About this knife

This serpette pruning knife pairs an 8.4 cm curved hawksbill blade with a second, smaller hawksbill-style blade, both folding into a 9.6 cm teak wood handle with a polished inox bolster. Manufactured in Pakistan, the two blade sizes suit different cutting jobs during vine pruning and grafting. A wholesale item for retailers wanting a versatile two-blade pruning knife.

Specifications

Manufacturer
Pakistan Knives Factory, Sialkot, Pakistan
Weight
0.105 kg
Blade size (cm)
8.4
Handle size (cm)
9.6
Blade
Stainless steel
Handle
Teak wood
Bolster
Inox
Knife Notes

Know-how from our Sialkot workshop

Sharpening

Matching each blade's edge to its job

This knife carries an 8.4 cm hawksbill for pruning and a smaller hooked blade for finer work, so sharpen them for their tasks rather than identically.

  1. Work the main serpette knife blade on a medium stone or ceramic rod at about 20 to 25 degrees, following the curve from heel to point; a slightly sturdier edge stands up to knots and woody shoots.
  2. Give the smaller blade a finer finish: after the medium grit, move to a fine stone, around 3000 or higher, so it slices green bark cleanly.
  3. Remove the burr on both blades with a few light alternating strokes.
  4. Open and close each blade a few times, wipe away metal dust, and add a drop of oil at the pivot.
Questions & answers

Questions about a two-blade pruner

What is the folding knife price in Pakistan for this two-blade model?

US$4.20 per piece (PKR 1,676 for buyers in Pakistan). From 50 pieces the price drops to US$2.94 per piece. For a larger order, send us the quantity on WhatsApp or by email and we will quote a lower rate.

What is the second blade for?

The smaller hooked blade handles the fine work of pruning and grafting: trimming a graft, cleaning up a ragged cut, or working in tight spaces where the 8.4 cm main blade is too large. Reserving it for those jobs also keeps its edge keen.

Best uses

One handle, two blades, a whole pruning day

With a 9.6 cm teak handle and two folding blades, this Pakistan stainless knife lets a grower switch tools without reaching for a second one. The main blade takes the heavier cuts, the small one the delicate ones.

  • Spur pruning on vines
  • Trimming grafts and rootstock
  • Tidying ragged branch cuts
  • Taking hardwood cuttings
  • Cutting tying twine and raffia
  • Nursery and propagation benches
Display & retail

Show both blades open on the counter

A two-blade pruner looks like any other folder when closed, so the display has to do the explaining. Stand one sample on a small easel with both blades half-open, the 8.4 cm hawksbill in front and the smaller blade behind, and add a card: 'One for pruning, one for grafting'.

  • Place it next to grafting tape, budding ties and rootstock catalogues, where propagators browse.
  • Shelve it alongside the single-blade teak pruners, so the second blade reads as a clear bonus.
  • In late winter, group it with secateurs and pruning saws for the start of the season.

Customers asking where the stock comes from can be told plainly: these are Pakistan-made knives from Sialkot, a centre of the cutlery trade.