Hot take: dropping $220 on a Marshalltown margin trowel was totally worth it for the handle shape alone

Everyone says the cheap ones do the same job, but after three months of using that curved grip on tight corner work I haven't had a single blister, so has anyone else found a "luxury" tool that actually earned its keep?

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the_amy5d ago

@spencerw72 I feel you on that price tag. My first reaction to a $220 trowel was pretty much the same. But I spent years fighting with cheap ones that would bend on me in hard soil and leave blisters that took a week to heal. Finally bit the bullet on a higher end one with a shaped handle and it actually stopped the hot spots on my index finger. That alone saved me from buying moleskin every other week. So yeah, sometimes the pricey stuff really does earn its keep when it's a tool you use every single day.

spencerw725d ago

Dropped $220 on a trowel... you're telling me a handle alone costs that kind of money?