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Review on Grafting Gardening Knife For Budding Pruning With Grafting Tape And Plant Labels/Tree Tags by Don Wilson

Revainrating 3 out of 5

A bit puzzled by knife

A couple of things puzzle me about this knife.1. First, the picture shows the NAYE brand on the blade(s), but the knife I got doesn't. Did I get the actual product? Inquiring minds want to know.2. All grafting knive descriptions I see talk about bevel on only one side of the blade edge. This one is bi-beveled (on both sides). [Unlike the one pictured in my second picture]3. The blade isn't terribly thin, so beware that for wedge-receptor cuts you're going to be splitting the wood quite a bit.4. Finally, and crucially, razor-sharp this knife was NOT. I had to sharpen it quite a bit before first use. [The Altuna sharpener pictured in my second photo did a reasonable job.]Overall, though, the knife is well built, solid and with a nice rosewood (I guess) handle. So I'm giving it three stars overall.Note: the grafting tape that comes with this kit is extremely frustrating. Think elastic wrapping plastic strips. It twists and bunches way too easily.

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Pros
  • Great product
Cons
  • The kit may not include all of the necessary tools for successful grafting