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[@PlottingAnEscape]

When you can get people like me - a Software Engineer - with absolutely no interest in plastering what so ever, to be completely fixated on the video from start to finish like I just have been… you’re doing something special.

[@Onthetrowel]

Sorry about him mate, I've blocked him now. Just a troll, I get a few of them 🙈

[@kaasmeester5903]

As a fellow software engineer, I just love watching people who are good at their craft and know what they are doing. Lord knows I don’t get enough of that at the office 😊

[@tyree9055]

​@Onthetrowel Don't block him mate! Let me counter-troll him for thirty-plus days, first. 🤣👍

[@klerulo]

Okay, another software engineer here to convey appreciation of a master tradesman teaching so well.

[@samuelpetts1367]

Not a software engineer, but deadset think you are by far one of the best teachers! Someone who a genius at the craft! Feel confident enough to pick up a board! Work in a bank though 😂🤔

[@mikebuick2332]

Forget the plastering for a minute, the way in which you explain everything is fantastic. Brilliant video

[@waterboy8999]

What plastering?

[@Onthetrowel]

Waterboy are you a troll?

[@waterboy8999]

@@Onthetrowel not guilty m'lud..... He said forget about the plastering.

[@Onthetrowel]

OK mate, I think you've taken him out of context. I wasn't being funny with you but I try and keep my comments section free from any Bull@hit. Have a God weekend pal👍

[@waterboy8999]

@@Onthetrowel God man, I love your videos, and your amazing personality!

[@jamesharris9029]

You are an absolute Artist with that trowel. The trouble with this country is we don't appreciate our tradesmen enough, but give too much respect to office boys in suits and ties. Fantastic video mate. 👍🏼

[@Ash-gg2ql]

well said

[@kjp1232]

Stop paying taxes for matt Hancocks holiday home then and Boris Johnson 1000 pound wallpaper.

[@ronaldbaatjes2470]

Global problem, mate.

[@ericrawson2909]

So true. The trades are under valued.

[@craigmoore5394]

Same here in the US. Stone Mason… 47 years. Just a mule

[@Firedog-ny3cq]

Nice collection of tips. I've been a plasterer for almost 50 years. I'm retired from the trade as a means of making a living but I still have the chops to do work for friends and family as favors. My only advice to add to everything presented in this video is to clean your trowels and hawks (plasterboard) throughout the workday so you don't end up with that thin film of dried plaster on your tools over time. My plaster hoe, trowels, and hawks are still clean to this day because I took the time to rinse them off with a big brush after every wheelbarrow load of plaster. My wheelbarrows also got the same treatment with a hose between loads. Clean tools are a builder's best friend. Thanks for your videos. It brought back fond memories of dancing with plaster for so many years.

[@donaldcurtis9229]

I do the same thing your tools will last a long long time

[@VeggiesOutFront]

After watching a boss waste a 2 ft pool trowel every 3 months I learned to keep my stuff clean

[@seeingimages]

I'm a fully trained and credentialed teacher with a Master's degree. You, sir, are a natural born teacher. Nothing from a book can improve anything you've said or any technique you've demonstrated. Even your sales pitch at the end was smooth. You've the gift of gab on top of your excellent practical skills and expertise as a teacher. Brilliant! 👏👏👏👏

[@dylankent2759]

You're pathetic

[@avtarsinghhoonjan6660]

Brilliant video thanks 👏

[@waynelewis5656]

Which all sounds good until you realise that being a teacher also involves writing schemes of work, lesson planning, producing assessments, marking assessments, developing literacy and numeracy skills, providing feedback to ensure progress and differentiating tasks to suit all abilities. A natural born teacher can do all of this,not just explain how to put plaster onto a trowel

[@Onthetrowel]

Na I just do it on KZbin very effectively and get paid extremely well for it 💁‍♂️ Seems to work for everyone, me and my students 👌

[@Onthetrowel]

Little troll in the comments 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stuwhite2337]

I have immense respect for plasterers. It's bloody hard to do and bloody hard work

[@farrier2708]

I was once told :- " There are three types of people in this world. Those who can plaster; those we can teach to plaster and you." You have my greatest respect, Sir. 😎👍

[@michaelhickey2785]

I've processed by trial and error over many years. I've learnt more in this ten minute video than I've learnt by myself. I come to KZbin to broaden my skillset. This is brilliant content.

[@domdouble5761]

Your instructional videos are head and shoulders above the rest ......this is where you shine!

