cavey
5 year old buck +
No..... (Well was my new $$ Tina fixed blade worth the price?)... No...no... no....
I had high hopes that my buy was a good one, and maybe once I grind it down it will be ......... BUT, as a whole my feed back on the Tine is less than stellar. My cheaper - almost free Antonini grafting knives cut better even after I reworked the edge on the Tina. The blade on the Tina is firm and thick. I dont like blade flex so that was fine, the handle is ok but I expected more... its no different than a cheap kitchen steak knife in feel. I wish the handle was thicker. For me overall the blade felt to thick and was not as surgical of a cut as the Antonini. It pulled harder into the wood than I liked. Smaller diameter cuts didnt go as well I wanted. I did about a third of my order of RS - 50 or so trees and then switched back to finish the rest with my old knife. Granted I have it honed down to a razor after years of use. I just wanted to get away from bench grafting with a folder. The Tina just didnt feel or cut like the older one.
So point blank -- buy a grafting knife but you definitely do not need an expensive one. Just thought I would give some feedback.
I had high hopes that my buy was a good one, and maybe once I grind it down it will be ......... BUT, as a whole my feed back on the Tine is less than stellar. My cheaper - almost free Antonini grafting knives cut better even after I reworked the edge on the Tina. The blade on the Tina is firm and thick. I dont like blade flex so that was fine, the handle is ok but I expected more... its no different than a cheap kitchen steak knife in feel. I wish the handle was thicker. For me overall the blade felt to thick and was not as surgical of a cut as the Antonini. It pulled harder into the wood than I liked. Smaller diameter cuts didnt go as well I wanted. I did about a third of my order of RS - 50 or so trees and then switched back to finish the rest with my old knife. Granted I have it honed down to a razor after years of use. I just wanted to get away from bench grafting with a folder. The Tina just didnt feel or cut like the older one.
So point blank -- buy a grafting knife but you definitely do not need an expensive one. Just thought I would give some feedback.