View Poll Results: Do you use a hawk or a pan when finishing?
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Finishers: Do You Use A Hawk Or A Pan?

 
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Old 09-24-2006, 01:17 PM   #1
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Finishers: Do You Use A Hawk Or A Pan?


Thought it would be an interesting poll.

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Old 09-24-2006, 02:40 PM   #2
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Re: Finishers: Do You Use A Hawk Or A Pan?


I always thought the correct spelling was hoch....not hawk. Anyone? (like it really matters...it is what I use)
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Old 09-24-2006, 02:44 PM   #3
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I always thought the correct spelling was hoch....not hawk. Anyone? (like it really matters...it is what I use)
I always thought it was "hod", but that's the thing the mexicans use to carry brick instead of using a brick hack/tongs.

hawk4  /hɔk/Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[hawk]Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun a small, square board with a handle underneath it, used by plasterers and masons to hold plaster or mortar being applied.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME; perh. var. of hache battle-ax (see hatchet)]

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I stand corrected.....interesting what you find if you only look....but trivia isn't my thing anyway. The origins may be where I got that silly idea...hach....so anyway.
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Old 09-24-2006, 04:25 PM   #5
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Re: Finishers: Do You Use A Hawk Or A Pan?


I have always used a 5 gallon bucket , why would I waste my time with a pan , unless I'm spotting out ceiling and walls then I might use a pan , the only time I use a pan is to cook with lol.
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We use pans for what little hand work there is. Running boxes is so much faster there isn't much need for pans or hawks. I've even been running bead with a box.
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I use a pan, also comes in handy for baking bread....
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Wow....I can't believe how many of you fellas are panning it. The hawk is the way to go if you value your time. When I sling mud the hawk is catching it like Chef Boy RD trying to keep up with Pizza Hut.

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I've been using a pan for so long that I doubt I could get used to a hawk. I might be surprised, though.

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