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My uncle swore by using a 12-inch knife for taping, but after a whole house job in Akron I'm switching to a 6-inch.
He said the bigger knife meant fewer passes, but on the ceilings and corners it just left way more ridges I had to sand out for hours, so has anyone found a better middle-ground knife size?
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taylor.phoenix12d ago
My buddy tried an 8-inch knife for his basement and said it was the sweet spot. Still covers good ground but you can actually control it on a ceiling.
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Yeah, @taylor.phoenix is onto something with the 8-inch. I once saw a guy try to tape with a tiny putty knife, that was a mess.
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