Quick and Easy Whip and Tongue Graft using Pruners

For those that haven't heard of the whip and tongue graft, it is a very common graft that has two beneficial features: good surface area contact and also strength from the tongue part of the graft that holds the two pieces of wood together tightly.



https://irrecenvhort.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-prop-glossary/06-grafting/02-graftingtypes/17-grafting-whipandtongue.html

I've seen most whip and tongue grafts done with a grafting knife, but haven't seen anything on using a pruner for the diagonal cut, but still using the pruning knife for creating the tongue.

I would think that it would greatly increase the speed that these grafts could be done and also make it easier to create matching cuts to join the two pieces.

Has anyone used a regular pruner for whip and tongue grafts?

I haven't used a pruner for the actual cut.  I suspect that the anvil side of the cutter could crush the tender bark and affect the success of the graft.  Certainly you'd want the anvil on the "waste" side of the cut but I'm guessing that the crushing force could affect 1/8 to 1/4" of bark on the good side.  At least that's my guess...  

Yeah that's what I was thinking too. I may look into getting a double edge cutting pruner with no anvil, but will probably give it a try with regular pruners before getting one of those.

Or get a box cutter or razor knife, they work decently.