[@bushmagpie3312]

Excellent tutorial, you should do more videos, you seem to natural. Absolutely to the point, great information, full of tricks and great techniques. Maybe make part 2, how to put on different surfaces, repairing damaged plaster walls, renovation repairs etc. Keep the tutorials going, your a natural.

[@billfromgermany]

Proves that you don’t need to have a degree in teaching to be an excellent teacher. I’ll never try plastering, too difficult, but with this guy as a teacher I guess I could learn! Well done!

[@The_Situation]

with plastering its not difficult, it just takes practice. my advice for anyone wanting to learn, is to find a spare wall somewhere, garage, spare bedroom, wherever it may be, and just plaster the same wall over and over. plaster it, plaster over it, board over it, rip it off, do it again. you'll learn the skills quick enough.

[@ADayWithoutYesterday]

Great video. These very basics of handling the trowel and hawk are the absolute starting points.

[@Onthetrowel]

Cheers mate

[@ianmathieson65]

Not being a plasterer but one who has ‘dabbled’ with small jobs I had no idea there was so much skill and technique involved before you ever get to put the plaster onto anything. Amazing and fascination, and so well demonstrated and so easy to follow. Thank you..

[@Onthetrowel]

Thanks Ian. Really appreciate you taking time to say that

[@aykutpelvan7058]

Now you need to make part 2, how to put it on the wall.

[@DestroyerofWorlds0x]

This, please!

[@Alexsmith-fh3xh]

I'm pretty confident this was the funniest KZbin comment I've ever read. Thank you for this

[@rogacz962]

Nah, come on. You'd need a degree and 3 months course for that.

[@b4ph0m3tdk9]

This guy makes it look so simple, it is NOT. The first many times its chaos!

[@glennjames7107]

YES ! You will wind up with most of it on the ground ! As I did !

[@davidjames1007]

Always great to see a working man sharing his tips and tricks. Thanks for sharing

[@FranssensM]

I’m no plasterer, ask my wife. But, it’s amazing how much skill is involved. It’s all about technique. When you see a craftsman at work, like Kirk, it looks a doddle. It’s so much more complicated than it looks. That’s experience. Thanks for uploading.

[@darattaqwa]

Nice no nonsense practical tips from someone who’s obviously very experienced and also gifted with the ability to teach beginners in a clear, easy to understand manner

[@mikesmith839]

I've never watched a video with so many genuine, rapid fire tips packed into a few minutes and presented in such a friendly and captivating way. You are a true teacher, better than any I ever had! All the best to you Sir. I hope you sell many t-shirts.

[@Onthetrowel]

Wow, thank you!

[@cooljets]

I took a masonry restoration class many years ago. The instructor was 80 years old yet he could hold his hawk above his head for hours on end. His idea of a break was to put-on more plaster. It brings back many memories. Great video.

[@eamonnquinn9585]

More said in 15 mins than most you tubers say in 15 hrs

[@jimgeelan5949]

Your smile & laugh should be made compulsory for miserable people to look at and that would make the world a happier place 🤗

[@Onthetrowel]

Kind words, Cheers mate 😀👊

[@Smudgie]

A lot of those "miserable" people suffer from depression.

[@jimgeelan5949]

@@Smudgietheres always someone worse off then yourself but try & make an effort to smile & laugh and things will feel much better

[@Smudgie]

@@jimgeelan5949 Have you ever considered a career in mental health?

[@Olm9]

Get a room..

[@the.parks.of.no.return]

Be aware - he makes this look easy. In reality one arm is holding up weight and the other arm is moving continuously with weight, for hour after hour. Look at his arms and shoulders for the clues.

[@uadimwit]

You meet a skinny tradesman, that's the guy you leave alone. He's got more strength in his thumb than your whole arm. Most trades guys are built like farm boys, just enough extra weight to hide the muscle. The skinny guy is a different breed.

[@schnozz87]

I got told years ago the two trades you never pick a fight with are scaffolders and plasterers. Scaffs is obvious but plasterers have endless muscle stamina, they could throw punches for hours without getting tired 😂

[@Guishan_Lingyou]

@@schnozz87 I personally would avoid antagonizing a stone mason ;-)

[@johnwarwick4105]

Your videos are great. I have learnt do much, used to hate patching up walls as I couldn’t make a good enough job. Since watching your videos I have done loads at my daughter’s renovation and really enjoyed it, thanks

[@ricksteen935]

Dude you are absolutely brilliant and your sense of humor is stellar. The sales pitch for the T-shirt was so subtle but killer!!! It is a treat to see a master craftsman clearly and articulately relay vital information about the craft so even this 63 year old guy could attempt to do the job. JUST BRILLIANT!!!

