Rocker or Western Style Groovers

The conventional concrete groover has the handle on the top of the tool, attached with 2 posts. The rocker groover has a curved shape with the handle projecting from the rear of the tool. Old catalogs did not use the name "rocker groover", and called them jointers or groovers. Rocker groovers are narrower than conventional groovers. They may also be called Western style, depending on the manufacturer, the time period, and area of the country where they are used.

Rocker groovers have been made from cast iron, bronze, brass, aluminum, and possibly zinc. The handles were either wood or cast as one piece with the tool. Like other cement tools, some were identified with a cast number and a pasted-on label which is long gone, leaving us to wonder who the maker was.

F.H. Crafts No. 3D bronze groover

Smith & Holtum No. 027 cast iron groover

Smith & Holtum No. 27 catalog illustration