Questions and Answers for Wal-Board Tools 8 in. Stainless Steel Blade Taping Knife

A:  It is priced correctly. My experience buying items for many years is that for this particular product they don’t produce as many and that it is not as popular as the 12”. Comes down to supply and demand. If you price a 3/4 copper 90 degree fitting vs a 3/4 45 degree fitting, the 90 will run $2.13 vs $3.53 for the 45. Same amount of material, just not as common. Hope this helps. 

A:  From what I am able to see on homedepot.com, the 10 inch version of this taping knife is priced lower than the 12 inch. Are you referring to a different model?

A:  The Wallboard Tool Co., 10 inch Stainless Steel Blade Taping Knife is made in China

A:  The joint compound

A:  Handle

A:  Some of the metal in the tool likely contains some amount of lead. Typically not much, but enough that the laws in California require the manufacturer to warn users of the tool. While in this case, it's probably not as important to notify you of, it has been useful for determining which water spigots and hoses I buy, since you'd be surprised to find that many, if not most of them, contain some amount of lead as well. You don't want to ingest lead in ANY amount.

A:  I'm guessing it's a component of/in the plastic handle since several of the chemicals are known to be hazardous

A:  The rubber handle and maybe the metal blade. It's a California thing. As long as you don't eat it you should be fine.

A:  Won't rust.

A:  I found the blue ones rust.

A:  Yes

A:  Any tool would be tough to cover stuco or popcorn Finnish. Would work on less aggressive sand Finnish.

A:  Yes, ....It feels a bit stiffer than the spring steel Wallboard knifes I've always used however once I got the "feel" of it, I had no problem creating a variety of knockdown patterns (light to heavy and the extra heavy stucco look with the appropriate texture thickness and spray patterns).

A:  Yes, it works well.

A:  Yes. Wet the ceiling first and don't gouge the corners.

A:  Yes

A:  Yes

A:  12 inch

A:  Don't believe the big picture.

A:  Which is what? I answered the questions as posted without detailed evaluation of the picture (though it is clearly a red plastic handled Wallboard knife with a stainless blade). Both the 8 & 12 do the job & perform appropriately dispute a slightly different blade feel in use compared to the spring I've used for 45+ yrs.

A:  It is a 12 inch knife.