[@andysmith2417]

I worked in the private house building industry for 28 years from '81 onwards, starting as a gen labourer, to forklift driver to maintenance & snagging, I also renovated my own stone walled house and tried to do as much of the work as I could myself using the knowledge and skills I picked up from the tradesmen I worked with everyday, plastering and " roughing" were the jobs I found the most tricky to get to an acceptable standard, your tutorial videos are amazing and ive learned so much, youre a " natural" teacher with your skills and personality, If only someone like you and youtube had been around 30 years ago...well done mate..youre doing an excellent job ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😊👍

[@motsy15]

Man you’re a natural teacher. I’ve been around plaster, drywall mud etc. my whole life so I know much of this, but the way you explain it shows the master. Excellent

[@carportshenanigans5918]

Spreading the plaster out on the wet hawk is similar to what we would do when laying tile that was freshly cut on a wet saw. Just smearing some mud on the back of a wet piece of granite or marble doesn’t give good adhesion, we called it “buttering” the tile. Butter the tile and you were good to trowel it and set it. BTW, you have a very entertaining method of teaching things! Cheers

[@jtsotherone]

natural teacher, thanks so much for a helpful vid!

[@shiftylad9938]

Foul the gym. Be a plasterer for arms. Thank you 🙏🏻you have great laugh plus patience.

[@Onthetrowel]

Cheers mate

[@alexanderlvt]

Life is easy when you know how it works. These are some great tips that make all the difference. Very helpful. Thx 😊

[@user-qo7qc9bf9r]

As a diy person this has been the most helpful lesson I can remember having. I wish I could have had it 50 years ago. No nonsense dragged out presentation. I loved it, thank you so much. 72 year old Roy from Cape Town

[@jwright4222]

What a great teacher, showing us his skill and experience in a simple to understand and informative video. Thank you! 👍

[@greatscott369]

This takes me back 17 years. Geoff, a spread from wakey. Taught me all the basics well and i have to thank him for that. I like watching these videos because, 1 you're actually a decent plasterer on yt and 2 you're just a jolly entertaining bloke. Nice one 👍

[@BinglybertSlaptyback]

I’ve got little interest in plastering, but this is one of the best instructional videos about anything that I’ve ever seen.

[@peach5277]

Just sat and been fixated on a video about plastering when i have no intention of plastering 😂. What a fantastic teacher and a natural on the camera.... New subscriber 👏

[@weddieddy]

Where has this video been all my life? Pure skill.

[@khosrowjalali7898]

I'm not a plasterer, but I learnt so much from this video that I would tackle rendering my Garage on my own. Your tips were helpful on how to get the mud on the bull float and not drop any. I guess the more efficient you become at this profession , the faster you get things done with minimum effort. Thanks for making this Video Kirk. 👌

[@douggraves4482]

The priming of the hawk is genius Kirk. Thank you.

[@Onthetrowel]

Glad you like it mate

[@m101ist]

That's also a transferable skill in decorating, priming bare wood, ready for painting and priming bare walls ready for plastering.

[@MrSpliffy3]

Experienced Tradies are gods . I'm a flooring god. A joy to watch you mate

[@rickhanna2606]

Hello,im from California usa,i once was a hod carrier for 3 old time plasters, mostly did room additions inside plaster and outside stucco,i was 20yrs old when these guys were middle 60's and could hardly keep up with em,i can still hear em yelling,"i need more mudd",hard work but great days for sure,enjoyed your video,much continued success to you😉

[@winstonalan5731]

This reminds me of working on drywall, many of the same skills, techniques and principles. I've never tried plastering. Very good work at explaining the how and the why.

[@ragnarok7976]

Nice to see someone sharing a skill they love doing and are knowledgeable in. Great video!

[@cedric2194]

I am from Brazil and I am learning plastering, I appreciate your videos, thank you so much, God bless you!

[@biomorphic]

My friend, who is a professional, plastered some walls in my house, and made me try. This was years ago. It is not easy at all, I was throwing plaster all over the place. Today I learned the right way, and if I will ever do it again, I will check this video out.

[@makg9826]

Ah i want to give 2 thumbs up for this video but i just cant. Straight away so much advice and straight to the point. Thank you sir

[@Onthetrowel]

I'm glad you liked it mate

[@user-pe9qg3hg3k]

Thank you for this video, Kirk. Its always awesome to see a master at their craft imparting their knowledge. Youre an excellent teacher.

[@michaelvenezia2633]

Thank you so much for this video, you do a great job of explaining how to work with plaster...I do plastering, but have never been trained, so I've always struggled with the basics of handling materials and tools. This video is a big help with that.

