Handy bucket scoop for compound, etc

[The Cobbler]

recently bought a bucket scoop for drywall mud , thinset mortar etc like here
https://www.homedepot.com/p/ANVIL-6-5-in-Stainless-Steel-Drywall-Bucket-Scoop-82082/308729534
wish I would have bought one years ago . handy as old heck .

 

[JRC3]

Been using it for both compound and thinset for a few years now. I too wish I'd found it sooner.

 

[signcrafter]

Yep found them a few years ago at menards. Have a few around the shop now. Still remember trying to use a taping knife or trowel holding it sideways in the bucket trying to scoop out the last bit of mud and making a huge mess. Then found something so simple that makes it so easy.

 

[The Cobbler]

yes, and inevitably you get compound stuck to your forearm, work your *** off to get that little bit of compound in the bottom of the pail etc. . this scoop makes getting the material out of the bucket so easy

 

[rlitman]

I use silicone spatulas retired from kitchen service. But that scoop can certainly pick up a lot more in one shot.

 

[JRC3]

$6 at Menards. https://www.menards.com/main/tools/...88-c-8951.htm?tid=-5045171114086803957&ipos=1