Pointing trowel handle gave out on a 12 foot wall, took 4 hours to redo

I was halfway up a garden wall in Portland last Tuesday when the wooden handle on my old pointing trowel snapped clean off. The blade stayed in the mortar joint but I had to drop everything and drive 40 minutes to the nearest supplier that carried a replacement. By the time I got back, the mortar had set enough that I had to rake out three courses and start over. What should have been a 2 hour job turned into a 6 hour day, and my wrist still aches. Has anyone tried those rubber overmold handles, or am I better off sticking with wood and just carrying a spare?

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