Edging trowel

[ajarnudon]

Won't be too long before I will be doing a lot of pathways and I will need an edging trowel like the one in the picture. For that matter, I really needed one from Day 1, but haven't been able to locate one in Thailand. Internet searches with sites like Lazada and Aliexpress haven't helped either. A control joint groover would be handy for the pathways as well, but have managed using a diamond saw to date.

One like this with an upward curved leading edge would be the Rolls Royce model, but think I will be lucky to find a more pedstrian one like the second pic.

Anyone came across one in Thailand? or know how I could otherwise get one? Thanks in advance, John

[johanthomsen]

Why not use ebay?? I did 1 search there and it came up in loads of different models

[Doodoo]

Tool Pro?
Ring Road east of the Nong Kai turnoff north side of the road

[vincemunday]

Lazada

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.lbAm

[ajarnudon]

Hi guys, and thanks for the quick response. Vince, I have spent hours searching thru both Lazada and Aliexpress without any luck. Specifically, I need an edging trowel with a downward-curled quarter circle lip longitudinally to give the path edge a rounded profile rather than a right angle which will chip. eBay do have lots of listings, but they all ship from either the UK or US - I was looking for something closer to home. I will send the missus copies of the pics I have posted here and get her to take them to Tool Pro to see what they have. If I can't pick one up in either Udon or BKK, I will get my son to buy one in Oz and post it to me. Thanks again for the help

[BillaRickaDickay]

Have you thought abought getting one made up, ie box section steel cut thoughtfully will give you the profile your after, spot weld that to a conventional trowel.

[sometimewoodworker]

Lazada

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.lbAm

Unfortunately that is for sanding rather than shaping concrete.

[ajarnudon]

I guess to be technically correct I should have called it an edging float rather than trowel. But I like your idea BRD. I think I have a small section of 15 x 15 cm somewhere (main house posts) that would do the trick - it has a large enough corner radius to do the job (10 x 5 cm radius too small). And a small piece of 12 mm deformed bar would do fine for a handle. Keep you posted. I am amazed that the mainstream BS warehouses don't have them.

[BillaRickaDickay]

I think the problem out here in the sticks as far as l can see when it comes to concreting they don't do neat finishing and there's not alot to work with and no use for a float when laying drives and paths that are only an.inch or two thick. Bangkok may be different.

[fatbob]

Do Home has them, very cheap, take a photo on your phone and the staff will have you sorted.

[ajarnudon]

Thanks for all the input guys. Following up on a tip, my wife picked one up at Thai Watsadu a couple of days ago. I went there yesterday and got a control joint groover as well. Both 55 baht.