Abstract: A plastering tool particularly suited for removing plastering material from large pails for transfer to a plastering hawk tool includes a rigid cylindrical handle portion. A scoop is fixed to a first distal end of the handle portion. The scoop has a planar base portion shaped as to form a generally acute angle. Disposed on the base portion opposite the acute angle and generally concentric therewith is a sidewall that is substantially perpendicular to the base. The sidewall is rounded on opposite sides thereof. The scoop is fixed symmetrically to the handle. With the afore-noted structure, the plastering tool is particularly suited for removal of plaster from shipment containers for transfer thereof to plastering hawking tools or the like.