Receiving a carton of teak-handled grafting knives
Teak is a natural material, so a carton of these will never look perfectly uniform. Check what matters on a grafting knife and let the grain vary.
- The rounded inox bolster meets the teak in a smooth curve, without a ridge or a gap.
- The 8.5 cm straight blade opens and closes evenly and rests centred in the 10 cm handle.
- Under a bright light, the edge bevel looks consistent along its length.
- The handle ends show no splits, the place where wood is most likely to check.
- Colour and grain differ from knife to knife; with teak that is normal, not a fault.
