The quality of Hyde stainless putty knives are excellent. I don't use these items as intended for jobbers but for landscape maintenance. They are used to scrape and clean off dirt/mud on brick/stone walkways as well as cut into sod to create clearance between the lawn and sidewalk. Have used these tools for years and still have the original ones I bought a decade or more ago. It is rare to find stainless tools but fortunately Hyde is one of the few companies that offer such items. I will continue to use their tools although prices have increased significantly as all other things in the past several years.