70 THE DIFFERENT BUDDING OPERATIONS 



Where very much bark budding is done a special knife 

 (Fig. 33) for cutting the exact size of the patch is necessary. 

 This can be made by fastening two thin steel knife blades to a 

 block of wood so that two parallel cuts can be made at one 

 time. Such a tool when drawn horizontally across the bark 

 and then vertically, will cut a square patch the desired 



FIG. 34. Tying up the Bud. 



size. If the blades are set about one inch apart, the patch 

 will be one inch square which will be large enough for 

 most work. The same knife can be used in cutting the buds 

 by_drawing it around the twig. After the patch contain- 

 ing the bud is removed the sides can be trimmed to secure 

 a perfect fit. 



In performing the operation, the patch is first removed 

 from the stock and then the bud cut from the cion. The 



