Drywall

I've been a bad drywall finisher all my life.  I try and try, but the more I work it, the worse it turns out.  I usually spread my drywall out of one of these trays.

However, in my most recent round of dry walling, I discovered a secret.  You need one of these!

This makes all the difference!  I had a wall where the wallpaper pulled off the drywall paper, so I needed to skim coat the whole thing.  I only took about 4 coats/passes, and the wall turned out great!