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Old 07-17-2009, 04:08 PM   #7
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Default Re: Unusual Old Folding Knife

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Originally Posted by wleoff View Post
It's a bud grafting knife. Use it to make two cuts in the bark on a tree trunk. Them make a split between the two cuts and insert a bud. Then wrap the graft with string to hold tight until it heals. This is used to graft various fruit trees. I probably didn't explain this too well.
Good info, you explained just fine, i 'groke' grafting
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