[@MK-pm5sc]

Great teacher. I had learned to load up a new wall for the skilled trades to come behind and level and finish each coat. The techniques you are showing are ultra useful and clearly explained. Love the sales pitch for the t-shirt. Brilliant 👏 , great teaching, engaging, and informative.

[@procrastinathor4594]

I just want to say I was not searching for this nor do I need this information. Amazing video, was hooked the whole time ❤

[@user-gh2rk4st4o]

I'm not a plasterer but love your videos kirk you just make me smile with your positive attitude keep it up mate

[@Onthetrowel]

Thankyou

[@robertschmidt8307]

So much great information and useful tips. Your experience really shows in the simple things. I have six brothers, all of us are in construction in one way or another. That said, I've always had great respect for plasterers. You all have truly more talent and skill than it appears. Thanks for the video.

[@mjmorremail]

Very informative, so well explained. What I hate in these type videos, is some d******d waffling on and on, loving the sound of his own voice, but not conveying the information to the viewer. But this guy, he cracked it, he got the balance right. Well done, I've learned so much in those few minutes, thank you so much.

[@Conservator.]

I’ve never plastered and probably never will but I very much enjoy watching someone who’s very skilled (at anything tbh). Did I mention you’re an excellent teacher too?

[@GizmoMaxx]

Science one on one right there from a experienced Workmanship. Much Respect and I Appreciate for sharing ! 😎

[@jas20per]

As a lifetime DIY person it took me a long time to find out all those tips and tricks with regard to plastering. The one major thing I found that was best of all CONTINIOUS PRACTICE makes things go well.

[@ironpirate8]

Thanks Kirk, these are the tips I need!

[@bernardhill1622]

Love your Video Mate 💯% Spot on..❗ As I've known and accepted it in my entire Profession as a 78 year old retired Arch'/Eng.' Ph.D.( Bld.Sci.) Thanks & keep up the good work..❗👌🏻👍🏻 From " Out of Africa" 🙇‍♂️

[@vinh7251]

Your delivery is perfectly paced and clearly explained, well done squire. Very well done indeed. 👍

[@afzaalawan]

Man, I am an IT professional and nothing to do with plastering, but the way you explained is amazing must be your Dad behind your skills and experience... hats off.

[@The_Situation]

I work in IT now, but I was a self employed plasterer for 4 years. heres a tip for you with regards to the plaster stuck to the Hawk (spot board as its called in the video), which also applies to any plaster built up on the Trowel... Leave the tools fully submerged in water overnight (sometimes can take longer) and the old plaster will simply scrape off the tools.

[@dannyboy9817]

Brilliant tutorial Kirk. I must practice the techniques you have shown. Recently plastered my bathroom and really pleased with how it has turned out, considering I'm not a pro plasterer. I'm less pleased with how much effort I've had to put in to remove all my droppings and snots off the floor. Plaster..... especially bonding seems to stick very well to t&g chipboard floor boards, especially when you've spattered sbr all over them first. Your dad would lay an egg if he saw the mess I made after doing the ceiling 😎

[@paulmoran4907]

As an old skool builder from back in the day we had an ol' NI fella called Jimmy Crossin, he was a proper proper craftsman & gentleman , he arrived at work in his suit & Trilby hat, hung up his jacket & hat, donned his overalls & set to it, there was no rush about him but he did a fantastic job, one thing I find absolutely frustrating about today's plasterers is very very few of them know how to use a straight edge because it's all dot & dab crap these days so really they don't need to, but when proper builders do things the old fashioned way and build blockwork inner walls they are lost, no idea how to straighten browning/bonding up and you end up with wall like the Atlantic sea on a stormy day, maybe you could do a video on using a straight edge, thanks for your excellent videos,keepup the good work.

[@666Anonymous0]

Im a sparky and have recenlty been plastering up the chases on certain jobs after bonding and skimming a few walls at home, This video is more helpfull than all the others ive watched and would have saved a quarter of a bag of plaster on the floor

[@tahirmahmood1854]

Thanks Kirk for a super informative video of the basics that we skip when learning to plaster.

[@ogri48]

respect mate. i’m 64, a brickie, but done a bit of plastering over the years. wish i’d seen this before i started…👍

[@ZU7KD]

KZbin brought me here. I am not plastering anytime soon. I dont have any link to plastering. I am not even interested in it. But THAT was fantastic to watch. I learned so much about something i did not want to learn ever. Thank you. :D

[@FYI003]

I"ve been employed for 38 yrs as a self-employed consultant....And in my estimation this guy is a true professional.

