Posted 8 years ago
nigelvenus…
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I was hoping to find out the purpose of these tools I found in an old barn. They have 2 fixed razorblades mounted to the block.
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Posted 8 years ago
nigelvenus…
(5 items)
I was hoping to find out the purpose of these tools I found in an old barn. They have 2 fixed razorblades mounted to the block.
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I think I’ve got it! A brief explanation: Grafting is used to attach a limb from one type of tree on a different tree; such as creating an apple tree which produces several different types of apples on different branches. Grafting is done by making a shallow cut, at a downward angle, into the living layer of bark on a host tree, making a flap. Then a bud from the donor tree is inserted into the flap and covered tightly until the bud becomes a living, growing part of the host tree. PECAN budding is done by cutting a square in the bark of the host tree and prying off the bark. Then an identical square of bark, containing a bud from the donor tree, is placed in the hole and covered. There are special folding knives, with two parallel blades, called “pecan budders” which are used to insure that the width of the squares are identical. These wooden tools would do the same thing. Place the tool on the tree, whack it with a mallet, and connect the ends of the cuts with a knife and you have identically sized squares. The hole between the blades is to clear the bud when cutting.
I'll post a pic of a pecan budder.
That sounds correct. My uncle did graft pecan trees.