide open and always be eager to try new things. You will be amazed at what you will discover about yourself. If you are not afraid of hard work, you're future awaits. Awesome video.
I love looking at old-school trade work. As an example, there is a stone wall near my house that is at least 100 years old. It looks perfect. A lot of simple stone retaining walls that are part of new developments look in bad shape already. Thanks for the video!
I really like that knife, im gonna try it out. The only thing is when i thin out the compound, the tray works better in preventing spill over, not sure if that might be an issue with this knife, great channel btw. U remind me of my dad, RIP.
The guy (Paul) who's been doing my plastering for the last 30+ years is transitioning into his custom design business. He'll still do small skim coat jobs but instead of using plaster he'll make up his own skim coat concoction {he has several} using his preferred joint compound. He uses a hawk and applies it with a 6" blade. That's all he uses.... a 6" blade. Watching him work with the 6" blade is like watching an artist. The walls come out flat and smooth. So smooth in fact that they don't need sanding. I'm no slouch when it comes to finishing drywall, but Paul is absolutely amazing.
Love the video Herrick! Got started in contracting in 1980 after graduating from college in NH ('76)...purely out of the need for a job and someone needed a job done...hired some seasoned people and that's all she wrote.
So nice to see you working on your addition. My husband finished 2 years construction on our 2 bd rental house (April) on our property. So you aren't the only one building. Like your story and it makes perfect sense about being reverse art! James is still working full-time at age 66 in his own construction company. Ugh, on the body, the stress.
I've been remodeling for 40 + years... crazy as it is... I use the same method for finishing drywall... it just makes sense to me... God bless
I learned drywall from a 75 year old who started at 18 when they used loaf pans & a guy in town made knives to order. Brilliant description about making a blank canvas. Never seen the 09100, Interesting.
Great back story , but when you showed the 10 inch knife …….I had the biggest grin you can imagine ! I have 2 of them but I thought they were for wall paper .mine are wooden handles with stainless blades .and I use them exactly the way you do .I didn’t do this professionally , but for myself and repair jobs relating to paint jobs .my best friend is a Sheetrock contractor and he told me if it work’s don’t worry about the method . Side note , I would repair plaster walls for painting and found if I made the patch flat ( on a big area ) it would show from across the room in the right lighting conditions . It was easy to put subtle waves or imperfections to blend in .thought you might enjoy that . Thanks for your stories and instructions .I’m 73 and no intentions of selling any tools ! haha…..
Nice...I love finishing drywall. I'm at the age where my elbows don't love it so much anymore. I'm a pan man myself.... great video!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and keep your videos coming please.
Outside the box kudos for the twin knife idea. I think the main thing I would have to get used too is the need to empty the 10" before pulling the joint. That would probably be a quick learning curve. Thanks for sharing. Retired now at 63 doing all sorts of projects and expanding my creative ideas.
Yes, I've never seen one of those until now. Thanks for sharing what works for you.
Thanks for sharing!!!
We used hocks until we retired. Our first 10” knife still had a wood handle which we used until the handle failed. With a little English on a Hyde 10” you can feather both sides of a broad joint. Skip the curved trowel.
Being a natural fine artist and crafty craftsman, I only began in the trades less than a decade ago, but having some sculpture experience, I’ve heard it is an art starting backwards or reverse, that is, taking away material instead of adding, which is (usually) the opposite of painting.
Thanks for sharing, it was interesting!
I have and sometimes still use my 40+ year old hawk. I would hold my hawk and one knife in one hand and one knife in the other and I would trade between my 10"and 6". I like the hawk because you have 4 edges. I like your technique as well.
You can hold a second knife between your knuckles when gripping a hock.
I use a hawk and a pan depending on the job. I don't stainless steel knives, I use a standard 6 inch knife and a blued steel 12 inch knife.
To make a butt joint disappear you have to go really wide and you bend the knife to make the edges thin and easy to sand. The edge should almost disappear when you get it right so it's easy to feather edge with your sanding block.
That is awesome.👍👍
Thanks.
Hawknife, want one.
I love this channel so much. I'd love to work with you!
Thank you. Your comment is more encouraging than you might realize. 🙂
@@herrickkimball I'm glad to hear that. I'm 37 years old, getting ready to start a temporary carpentry job with a man who has been doing carpentry for over 40 years. It's just side work until my real estate investing takes off. Hope all goes well. I appreciate your videos. They help a lot
@@herrickkimball You know I'm 68 years old now, worked in remodeling for about 25 years in San antonio, TX. I like how you remain very useful by passing on your skills and life experience to others. You sir, are a real "influencer." Thanks.
Interesting story, interesting story-telling. I just had to know what the tool was and, oddly enough, my father used to have one. But he was not the drywaller - I was. I got started before you did, by several years, primarily by doing the hanging for a couple old plasterer converts. Naturally, they used the hawk-and-trowel methods, and were fairly proficient. But there is simply NO getting around the machines for sheer production. But if the target is small-scale remo and repairs, drywall being just one minor part of a routine of several trades, clearly hand tools will be the go-to. And I must agree that the "artistic" sklls required for that are not likely learned in production shops. The old pros with the broad base of experience will know THE tricks, which may well be collected from more interesting situations and stories. But bottom line here: as much as I appreciated your video, I cannot see that particular knife's value in MY toolbox - for ANY reason. My auto-pilot moves with standard form knives (of many various sizes) would only be slowed by that arrangement. Those auto-pilot moves, BTW, are well demonstrated by The Drywall Doctor. But nobody knows it all - and when you quit learning, you may as well quit DOING.
One other thing: choosing the tools is only one facet. Knowing materials is another. Then there are the techniques....
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Oops I hate typos. Your, not you're. UGH.
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The hot shots now use a hot control for second coding and a lot of them use pants for finishing but the hiking trail you can’t beat it for lay in the heavy mud quick