One Piece Tempered Steel. For painting in the impasto technique or mixing and scraping paint, these steel, trowel-style blades are great. These knives have been hand forged by the same family in Italy for over 100 years. Each knife is mounted to a hand polished rosewood handle. The size and shape of the blade result in great differences in spring and control. 3-1/8" blade length, 3/4" blade width
