About this knife

This grafting knife pairs a 7.5 cm hooked blade with a second thin, flat bark-lifting tool, both folding into a 10 cm black horn handle with a polished inox bolster. Manufactured in Pakistan, the bark lifter helps peel back bark cleanly during grafting work. A wholesale item for retailers targeting full-size grafting and orchard customers.

Specifications

Manufacturer
Pakistan Knives Factory, Sialkot, Pakistan
Weight
0.068 kg
Blade size (cm)
7.5
Handle size (cm)
10
Blade
Stainless steel
Handle
Horn
Bolster
Inox
Knife Notes

Know-how from our Sialkot workshop

How to use

Bark grafting an older tree in spring

Bark grafting, sometimes called rind grafting, changes the variety of an established tree. It is done in spring, once the bark lifts easily, using dormant scions collected in winter.

  1. Saw the branch off squarely, then tidy the bark edge with the 7.5 cm hooked blade.
  2. Make one vertical slit through the bark, about as long as the scion's sloping cut, and ease the bark open with the bark lifter.
  3. Cut a long, flat slope on the scion, plus a short cut on the opposite side to form a thin wedge.
  4. Slide the scion down behind the bark, cut face towards the wood, and fix it with tape or a small nail.
  5. Seal every cut surface with grafting wax.

A keen grafting knife makes the long scion cut in one stroke, and a flat face is what lets a graft take.

Pro tip

Keep scion wood dormant, not dry

Bark grafts in spring depend on scions cut in midwinter while the buds are still asleep. Wrap them in damp paper inside a plastic bag, label each variety, and keep them in a refrigerator until grafting day. Never store them beside apples or other ripening fruit, as the ethylene gas they give off can damage the buds. On the day, refresh the base of each scion with the hooked blade just before it goes under the bark.

Gift ideas

Presents for people who graft seriously

Two tools in a 10 cm black horn handle make this a gift for people who graft every year, not just once. A knife made in Pakistan with a folding bark lifter is also unusual enough to surprise someone who thinks they own every garden tool already.

  • Community orchard volunteers: a few knives for the group's winter grafting day.
  • Someone restoring an old orchard and top-working the trees to better varieties.
  • A horticulture student finishing a course in fruit growing.
  • Father's Day, for the parent who keeps the family fruit trees in shape.
Questions & answers

Horn, steel and the bark lifter: buyer questions

What is the price of this horn grafting knife in Pakistan?

US$4.60 per piece (PKR 1,788 for buyers in Pakistan). From 50 pieces the price drops to US$3.22 per piece. For a larger order, send us the quantity on WhatsApp or by email and we will quote a lower rate.

Can it be supplied under our own brand?

Private label is available on request for wholesale orders. Send us the mark you have in mind and the number of knives, and we will confirm what is possible on this model before the order is made up.