I have found myself when cutting scions or stock that I have my tips of my thumbs together and it Puts a lot of controls on any slips. Being on Coumidin (Rat Poison) for the rest of my life I have to be very careful. Try it it can stop a slip many times. I try to remember to show this to anyone I teach grafting to. I did forget to show Bob Halgren last spring and He had a lot of stitches.
Lucky is right you have a right handed grafting knife.
I have sent Lucky and Doc L TV clip of a person using bypass pruning shears to make the cuts and I think it is the way I will be going. The knife then only is to clean up the one edge of the cut. Make sure the pruners are sharp.
From: Lucky Pittman
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