Overview
LEVEL5 Carbon Steel Joint Knives with Soft-Grip Handles offer precision flex and feel for a smoother finish. These knives feature an incredibly strong, high-grade carbon steel blade construction for superior strength and durability.LEVEL5 Hand Tool Sets offer professional drywall finishers an array of options for high-performance hand tools.
DESIGN FEATURES
This hand tool set feature carbon steel blades for superior strength and durability versus stainless steel.
- Precision-ground blade provides the proper flex point and feel for smooth finish
- High quality carbon steel blade offers superior durability over steel
- Lightweight soft-grip handle ergonomically designed for all-day use
- Metal hammer end for setting drywall nails
- Stay organized. All LEVEL5 hand tools feature large hang holes
Tool Set Contents
Care Instructions
High Carbon Steel and Blue Steel blades are often preferred by finishing professionals because they provide outstanding flex, feel and work ability. However, unlike stainless steel, they will oxidize/rust without proper care between uses. We recommend that the knives be cleaned thoroughly then lightly coated with WD-40 or a similar product prior to storage. The knives should also be stored upright while they are drying, to ensure water doesn't collect near the handle.
As an alternative option, we offer most of the same knife configurations with stainless steel blades for easier care and convenience (but a slightly stiffer feel).
PLEASE NOTE - On all of our carbon steel and blue steel finishing knives, we apply a thin, temporary protective lacquer finish to the blades; this provides protection from any minor oxidization between the factory through to the end user. The lacquer wears off quickly during the first few uses. However, if you would like to lightly sand it off, we suggest using 220 grit or finer sand paper. Be very careful - if you sand too aggressively, you may introduce grooves into the blade edge which can then appear in the mud finish.
Here's Scott Murray of Level5 Tools with a quick overview of how to properly care for your blue steel and carbon steel tool blades.