Since this forum started me on the path to grafting my own trees, I started looking into good grafting knives. It appears that Tina knives are the best on the market from the research that I've done, but many of the models are between $50-$150. I found this website below that offers very resonable prices, but you have to buy three knives. I thought this forum might be a good place to get a group order going if there was any interest. I don't know anything about Timm Enterprises though. I didn't see anything on Dave's Garden

http://www.timmenterprises.com/specials/tina.htm


Phillip

I could get one of the 641L if you order.

I am ambi, but I do most of my knife work with the left hand. I will be ready if you get an order.

Those are some awesome prices if we can get them-- the 641 model sells for over $100 on some sites.

It says, we can combine various models to make up the minimum three required. I would like the $16.15 model 645F/9 for citrus budding. Costs almost the same as Victorinox budding knife.

I'll give 'em a call this morning.

Phillip

Joe/Skeet:
I placed the order. Joe I think I have your snail mail address, but you should probably send me a PM with it again. Skeet, I'll need the same from you. The lady mixed up some of the numbers, so I hope we get what we ordered. I think she got them straight the second time around. She said that the order would be shipped tomorrow.

Phillip

I was wondering how the transactions went? Since they are not listed on GWD.. I'd like to hear a bit of personal feedback..
I'm thinking of trying left handed grafting...
and maybe order 645F/9 how did that compare to your knife Joe?
Gina *BabyBlue*

I'm very happy with my Tina knife. Super sharp!

Skeeter, I'm about to put in an order for some Timmen Enterprize Tina knives, and I wanted to ask about the one you bought (641L) since that's the one I think I want.

It's listed as a budding knife, and the blade is curved without much of a straight portion. I'd like to know if you used yours for grafting and if you had any trouble with the curved blade...or did it work fine for grafting.

I want to use it for budding and grafting, but I notice the grafting knives have long straight blades with no curves at all. whereas the budding ones have, besides the obvious upward curve at the point, a long very gradual curve in the blade.

Same question for Joe Real, I think you bought the 645F/9, which is also a budding knife. Have you used it for grafting, as well as budding.

Finally, I'm curious to know how often you've had to sharpen these knives to keep the really keen edge they're known for.

John

JbClem, for sure I have used the knife already a thousand times, but mainly for budding. They are excellent for citruses, making the T-cut and opening them.

For grafting, ie, whip and tongue, cleft, even chip-budding, I use the box cutters at Home Depot. Blades are easier to replace and they are so cheap. The box cutter blades are easy to use when taking out the buds, but they are hard to use when making T-cut and opening the bark flaps, and I use the Tina knife for that. This way, I never need to sharpen the Tina budding knife. It is only used for making the T-cut and opening bark flap. The box cutter blades I replace every 50 grafts or so, but depends on how hard the wood that I work on.