I am a newly trained plasterer, and I do have all new tools, but also some much older tools (my grandad used to be a handyman, and looked after all his tools, most of which we still use, even though they are about 50 years old) that are in stellar condition, I was wondering what are the arguments for and against the wooden hawk (it has been kept with a coat of linseed oil and wrapped in grease proof paper and is still very good condition).