North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

[Jwlehman@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/12/2013 8:14:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
chandos49@hotmail.com writes:

> So, if I hold the knife in my right hand with the blade edge facing left, 
> should the near side or far be beveled ?

Yes. Either way, left or right, the unbeveled side or completely flat side 
should be on the wood being cut. 

Jerry
>From iwgarden@earthlink.net  Tue Mar 12 21:47:52 2013
Return-Path: <iwgarden@earthlink.net>
X-Original-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Delivered-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Received: by lists.ibiblio.org (Postfix, from userid 20217)
        id 3BEA9E8D4E; Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:47:52 -0400 (EDT)
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on 
mailman1.ibiblio.org
X-Spam-Level: 
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,
        DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,
        RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.1
Received: from elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net
        (elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net [209.86.89.65])
        by lists.ibiblio.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74C1AE8D46
        for <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>; Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:47:47 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from [99.125.140.103] (helo=IdellsRobot)
        by elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67)
        (envelope-from <iwgarden@earthlink.net>) id 1UFanC-0004Wj-BR
        for nafex@lists.ibiblio.org; Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:47:46 -0400
From: "Idell Weydemeyer" <iwgarden@earthlink.net>
To: "'nafex mailing list at ibiblio'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
References: <20130311.221404.24178.0@webmail11.dca.untd.com>
In-Reply-To: <20130311.221404.24178.0@webmail11.dca.untd.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:47:45 -0700
Message-ID: <004101ce1f8c$c31419c0$493c4d40$@net>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
        charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0
Thread-Index: Ac4ez9H2qY7/C4tZTW2A2ngFMbr7rwAu7UKA
Content-Language: en-us
X-ELNK-Trace: 
88d76e6bfb7b88881aa676d7e74259b7b3291a7d08dfec797deb74e388b08a6b01ae783026715de7350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c
X-Originating-IP: 99.125.140.103
Subject: Re: [nafex] Grafting compound or materials used
X-BeenThere: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9
Precedence: list
Reply-To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
List-Id: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex.lists.ibiblio.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex>,
        <mailto:nafex-request@lists.ibiblio.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/nafex>
List-Post: <mailto:nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
List-Help: <mailto:sympa@lists.ibiblio.org?subject=HELP>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex>,
        <mailto:nafex-request@lists.ibiblio.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:47:52 -0000

Hi-- 

I have used parafilm on all my grafts for years and wrap the whole graft.
Works very well for me --keeps them slightly moist. I graft plums in mid Jan
to mid February and apples and pears in mid to late march, some into April.
Everything else is grafted in between those times but I do mulberries and
jujubes sometimes when the buds have broken-- into late April .I do not do
peaches since they work best when bud grafted in the middle of the summer.
However for grafting the stump of a tree that I have cut down, I use various
grafts and use grafting wax to seal the cut area and wrap the scions with
parafilm. 

 I am in California in the northern part (zone 9a). and can see the San
Francisco bay from my house but have warmer weather than San Francisco.  

Idell Weydemeyer

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Scott Weber and Muffy
Barrett
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 8:14 PM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [nafex] Grafting compound or materials used


---------- Original Message ----------

<<<What  material  is used to seal the wood on a large graft when a 
small scion is put on? (Cleft graft)>>>
Different things--on small ones I've tried parafilm(not recommended).
Grafting wax works well, but it's messy.  There are paint on 'wound
dressings' for trees--my limited experience was not so good.  Then there are
the hand-moldable compound that someone else wrote of--they sound
interesting.  I think I've even heard of using plastic wrap but I've never
tried it.

<<If you are doing whip and tongue and cover the buds above do you 
uncover them or will they make their own breaks always?>>  If you are
wrapping them with parafilm they will break out (as Jerry's photos showed so
well).  Anything firmer you may have to nick to let the bud out (sometimes I
nick the parafilm, if I have a weak scion).

<<<Knifes used -Left handed and right handed.    I myself never knew of 
this, might some one please explain them and how to sharpen them.>>>
A knife made for grafting had a blade which is beveled only on one side of
one edge.    That way you can make a smooth cut when holding the flat (not
beveled) side against the stick of scionwood; if you use the knife holding
the beveled side against the wood, it will tend to curve into it instead of
cutting straight for that long straight cut that you want/need.  Left handed
is beveled on one side, one for a right hander is on the other.  Despite the
name, it depends on how you hold it; I'm a left hander perfectly happy with
a right-handed knife.   When sharpening be sure to grind on the beveled side
only or you will defeat the design.    I hope it makes some sense the way I
said it.
Muffy Barrett
__________________


____________________________________________________________
NetZero now offers 4G mobile broadband. Sign up now.
http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=NZINTISP0512T4GOUT1
__________________
nafex mailing list 
nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
aubscribe/unsubscribe|user config|list info:
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex
message archives
https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/nafex 
Google message archive search:
site: lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/nafex [searchstring] 
nafex list mirror sites:
http://nafexlist.blogspot.com/
http://groups.google.com/group/nafexlist
https://sites.google.com/site/nafexmailinglist
Avant Geared  http://www.avantgeared.com