Hyde Tools 54040 Carpet Knife, 3 - 1/8" | the Hyde Store
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
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$14.37 PER UNIT · SINGLE UNIT UNIT PRICE

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3-1/8" 4HB Hawkbill Carpet Knife
Official feature
Ground and tempered to precise tolerances
Hyde specifies
Official feature
Hardened high-carbon steel blade
Hyde specifies
Official feature
Smooth hardwood handle
Hyde specifies
THE COUNTER · PRODUCT FIT Straight answers. If it's the wrong tool for your job, we'll say so.

Exact job fit is not yet established for this product.

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Is this the right tool for your job?

✕DO NOT FORCE THE FIT
  • 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
Counter-checked How to Cut Up Old Carpet for RemovalOPEN JOB GUIDE Counter-checked How to Keep a Carpet Knife CuttingOPEN JOB GUIDE Counter-checked How to Rough-Cut Carpet from the BackOPEN JOB GUIDE Counter-checked How to Row-Cut Loop-Pile Carpet for a Seam EdgeOPEN JOB GUIDE
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Counter-checked How to Trim Stretched Carpet at WallsOPEN JOB GUIDE

Asked at the counter

BUYER QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE THE CART, NOT AFTER THE RETURN
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
Quantity pricingPublished tiers apply automatically at checkout. Private account prices are never invented.
PO & NET-30Approved contractors, facilities, schools and government buyers can route through Hyde Pro.
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Dwayne Fisher (Detroit, US)

Fast, prompt and exactly what I ordered!

Specs & documentation

Full spec sheet
catalog product name
3-1/8" 4HB Hawkbill Carpet Knife — OFFICIAL EXACT MODEL
official family claim
Hardened high-carbon steel blade — OFFICIAL FAMILY CLAIM APPLICABLE TO EXACT LISTED MODEL
official family claim
Ground and tempered to precise tolerances — OFFICIAL FAMILY CLAIM APPLICABLE TO EXACT LISTED MODEL
official family claim
Smooth hardwood handle — OFFICIAL FAMILY CLAIM APPLICABLE TO EXACT LISTED MODEL
official product name
Carpet Knives — OFFICIAL EXACT VARIANT
official variant identity
54040 — 3-1/8" — OFFICIAL EXACT VARIANT
Hyde official catalog evidence ↗Hyde Tools manufacturer source ↗
$14.37SKU H-54040