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A drywall tape comprises a narrow paper tape of uniform width and non-uniform thickness including a central portion of greater thickness and side portions of lesser thickness. The tape has a width to be disposed in a depression formed at a drywall joint by sloping outer surface portions of drywall s

A drywall tape comprises a narrow paper tape of uniform width and non-uniform thickness including a central portion of greater thickness and side portions of lesser thickness. The tape has a width to be disposed in a depression formed at a drywall joint by sloping outer surface portions of drywall sheets, respectively, forming the joint, such that a planar outer surface of the tape is substantially flush with non-sloping outer surface portions of the drywall sheets, respectively. An adhesive drywall tape includes a narrow paper tape having a layer of yucca adhesive pre-applied thereto. A drywall tape applicator includes a housing for receiving a roll of drywall tape as well as fluid for imparting adhesiveness to the drywall tape as it is dispensed from the housing for application to a drywall joint. A method of finishing a drywall joint includes securing a length of drywall tape over a drywall joint with a yucca adhesive such that the drywall tape extends the entire length of the joint, allowing the yucca adhesive to dry and applying a layer of joint compound over the drywall tape to blend the tape into non-sloping outer surface portions of the drywall sheets forming the joint.

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1. A drywall tape for being applied over a drywall joint formed by adjacent edges of drywall sheets, respectively, having outer surfaces, respectively, including non-sloping outer surface portions and sloping outer surface portions sloping inwardly from the non-sloping outer surface portions to the

1. A drywall tape for being applied over a drywall joint formed by adjacent edges of drywall sheets, respectively, having outer surfaces, respectively, including non-sloping outer surface portions and sloping outer surface portions sloping inwardly from the non-sloping outer surface portions to the edges, respectively, such that a depression is formed at the joint by the sloping outer surface portions, the depression having a maximum width between the non-sloping outer surface portions, said drywall tape comprisinga narrow paper tape of uniform width and non-uniform thickness, said tape having a central portion of greater thickness and side portions of lesser thickness, said tape having a planar outer surface and a non-planar inner surface defining said non-uniform thickness therebetween, said non-planar inner surface being defined in part by a planar inner face of said central portion, said planar inner face being parallel to said planar outer surface, said tape having side edges defining said uniform width therebetween, said uniform width being less than the maximum width of the depression, said planar inner face being centrally located between said side edges and being of uniform width less than said uniform width of said tape whereby said tape occupies the depression such that said planar outer surface is substantially aligned with the non-sloping outer surface portions when said tape is centered over the drywall joint with said inner surface secured to the drywall sheets.