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WESTERN WASHINGTON CEMENT MASONS APPRENTICESHIP TOOL LIST Tool required by contract | Suggested time to buy | Suggested brand or type | Boots | Right away | Personal choice | Rubber gloves | Right away | Personal choice | 1 Trowel (18”x5” or 16”x5”) * | Right away | Marshalltown | 1 Trowel (12”x4” or 14”x4½“) | Right away | Marshalltown | 1 Margin trowel | Right away | Marshalltown | 1 Hand Float (magnesium)* | Right away | Haivala or Marshalltown | Knee pads | As soon as possible | Personal choice | Wooden hand float | When affordable or needed | Iron Bark or Mahogany (fiberglass is good) | ½” radius edger | When affordable or needed | Blue Steel | Small hand brush | When affordable or needed | Non-nylon, water holding | Claw hammer | When affordable or needed | Straight claw | Mason Hammer | When affordable or needed | Steel handle | Step tools set (½” radius)* | 2nd year, sooner if needed | Blue Steel | Jointer | 2nd year, sooner if needed | Bronze | Hand saw | 2nd year, sooner if needed | Cross cut | Nail apron | 2nd year, sooner if needed, for working set-up | Personal choice |
* Strongly suggested Other Suggestions (not required): Knee boards (wooden) – You can make your own Rain gear – This is Washington Sliders (stainless steel) – Flat work contractors like you to have them Duct tape – For wrapping the top of boots on deep pours Equipment supplied by the contractor: • Buckets • Rubber floats • Sacking brushes Safety equipment that should be provided by the contractor: • Hard hats • Ear Plugs • Respirators • Safety glasses
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