Hand Tool Steels

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Hand Tool Steels

Taping Knife Steel

Grades: WSC100

Range of Dimensions:

*Standard Thicknesses:*	0.0180in.
*Standard Widths:*	3.875in and 5.000in.
*Surface Finish:*	Blue Polished
*Critical Parameters:*	Finish - uniform Blue Polish Flatness - 0.001PIW Hardness - HRC 49 - 51

Taping Knife Steel is used to manufacture Taping Knives for use in mounting drywall. The knives are used to smooth the seams at adjacent drywall panels.

Hand Trowel Steel

Grades: WSC75 and WSC100

Range of Dimensions:

*Standard Thicknesses:*	0.020in and 0.026in.
*Standard Widths:*	3.500in, 4.000 and 4.500in.
*Surface Finish:*	Bright Polished and Blue Polished
*Critical Parameters:*	Flatness - 0.001PIW Hardness - 48 - 50 Finish - uniform Bright or Blue

Used to manufacture Hand Trowels used in the manual finishing of concrete floors and in the spreading of adhesive used in laying ceramic tile flooring.