19th August 2005, 06:36 PM
Horses for courses.
I use both a WHS and a Marshalltown. The Marshalltown is springy and good for sand and light silts. he WHS is firm and you can prise rocks and bricks out with it which will snap the blade on a Marshalltown.
The quality of steel in a WHS is in fact superior. WHS trowels are made in Sheffield by Niell Tools (a division of Spear and Jackson) from high-grade Swedish steel. Marshalltown trowels are made from slightly lower grade American steel.
However the difference between the two is in the manufacturing process (forging) which imparts different qualities to the steel.
I use both a WHS and a Marshalltown. The Marshalltown is springy and good for sand and light silts. he WHS is firm and you can prise rocks and bricks out with it which will snap the blade on a Marshalltown.
The quality of steel in a WHS is in fact superior. WHS trowels are made in Sheffield by Niell Tools (a division of Spear and Jackson) from high-grade Swedish steel. Marshalltown trowels are made from slightly lower grade American steel.
However the difference between the two is in the manufacturing process (forging) which imparts different qualities to the steel.