Utility And Carpet Trade Knives — Primary Tool

№54040

Hyde Tools 54040 3-1/8" 4HB Hawkbill Carpet Knife

MODEL 54040 · SKU H-54040 · UPC 079423540400

$14.25 PER UNIT · SINGLE UNIT UNIT PRICE

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3-1/8" 4HB Hawkbill Carpet Knife

Official Hyde specifications

Ground and tempered to precise tolerances

Hardened high-carbon steel blade

Smooth hardwood handle

PRODUCT FIT · IS THIS THE RIGHT TOOL? Straight answers. If it's the wrong tool for your job, we'll say so.

The guidance below describes applications and limitations. For a match to your particular job or an existing tool, ask us to confirm fit.

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Is this the right tool for your job?

✕CHOOSE A DIFFERENT TOOL WHEN

The tuck. The knife trims the margin; a blunt stair tool buries it. Spine-tucking slices edges short.
Face-cutting loop pile at volume. A guided loop pile cutter's job — not in this store; the back-cut above is the knife answer.
Cutting over surfaces that must survive.
Over installed pad, finished stairs, or hardwood that stays, an open point can reach what's underneath; the captured-throat hook blades (42200 in a utility host, utility line; 67090, industrial line) exist for that case — and in the open field or a mid-goods start, the hook is helpless and this open blade is the only tool.
Complements, not rivals.

Jobs this tool does

EXACT JOB METHODS FOR HYDE №54040

Job guide How to Cut Up Old Carpet for RemovalOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide How to Keep a Carpet Knife CuttingOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide How to Rough-Cut Carpet from the BackOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide How to Row-Cut Loop-Pile Carpet for a Seam EdgeOPEN JOB GUIDE

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Job guide How to Trim Stretched Carpet at WallsOPEN JOB GUIDE

For these jobs—use this instead

THE JOB, THE REASON, AND THE BETTER TOOL

Open-point work over finished floors And in the open field or a mid-goods start, the hook is helpless and this open blade is the only tool. BETTER TOOL Heavy Duty Hook Blades (5) 42200

Asked before buying

BUYER QUESTIONS, ANSWERED BEFORE YOU ORDER

Is the 54040 "better" than the 54020?

Neither is better; the half-inch is a job-fit choice, argued in full in section 4 — and it is the only documented difference.

Why buy a longer carpet knife at all?

Reach through doubled goods, stroke economy on big rough cuts, leverage in the double-cut, hand height in tear-out — section 2, jobs a–c.

Fixed blade or the adjustable 42095?

Keep a stone: this knife, for decades. Burn edges daily and want zero downtime: the replaceable-blade host.

Will it rust?

High-carbon steel: yes, if neglected. The dry wipe after wet or adhesive work is part of ownership.

How do I sharpen it?

Slip stone along the inside of the curve, following the sweep — section 2g.

Can it double-cut a seam through two layers?

Yes — it is this line's best tool for exactly that cut, with a freshly stoned edge (section 2b).

What finishes the job that this store doesn't carry?

Kicker/stretcher, stair tool, seaming iron and tape, loop pile cutter — the honest gap list, so no one assembles half a kit unknowingly.

Crew & facility ordering

Model & SKUModel 54040 · SKU H-54040 · UPC 079423540400

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Specs & documentation

Full specification details

catalog product name: 3-1/8" 4HB Hawkbill Carpet Knife
official family claim: Hardened high-carbon steel blade
official family claim: Ground and tempered to precise tolerances
official family claim: Smooth hardwood handle
official product name: Carpet Knives
official variant identity: 54040 — 3-1/8"

Hyde official catalog evidence ↗Hyde Tools manufacturer source ↗

$14.25PER UNIT · H-54040