A small shovel for use in one hand.
the hand trowel is used when spreading mortar on a blockwork
A hand tool is a tool designed to fit into and be used by a human hand. Earliest examples would be the stone age hand axe, a modern example would be a garden trowel.
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You can go to wisegeek.com. They offer some basic instrutions on hand trowel usage.
A trowel is a hand tool, either a small shovel or a small flat blade for spreading cement or plaster. Trowel as a verb means to apply or spread with a trowel, or in a similar fashion.
Trowel doesn't really have an antonym. The definition of trowel is "A flat bladed tool used to work with mortar or to dig holes for plants." You could say cover, or bury, since the trowel is used to dig holes for planting? Hope that helps.
Hand trowels are gardening tools meant for digging small holes. A good hand trowel will cost around $11 from Ace Hardware. Basic hand trowels start around $3.
miniture shovel, or hand spade.
A trowel is a small hand held tool for digging planting holes for small plants where a spade would be inappropriate.
the hand trowel is used when spreading mortar on a blockwork
the hand trowel is used when spreading mortar on a blockwork
It is a small hand tool with a curved blade used by gardeners for planting. It is also a hand tool, with a flat blade, for scooping or spreading plaster