LEVEL5 10-Inch Skimming Blade | Precision 0.3mm German Stainless Steel Blade Insert (Replaceable), Ergonomic Aluminum Blade Profile | 4-910

After a practice run or two and getting the right consistency, this tool was easy to use. It felt natural in my hands and skimmed flawlessly. Gave a perfect finish and exceeded my expectations! Do not waste your money on knock offs- this is a high quality and lightweight. Best feature is the replaceable blade.

Item works great. Easy to use.

I'm not a pro, but I do have about 10 years of experience doing large drywall projects around our house. I'm currently working on our 800 square ft basement. I bought this to do my butt joints/long edges, and some 12.5" wide pillars that are covering our old wood support beams. I'll also use it for my final skim coat. I'm accustomed to trying to knock this out with a 16" knife that I love, however, I won't be using that again! This thing effortlessly feathers edges and floats like butter. It's really well-balanced in the hand, and very lightweight . I should also note that it's so easy to clean. I planned on buying this and then selling it on FB marketplace when I finished with the tool. I will now be keeping this and I'm probably ordering a few other sizes as well. I currently own the 24" tool. You will not regret this purchase!

It perfect and really u will see the difference from first use but it’s expensive so its should come with protecting box to keep it when u doneI expect the manufacturer to send me a box to storage mine when in not in use

This is a quality aluminum tool. It feels good in the hands and well balanced.CON: why does such a quality product have a cheap piece of molded plastic as a stop. It is pretty obvious why these are arriving broken. The packaging is good except that the blade is packed in and open ended cardboard cap presumably to allow the blade to move and not put pressure on the plastic end cap. However the box itself it almost and exact fit so while the box is in transit each time it is stood on end it pushed the end of the box in towards the blade. Eventually the box softens and the cardboard end protection does nothing because the blade it protects is free to make contact with the outer box and is pushed. Cracking the plastic end cap on the other end. I am going to use the box to store this and put some duct tape on each end to stop the blade from moving outside the cardboard.Update 1/15/21 : Manufacturer contacted me and replaced the broken plastic end cap. I was also advised that the packaging has been changed and I may gave received an old boxing method. Of course I can not verify this unless another item is purchased. However I can assure you that this company cares 100 percent about the quality of their products. Great customer service

I read a few reviews which mentioned end caps arrived broken. I think the manufacturer read those reviews as well because it came with spares! Mine were fine by the way and the tool was nicely packed. I bought the 24" version. It's very easy to use even for a person like me who only does drywall on occasions. The grip position and motion felt very natural. I added compound with another knife and used this to level /smooth everything. It also works well once everything dries as a means of seeing how level a surface is.I was working on a wall which had been wall papered and was not painted so taking the wall paper made a mess of some of the drywall paper (used Zinsser Gardz also excellent). Not only was I dealing with a lot of repaired areas but the people who did the job originally knew they were using wall paper and did a less than stellar job of finishing the wall. There was an obvious seam running across the entire width of the wall at the 4 foot point. Using this tool and with a focus on that part of the wall it looks great! I was shocked that I could make it look as good as it does.One other general tip I figured out and hadn't tried before was I inspected, circled areas with a pencil, marked with "S" for sand, and "F" for fill. A wall with compound on a large area makes it difficult to find imperfections so as you inspect circle them and mark them. I didn't skim coat the entire wall and I primarily used this on the long seam and near the corners or larger areas. I think had I used it even more I would have used less pencil!Great tool!

It's super light and comfortable to hold all day. Really makes smoothing out seams or even full walls easy.

Nothing compares

Yeah its just an alloy extrusion with a mud blade like all the others so what ! but I think the secret ingredient is in the spring steel blade ! laser strait, flat and tough ! This tool is big bucks so I would not be leaving it on the floor to be tripped on or leaning it on walls! the grip bar is huge and very smooth, I find it to feel slippery in my hands when pulling mud. Thin rubber coated gloves, felt more secure in my hands. Cheers.

Requires some skill to use but results are better than without using it. I only had make sure to keep it at bigger angle ~45DEG to avoid bubbles forming in a mud otherwise it works fine even with 0 of prior experience.

Recently, I purchased the full set of Level 5's taping knives, and I was really impressed with them. Some of the suggested items that poped up for me after I bought that set were the 32 and 24 inch skimming blades, so I bought them both. This has made the job of skimming ceilings so much easier and faster. I roll on the mud with a paint roller on an extension pole, then I skim it flat with the 32 inch skimming blade with the extension pole and handle. It's so much faster and easier to do ceiling work from the ground now. The tool is solidly built and has an interchangeable blade in case you want to replace it ever. Also, the customer service from Level 5 is spectacular - I recieved my blade with a broken end cap (due to rough handling during shipping), and they immediately sent me a new one free of charge. Level 5 Is my go-to brand for taping and skimming supplies now. I'm really impressed :)

Va très bien pour faire des joints larges

Awsome tool