Pro tip: A bent putty knife saved me on a weird corner patch

Had to fix a busted corner in a 1920s house where the plaster was totally gone. I bent an old 6-inch knife about 30 degrees with a hammer to match the angle, and it made feathering the mud way easier. Anyone have a better tool for old, uneven corners?

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henrygrant2mo ago

Bending a putty knife is a solid move. I once used a bent metal ruler for a weird seam in my kitchen, same idea. Old houses just don't do straight lines.

hannaho522mo ago

Old houses fight every tool you own. That bent ruler trick is pure genius for those weird corners. Honestly, sometimes the right tool is just the one you're willing to wreck a little. My putty knife has a permanent curve now from a bathroom wall. You just have to accept that nothing is square and get creative.

spencer_moore3927d ago

Hang on, you bent a metal ruler? Like a standard steel ruler? Those things snap if you look at them wrong, don't they? I feel like you'd need one of those thicker aluminum ones for that to work without it just breaking in half.