We used SW (“severe weathering”) face brick (also called “common” or “building” brick) to line the outside circle fire pit ...

Mix the grout with a margin trowel until all the powder is dissolved. Roll the bucket frequently while mixing. Scrape the ...

Before edging, use a pointed mason's or margin trowel to clean off the edge form and to loosen or cut the concrete from the inside face of the edge form using a vertical sawing motion.

Trowels: Use a Hyde Tools margin trowel. This $9 tool is gold for mixing small batches of material, scooping it from the bucket, and for spreading it around on the floor.Also use a 3/8 x 3/8-inch ...

The Trowel: Whether it's a margin trowel, gardening trowel, bricklayer's trowel, tuck trowel, float trowel, flooring trowel, gauging trowel or pool trowel, expert sculptors rely on the trowel.

This is typically done with a margin trowel: hold the trowel along the edge and open it up, then start using your edger. This training is one of the basic lessons the OPCMIA teaches apprentices.

If you don’t have a margin trowel handy, use a putty knife or a flat piece of wood. Illustration by Melanie Powell Good neighbors make good fences and good fences require good planning ...