[@JC-km5xw]

Goat teacher! my grandparents got scammed with a dodgy guy who had no idea and thanks to your vids I was able to do it for them with only some skimming experience

[@LarsFars-ck2qo]

Great tips thanks. You have shown many things here that beginners struggle with

[@lookandlisten5740]

As a DIYer ive had a go at various building tasks but plastering was the most difficult... Definitely an art form.

[@bjbest]

I’d love this format put into a series! Learnt so much in 20 minutes 😊

[@Acheiropoietos]

Lots of great tips! My board runeth over ❤️

[@Flotschki]

And now someone say Men are not Multitasking :D Cheers Mate and greetings from Germany

[@Onthetrowel]

Germany is my favourite place to visit. Baden baden in the black forest is where I stay. Everything is nice and clean, your people are very efficient, the food is lovely and the beer... oh the beautiful beer, it is the best in the world 🇩🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@amezcuaist]

A talented tradesman .Respect . It gets your forearm muscles though .I plastered the top rooms in my house and after mixing the plaster I carried two bucketsful up the stairs with a Chinese coolie type of carrier with wood and a rope .

[@joelarrarte8486]

Fascinating. Like poetry in motion. Kudos to you sir!

[@patkels45]

I hope you become super successful because man you seem genuine and what your doing is a good watch .but also so informative and helpful

[@flyingmalkie4346]

love how the video style puts you in the apprentices shoes, and how kirk presents. Talks like your there learning and not watching a video In the middle of doing dishes and hear "Come here see his" and im wandering over.

[@Onthetrowel]

This comment put a smile on my face... thanks mate.

[@flyingmalkie4346]

@@Onthetrowel Glad to hear it mate, thanks for making me feel like a plasterer after using easifill a few times

[@chris1232123]

Amazing video mate 👍🏻 so many even 'beginner' videos assume you can just do that technique without any explanation. I lost so much plaster and made a mess because I couldn't get this basic technique right. Won't be making that mistake any more thanks to this vid

[@misterbracks]

top masterclass mate, especially doing it in the rain........proper geezer, nuff said.

[@philipmoroz3470]

you would be a great teacher at a tech just honest good advice from a craftsman which are fast dissapearing

[@Onthetrowel]

Cheers lovely comment

[@lejendpolevault5345]

What a bloke! Thanks for making this.

[@kromanaut]

What a great explanation! I am painter, so this isn't my wheelhouse, but it's good to have at least a basic understanding of adjacent trades. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and skills by making this video!

[@user-wf7lf5br6h]

A bit like cooking deserts or bread... Very similar interaction with the stuff. You are great at analysing what you're doing 👍 And good at explaining 👏👏👏 Thanks you!

[@Matt_justlikethat]

Just the practical way of doing things properly. Thanks

[@lorac5539]

Very helpful tips and techniques - thank you so much👏

[@evzone84]

Brilliant sir. I didn't matter how much I worked on my wall technique if I couldn't get a good, clean, consistent knife full of mud

[@SashaXXY]

Thank you! It will definitely come in handy. I've built an outdoor wood-fired oven using just bricks and mud. It is protected from the rain but will need a masonry coat of some kind eventually. The problem is that its round and I have no idea of what techniques to use. I'm really really really new to the plastering world...

[@simonboulton978]

Thanks for showing us to share this video and it is so much easier that you explain clearly. Cheers mate for teaching us.

[@Jben7976]

I'm truly and thoroughly impressed with an amazing talent and experience in a skill such as this....all I can say is WOW!!!! You really know your business....

[@jamesosullivan751]

Awesome I took your advice hawk moves trowel stays still no muck spill thanks for posting these videos

[@paulmetcalfe3721]

Fantastic instruction. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@Migo1963]

Fantastic - a real master at work looks always the tasks to be so easy. You are are Natural gifted teacher!

[@Sean-fj9pn]

Top bloke, great skills and straight to the point.

[@Vengeance1978]

Brilliant video 📹 awesome tips. I know nothing about plastering but love your content. That tshirt is superb too, great design 👍

[@evanhughes3027]

You're a good teacher.

[@rockyrowlands3652]

Exellent practical tips and advice without the overcomplicated explanation.

[@mooganoid]

What a legend! If only I knew this before I had to do a slight cascade repair on an outside decorating job. Got it done, but had a few battles with gravity... 😂

[@geneva760]

EXCELLENT demonstration of your ‘tricks’ - CHEERS from AUSTRALIA

[@coacoa289]

Great video from one plasterer to another. From Charleston S.C in the states. Well done brother