Serpette pruning knife with acacia wood handle and brass floral inlay

Pruning Knives Ref. 3613

Acacia Wood Handle Pruning Knife with Brass Floral Inlay – 9.4 cm Handle, Inox Bolster

Name: Acacia Wood Handle Pruning Knife with Brass Floral Inlay – 9.4 cm Handle, Inox Bolster
Brand: Pakistan Knives Factory
SKU: 3613
Price: 5.00 USD
Availability: InStock

This pruning knife has a hawksbill blade and acacia wood handle with a brass floral inlay, inox bolster, made in Pakistan.

$5.00

Unit price. Rates are degressive by quantity, size and material.

Wholesale $3.50

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Factory direct Sialkot, since 1982
Worldwide shipping
Private label on request
Wholesale pricing by quantity

About this knife

This serpette pruning knife pairs an 8.2 cm curved hawksbill blade with a 9.4 cm acacia wood handle inlaid with a brass floral vine motif, finished with a polished inox bolster. Manufactured in Pakistan, the decorative inlay sets it apart from the plain-handle versions in the range. A wholesale item for retailers wanting a more ornamented pruning knife.

Specifications

Weight: 0.121 kg
Blade size (cm): 8.2
Handle size (cm): 9.4
Blade: Stainless steel
Handle: Acacia wood
Bolster: Inox

Knife Notes

Know-how from our Sialkot workshop

Made in Sialkot

How a brass vine motif is set into acacia

Metal inlay is an old decorative technique: a shallow recess is cut into the wood in the outline of the design, the brass piece is pressed or glued into it, and the whole surface is sanded until metal and wood sit perfectly level. Done well, a fingertip run across the handle feels no step at all.

On this hooked blade knife the motif is a floral vine, an apt choice for a tool made to prune vines, set into a 9.4 cm acacia handle behind a polished inox bolster. Inlay is common on decorative knives from Sialkot, and it is the reason this pruner weighs a little more and looks more ornamental than the plain-handle versions.

Care & maintenance

Looking after acacia, inlay and inox

Three materials meet on this handle, and each wants slightly different care:

Wipe sap off the 8.2 cm blade after every session and dry it before folding.
Rub a little mineral oil into the acacia every few months so it does not dry out and shrink away from the inlay.
Brass tarnishes; if the motif dulls, clean it with a dab of brass polish on a cotton bud, keeping it off the surrounding wood.
The inox bolster needs nothing more than a dry cloth.
At the end of the pruning season, put a drop of light oil at the pivot.

Kept this way, a Pakistan stainless knife with an inlaid handle stays as handsome as the day it arrived.

Sharpening

Finding the original bevel with a marker pen

Matching the factory angle saves metal and keeps the edge strong:

Colour the bevel of the 8.2 cm blade along its whole curve with a permanent marker.
Take a few light strokes on a fine stone, using its edge to reach inside the hook.
Check where the ink has gone: if it has disappeared only at the top of the bevel, raise the angle slightly; if only at the very edge, lower it.
Adjust until the stone removes the ink evenly, then sharpen properly on both faces.
Keep the stone well away from the inlaid handle, where a slip would scratch the brass.

Questions & answers

Inlaid pruner: quality and price questions

How good is the quality of a Pakistan knife like this one?

The inlay is the best test of workmanship on this model. Run a finger over the brass vine motif: it should be flush with the acacia, with no glue line or gap around the outline. Then check the inox bolster joint and the closing alignment of the 8.2 cm blade. When those details are clean, you are looking at the careful handwork the best Pakistan knives are known for.

What is the Pakistan knife price for this inlaid model?

It is shown per piece at the top of this page, in rupees (PKR) for visitors in Pakistan. Gift shops and garden retailers ordering several pieces receive a lower unit rate; ask on WhatsApp or by email with your quantity.

Is it meant for real pruning or for display?

Both. The stainless hawksbill blade does the same job as on the plain versions, while the inlaid handle makes it a natural gift or display piece. If you want the handle to stay pristine, keep it for lighter work such as roses and cut flowers.