Best knife

[david]

I am a long time grafter and my pick for a grafting knife has always been a Tina blade. In recent years I have found that the quality of the carbon steel has undergone some changes. One has to constantly sharpen and strop in order to keep a servicable edge on the blade. In searching for a better blade I was afforded the opportunity to use a blade made by Hershell. I am so impressed with the quality of the blade. I grafted over 150 liners and did not have to strop the blade one time. I will never own another Tina.

[zap]

Hey David:

is that Hershell a fixed blade, grafting knife? Got any pictures?

Or a model number.

I have a swiss army looking one.

Need to get a fixed grafting knife!

[david]

It is a fixed blade. Best blade I have ever used. Pic coming.

[Hershell]

I just saw one of my babies. The history of making my own grafting knives started with grafting pecans. One year the Tina knives were really bad but they admitted it and replaced them. Knowing it could happen again I started experimenting with my own blades. I’m grafting up to 3000 trees a day and need a knife that can hold up so I’ve settled on a 5% cobalt blade. The down side is that it is brittle and is difficult to sharpen but will last the normal grafter a lifetime. I’m glad that you like your knife David and thanks for keeping everyone updated on our success while I’ve been away.

[ash]

Is it possible to buy one. I looked on the internet but couldn't see anything.

Honesty I think it would be a bit expensive for me anyway. I've never grafted before so I think I should wait before buying the best equipment. But I'd be interested to see a price.

If anyone has any suggestions of were to buy a good knife for a beginner in Europe I'd love to hear

[speedyturtle]

Hi ash,

Check this link. This is what I am using. Not bad, but compare to David's one, it is bad.

citrusgrowersv2.proboards.com/thread/536/new-swiss-grafting-budding-knife

[ash]

Jun 12, 2020 23:02:36 GMT -5 speedyturtle said:

Hi ash,

Check this link. This is what I am using. Not bad, but compare to David's one, it is bad.

citrusgrowersv2.proboards.com/thread/536/new-swiss-grafting-budding-knife

Thanks that's a great help. I can't see that exact knife in Europe. But I can see lots very similar by the same brand. So I'll just buy the same brand if I can't find that one when I look again this evening

[ilya11]

If you are  a beginner and want to graft just few dozens of buds the disposable cutter blade is a very good instrument to start with.

[Laaz]

Yep. I graft all the time & just use a razor knife.



www.harborfreight.com/folding-lock-back-utility-knife-62358.html

[ash]

Cheap and easy to find and replaceable blades.. Ya I think I'll go with one of those