Buyers who specifically want an aluminum handled trowel rather than wood, plastic, or stainless steel grip.
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Budget conscious buyers, since this is priced well above most of the other trowels in this comparison.
Material Stainless Steel
Handle Aluminum
Weight 0.91 Kilograms
Priced 89% above the category median ($16.21 across 42 tracked models)
Our scorecard
4.2/5overall
Owner rating4.3/5
4.3 average across 104 owner ratings
Popularity0.7/5
104 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 Tile LS-31 is a masonry trowel with a stainless steel blade and an aluminum handle, weighing 0.91 kilograms. At $30.59, it is the most expensive trowel in this comparison. It holds a 4.3 star rating across 104 reviews.
An aluminum handle is a less common pairing than the wood, plastic, or stainless grips seen on other trowels here, offering a lightweight metal option that some masons prefer over wood's upkeep or plastic's feel.
With 104 reviews at 4.3 stars, the LS-31 clears ToolHandle's quality floor, but its rating sits at the lower end of this lineup while its price sits at the top, and the listing shows 0 buyers in the last month.
Pros
Stainless steel blade resists rust in wet masonry work
Aluminum handle is a lighter, less common alternative to wood or plastic grips
104 reviews at 4.3 stars clears ToolHandle's quality floor
Cons
Priced at $30.59, the highest of any trowel in this comparison
4.3 star rating is on the lower end of the trowels compared here
0 buyers reported in the last month
Specifications
Material
Stainless Steel
Handle
Aluminum
Weight
0.91 Kilograms
Performance notes
At 0.91 kilograms with an aluminum handle, the LS-31 offers a different balance of weight and grip than the wood, plastic, or all stainless trowels in this lineup, though buyers are paying a premium for that combination.
What buyers say
104 reviews at 4.3 stars is enough to clear the quality floor, but it is a smaller and slightly lower rated base than most of the other trowels compared here, with no buyers reported in the last month.
It has an aluminum handle paired with a stainless steel blade.
Is this trowel worth the higher price?
At $30.59 it costs more than every other trowel in this comparison, while its 4.3 star rating is on the lower end, so weigh that tradeoff against the aluminum handle.
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