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Shoutout to the old wooden hand float, because my magnesium float was tearing up this broom finish
Did a 12 by 20 patio pour out in Fresno last week and I had this argument with myself the whole time about which float to break out first. My magnesium float opens the surface up fast and feels great when you're moving a lot of cream around, but on this pour it kept pulling the mix apart and leaving little tears right where the broom was going to go. Switched over to my old wooden hand float halfway through, and it was night and day: the wood soaked up the surface water and left me with a tighter, more even finish that broomed clean the first time. I get why guys swear by mag for speed and pushing water to the edge, and on a big flat slab I probably still reach for it. But on smaller work where the finish matters more than the clock, that wood float did me right and I think it's the better call. So which side are you on, mag first for speed or wood for a cleaner finish, and does it change with the weather on pour day?
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