FELCO 3.90 20 Horticultural, Pocket Knife, Red

good knife

Good grafting knife for the price. Works well.

I got my dad one for Father's Day. After sharpening it up good we used it on some pecan trees and had good results. Id say where technique is most important, it helps to have the right tool. If it is good enough for nut trees, it'll do whatever. You should get it real sharp for nice clean cuts.

Well made, durable, sharp edge that stays sharp. Single bevel, which is essential for grafting.The shape of the blade, rectangular with a beveled edge on the blunt side, works great for both grafting and removing loose bark, a handy tool when looking for codling moths.There are less expensive knives, but the quality of this one makes it a great value for the money.

I am new to grafting and decided to purchase this knife as it has a bark lifter and single sided cutting edge. I tried it out and found that I could simply use a desposable razor blade knife (cheaper) to do veneer and stump grafting. I see why a single side cutting edge would be beneficial in making shallow cuts, but I was able to control a double sided blade and do the same thing. The knife is a well made knife. Very solid and good quality. However, the blade does not securely lock into place so when one uses the bark lifter one has to hold onto the blade itself to pry open the cambium layer. This exposes your fingers to a very sharp blade. If you held onto the handle portion the blade while twisting and prying with the bark lifter it can snap shut possibly catching flesh on it's way. It scared me enogh to not use the lifter. I instead purchased a two pack of micro lab spoons. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XJPJJM3?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title) . Search Amazon for lab spatulas. The bowl shape of the spoon forces the bark open with the flat side of the spoon being pushed downward into the cambium layer.

used it graft and was easy to use

Very happy with this tool. Glad I purchased it for my grafting adventures.

I would highly recomend this knife for beginner grafters or gardeners as it is very sharp single bevel which makes the grafting cuts wayyyyy easier. highly recommend