Abstract: A spackling tool for applying spackling compound to sheetrock, the spackling tool includes a handle with a curved slot defined therein and a blade having a fixed edge secured in the curved slot of the handle so as to form a non-planar surface. The blade has a non-linear free edge disposed opposite its fixed edge. The spackling tool may be used on either butt or tapered joints for readily applying spackling compound over the taped joint and removing any excess without disturbing the finished edge of applied spackling compound. A spackling pan is also presented having at least one non-linear free edge for accommodating spackling tools having a non-planar blade with a non-linear free edge.