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I would describe it more as pulling the scion away from you while 
holding the knife in place than pulling the knife towards you.  Much 
safer!

Ginda

On Mar 25, 2004, at 9:09 PM, loneroc wrote:

> Lisa,
>
> Though it may go against all the knife safety you were ever taught as a
> child, you pull the knife toward you when you (whip and tongue) graft. 
>  It's
> not particularly dangerous, but the movement is much easier to perform 
> after
> you've watched someone graft in person.
>
> Steve Herje, Lone Rock, WI
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lisa Almarode" <lisaalmarode@yahoo.com>
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 3:25 PM
> Subject: [NAFEX] grafting knife bevel
>
>
> > I have just received my grafting knife (victorinox).
> > It has a single bevel on the right of the edge (if
> > you hold the knife with the bevel side up, the edge
> > is on the left).
> >
> > The natural way I'm holding this is with the knife
> > in my right and the wood in my left (I'm right
> > handed), pushing away from myself to cut, and that
> > leaves the beveled edge next to the wood.  It doesn't
> > seem right.  Am I holding the knife/wood wrong, is
> > it a left-handed knife, or is the bevel next to the
> > wood actually correct?
> >
> > Though even with the bevel, my (practice) cuts are a
> > lot better than with the razor...
> >
> > Lisa in Ashland Oregon
> >
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