STANLEYReplc Blade Round 1/2 Surform (21-299)

Using this on the body of a truck I’m refinishing. Works great. Chizzling away some bondo to smooth it out.

Multipurpose tool. Shaves evenly and removes material easily. I use this blade for carving clay forms. The clay I use is in a state called leather hard (similar to a block of cheese). The surform works perfectly to create curved carvings to my work. I can't get an evenly shaped curve using a flat surform blade, but this half round blade works perfectly.The design of the blade leaves a trail from the "teeth" marks, but I am able to remove then with sandpaper or even a damp sponge. I suspect sandpaper would work well to clean up and refine any carving in wood.t rinses clean with the aid of a brush and a little spray of WD-40 keeps rust away.I don't use a handle as the clay material I am working with is removed without a great deal of force. If I were working with wood or plaster I might consider using a handle. If shorter pieces of blade are needed I have been told ( but not tried myself) the blade can be snapped into shorter segments and any sharp edges broken off with a pliers. Since I am able to work with the full length of the blade I haven't broken my blade into smaller pieces, although they might be more convenient to use.I haven't seen this at any of my local home tool places but Amazon got this to me in just two days with Prime.

Shaped Bondo well, saves so much sanding.

Not an exact fit in the tool, but OK.

Could not find this in local home improvement stores

This tool comes in handy when shaping auto body filler. This tool can be handheld or placed into a Stanley tool holder. The curved surface is ideal for getting the shape or fit you want.

I use blades like this daily modifying plaster casts. Having a SHARP blade makes all the difference in the world as far as less effort to modify the plaster, and the length of time it takes to get the job done. My "go-to" blade has been the Stanley surform. However, over the past 34 yrs of using them, I have noticed that more and more the blades are very much a hit or miss on which ones are sharp. My last order of Stanley surforms was a 10-pack, and only ONE of of the ten was truly sharp. I ordered these Empire blades recently, thinking why not give them a chance. I was very pleased to see that every one of these blades were sharper than even the sharpest Surform. They'll be my new 'go-to' blade. I would rather go with the Stanley surform because of the fact that as far as I understand, they are made in the USA. But until their quality improves (if ever), it'll be the Empire for me, which are made in China. Of interesting note is what it states on the package: "inspected in the USA". Hmmmmmm, Stanley should hire the USA Empire inspectors!

Great value. 1/3rd of the price of others.

The media could not be loaded. If you do auto-body and don't follow Lakeside Autobody on Youtube, do yourself a favour and follow him now. He keyed me on to this simple tool. Once you apply your body filler (or bondo glass) you wait till it starts to firm up a bit and then use this. Since it's long and flat, it does a very even job. You use this to pull off the bulk of the excess such that you don't need to sand it all down to dust. Cuts down on auto-body effort by 50% or more. He refers to this as a "cheese grater", and I love it.

Muy practico

We use these to sand our foot casts at Custom Orthopedic Ltd. The round edges are easier to use than the alternative 'flat' versions.

A LITTLE PRICEY, BUT DOES THE JOB IT WAS MEANT FOR

Worked well on the inside of the wood arc I was trying to hone.