The cap also protects the handle from hammer taps when you’re using the tool to pry off mouldings.
(Or a near-beer while you’re working).
Save paint, time, and water.
A painter’s tool is too rigid to easily feather out a lot of drywall mud on a seam, but if a dab’ll do ya (to fill a nail hole or make a small repair, for example), the flat edge works.
Place this point in the rim of a paint can. Tap it down with a hammer to puncture the rim; any paint that slops into the rim drains back into the can.
Tackle concave mouldings with the next edge down.
When it’s not masquerading as a Rock Gnome’s improvised weapon in your Dungeons and Dragons cosplay, the painter’s combination tool is handy for attacking other jobs around the cottage. The tool costs less than $20, depending on the brand and the number of functions it promises. What can you do with it? A lot.
This article was originally published in the May 2022 issue of Cottage Life magazine.
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