Abstract: A mending tool (10) for drywall and plaster surfaces has a gouger (14). The gouger (14) has a member which is securely connected at a rear end to a handle front (12F). The gouger (14) has a gouger tip (14B) which is positioned at a front distal end of the member. The gouger tip (14B) has a gouger tip point (14BA) at a distal end and a gouger tip notch (14BB) positioned adjacent thereto. The gouger tip point (14BA) functions to extract and remove material from a surface. The gouger tip notch (14BB) functions to prevent attachment of the removed material to the gouger tip point (14BA).