Buyers who want a Marshalltown trowel with a brushed finish and are comfortable paying near the top of this batch's price range.
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You want a documented single-material blade or a budget price, since this one uses a blend material at 64.48 dollars.
Material Blend
Finish Brushed
Weight 3.18 pounds
Size One Size
Priced 298% above the category median ($16.21 across 42 tracked models)
Our scorecard
4.4/5overall
Owner rating4.5/5
4.5 average across 166 owner ratings
Popularity1.9/5
166 owner reviews, fewer than most models here
The overall score is owner satisfaction weighted by how many reviews back it, so a high rating from few reviews counts for less. The bars below show where this model stands against the other hand tools and workshop hand tools we track in this category on price, popularity and size. Context, not marks against it, and our read of the data, not a lab test.
Overview
The Marshalltown FR36RTA is a masonry trowel described as built from a blend material with a brushed finish. It weighs 3.18 pounds and is listed at One Size, making it noticeably heavier than the smaller hand trowels in this batch.
Priced at 64.48 dollars, it is one of the more expensive tools in this group, and it carries a 4.5-star rating across 166 reviews. Bought_last_month is listed at 0, meaning no recent purchase activity is recorded despite the historical review base.
The blend material designation is less specific than the carbon steel or alloy steel call-outs used elsewhere in this batch, so buyers wanting an exact steel type should note that the listing does not break it down further.
Pros
4.5-star rating across 166 reviews
Brushed finish on a blend-material blade
Substantial 3.18-pound weight for a solid feel
Cons
64.48 dollar price is among the highest in this batch
Material is listed only as a general blend, not a specific steel type
Bought_last_month is listed at 0, showing no recent purchase activity
Specifications
Material
Blend
Finish
Brushed
Weight
3.18 pounds
Size
One Size
Performance notes
A blend-material blade with a brushed finish at 3.18 pounds suggests a heavier-duty trowel, and the 4.5-star average across 166 reviews reflects solid, if unremarkable, buyer satisfaction relative to the top of this batch.
What buyers say
166 reviews average 4.5 stars, though the 0 figure for bought_last_month suggests recent demand has cooled.
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