Thought I was too good for a brick jointer... guess who was wrong

I've been laying brick for about 7 years now, always just used the tip of my trowel to finish joints. Figured a jointer was for new guys who couldn't get a clean line. Then last month on a big retaining wall job in Austin, my forearm cramped up so bad after 3 hours I couldn't grip anything. Borrowed a jointer from the guy next to me and finished that wall in half the time with way cleaner lines. Any of y'all hold out on a tool for years before finally giving in?

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the_jana24d agoMost Upvoted

My neighbor used a hammer for ten years before he finally bought a nail gun.

knight.dylan24d ago

That "ten years" line reminds me of my uncle who spent a decade using a butter knife before getting real kitchen knives.

piperbailey24d ago

Man, I feel that. I was framing for like 8 years and refused to buy a nail gun because I thought it was cheating. Then I got on a job where I had to set 200 studs in one day and my wrist was shot by lunch. Borrowed a buddy's Paslode and never looked back. Now I own two of them. Sometimes you just gotta admit the tool exists for a reason and stop trying to prove something.