Pair of Tina's.......

[cj65]

I bet you were wondering if this should have been in another forum.

I first bought a Tina as a grafting budding combination knife back in the late 80's during my college days. It was an advanced plant production class and the topic was grafting. Times have changed, then the Universities told you to go out and buy a knife! So I did. I had not seen this one for about 2 yrs. and I was really stoked when I found it going through some of our moving boxes that take up space in my man cave. I was so relieved I had found it, I started searching on ebay for other Tina knives. So, I bought this hawk bill pruner. So, these are my two horticulture knives. The budding/grafting knife is a one sided bevel, and it is really sharp. The hawkbill pruner is giving me some challenges regarding keeping a nice bevel, but it will be a working knife anyways. The joint needs some work, it is a real nail buster getting that sucker open. Really, it broke my thumb nail. I oiled the joint like a good slippie trad man. It is real sharp also. Thanks for looking!

 

[neeman]

Nothing like finding one of your old knives!

http://www.timmenterprises.com/specials/tina.htm

 

[nokia]

I got an old camillius hawkbill that sharpens up like a scapel. I wish I could carry it more, but its a nuisance in the pocket because its so big

 

[cj65]

Nothing like finding one of your old knives!

http://www.timmenterprises.com/specials/tina.htm

Thanks for that link Neeman! I recall my budding/grafting costing me approx $37 or so at the end of the 80's. Post new wave, and pre grunge.

 

[lambertiana]

I have a Tina grafting knife, it takes a wicked edge.

 

[cj65]

I have a Tina grafting knife, it takes a wicked edge.

Plus you have all of that great scion wood up there at Monrovia Nursery!

Got rootstock?

 

[Will Power]

Those gardening knives look better when they've been used on the job! Nice tone on those wooden handles and thanks for showing us something unusual. You still in the horti-branch?

 

[cj65]

I had been in Hort for over 27 yrs, primarily in sales, but I always wanted to learn grafting. I was able to spend a little bench grafting time doing avocado trees primarily, but since I was supposed to be in the office conducting sales business, I could not spend time in production. It is something I would like pursue at retirement, but I have a couple of decades to go. God willing and the creek don't rise of course. Right now, I am a field technician for a weather based "smart" landscape irrigation controller company.

 

[Will Power]

Interesting work all round!