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I tried a few of these last year.  It would seem to be maybe be a stronger 
graft, I don't know.  after doing a few a went back to whip and tongue for 
this reason.  You are trying to match 4 angle cuts rather than two.  Although 
with apples I am not sure perfection really matters.  A wedge graft is 
actually aligning a small portion of the scions cambium and they seem to work.

 

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Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [nafex] saddle grafts
  
Dave Liezen


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> Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:18:16 -0400
> From: ehilborn@mebtel.net
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> Subject: Re: [nafex] saddle grafts
>
> Thank you Alexis and Alan.
>
> I was not aware of this technique either but it does look attractive.
>
> I particularly liked the use of the plastic bag in the video, I had
> never seen that before!
>
> Betsy
>
> On 3/30/2013 12:14 PM, Alan Haigh wrote:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UC5Dr3tWDc
> >
> > I hadn't heard of this technique until it was mentioned here. It's not
> > quite as easy as a splice graft which I can perform with a hand pruner but
> > it's pretty nifty.
> > __________________
> >He even uses an Opinel, as do I, the #7 or 8. Holds an edge well. Haven't 
> >yet tried saddle graft, but the way Stephen Hayes managed it looks like a 
> >winner. I've heard some people cut bread bags into strips to use for 
> >sealing grafts, much like is shown on this video. I have used 
> >electrician's tape, as suggested by someone on this list, and the results 
> >have been favorable.
Happy grafting. May your dreams bear good fruit!
Dave Liezen, E. WA, z6, where the black currants, Lord Lambourne apple and 
Bud9 apple root stocks finally show life!
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I just posted the video because I thought it was interesting, not because I
thought it preferable to the worlds simplest graft- the splice.  The splice
provides more than adequate cambium contact and requires just two simple
slanted cuts that can be performed with a pruning shear.  I use a double
bladed Italian model available from amleo.com.  I wrap the grafts with
electric tape (which I slice longitudinally once it is fully healed) and
the scion wood with parafilm.

I do about 100 such grafts a year.