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The Fastest Trowel On The Block promotes workmanship, speed, and craftsmanship in the masonry industry and workforce. Journeyman masons, accompanied by their choice of tender, compete against one another in a high-speed, 20-minute challenge. Only journeymen masons who have the skill, confidence, and courage to face off with the industry's best are invited to compete. This contest proves just how important teamwork is in accomplishing a final product.
Each contestant's goal is to complete as much of a 30-foot-long wall as possible, using 8"x8"x16" CMU and mortar. The contest rewards the winning team for their hard work and dedication. Contestants must have a high degree of workmanship using regulated masonry practices and hand tools.
This contest rewards the country's best mason journeymen for their hard work and dedication to the trade.
PRIZES INCLUDE:
1st Place: $8,0002nd Place: $2,5003rd Place: $1,500
MCAA's Fastest Trowel on the Block 2026