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TIL on a job in Boise that sometimes you really do need a 12 inch knife
I was finishing a big vaulted ceiling on a custom home, trying to get by with my usual 6 inch and 10 inch knives. The foreman, a guy named Carl, kept telling me to grab the 12 inch from the truck. I argued it was overkill and harder to control. After my third pass trying to hide a seam, he just handed me his and said 'feel it'. The extra length gave a flatter, smoother plane across that long span. I still think a 10 inch is the sweet spot for most walls, but for those long ceiling runs, I get it now. Anyone else have a specific task where you finally gave in and used the bigger tool?
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colej746mo ago
Thought my 4 inch was fine until a big backsplash changed my mind.
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gibson.oliver5mo ago
Yeah, a big backsplash will do that (kinda like how I thought my old sedan was fine until I tried to move a couch).
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danielwhite6mo ago
But what about the extra weight and cleanup? That 12 inch knife is a pain to maneuver in tight spots and just holds more mud. Seems like a trade-off that's not worth it most of the time.
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