Victorinox GARDENING TOOLS User Manual

GAR DEN ING T OOL S

14567 REV2010

Unscrew the cutting edges of the
Harvester. Apply a few drops of
oil where the blades contact each
other.

Rea ssem ble the too l. T his
will ensure a lifetime of faithful
service from your gardening tool.

Extend each implement halfway, then
apply a few drops of oil at the base of
that implement. For blades that do
not move easily, open and close a few
times in warm water, then dry and
oil. This care will ensure a lifetime of
faithful service.

MAINTENANCE GARDEN TOOLS

If your Swiss Army Knife has a manufacturer’s defect covered by our war­ranty, we will either repair or replace it, at our option, without charge. Please
send to the address below. Include a brief description of the issue along
with your name, address, phone number and e-mail address (optional) with
your return. In California and other states so requiring, you may return the
Swiss Army Knife through your place of purchase.

A damaged Swiss Army Knife not covered by the warranty can be repaired.
Note that repair costs and handling charges may apply. If so, you will be
notified prior to any service. Please send to the address below. Include
a brief description of the issue along with your name, address, phone
number and e-mail address (optional) with your return.

Service Center: Victorinox Swiss Army, Inc. • 7 Victoria Drive • Monroe
CT 06468-1212

REPAIRSHARVESTER

Victorinox guarantees all Swiss Army Knives to be of first class steel and
provides a lifetime warranty ag ainst a ny defec ts in material and
workmanshi p. Th e warr anty d oes n ot app ly to damag e cau sed by
abnormal or unreasonable use of any of the implements (including repairs or
alterations other than by our Authorized Repair Center).

This warranty gives you specific legal rights. Additional rights may be
available under the laws of your State or Province. It is in place of all
other warranties, including warranty of fitness for a particular purpose and
warranty of merchantability and excludes any liability for incidental or
consequential damages.

LIFETIME LIMITED WARRANTY

For more information about our complete line of products, please visit us on­line at www.swissarmy.com.

© Victorinox Swiss Army, Inc. 2010. All Rights Reserved

OUR PRODUCTS

Victorinox produces and sells unique, high quality products worldwide
which are of practical use in differing areas of life: Swiss Army Knives,
Cutlery, Timepieces, Travel Gear, Fashion and Fragrances.

The head office of the company is in Ibach, Schwyz, in the heart
of Switzerland, where founder Karl Elsener first set up his cutler’s
business in 1884 and, a few years later, designed the legendary
“Original Swiss Army Knife”.

OUR LEGACY

Only when you see
the name Victorinox
stamped on the blade
can you be assured
you have the Original
Swiss Army Knife.

Replacement Parts

Call customer service or visit our website at:
www.swissarmy.com to find an authorized dealer
near you.
Customer Information

• 1-800-442-2706

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

Careless or improper use of this product or use of
its implements for purposes for which they are not
intended, such as the use of the knife blade as a
pry-bar, could result in serious injury. Please keep
this product and all sharp or pointed implements
away from children.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Gardener

Sheepsfoot Blade

Pruner

Pruning Blade

Grafter

Sheepsfoot Blade
Grafting Blade

Harvester

• Unique pa tented “cut and
hold” feat ure allows you to
gather stem, then cut in one
simple motion.

• Holding spring and varnished
hardwood handles crafted for
comfortable cutting wi th one
hand.

GARDENING TOOLS

FEATURES

Gardener

Pruner

Harvester

Grafter

BUDDING INSTRUCTIONS

Budding is a form of grafting on shrubs and woody plants that enables
a new plant variety to grow on mature rootstocks. Thus several variet­ies of apples, for example, can be “budded” onto one tree. It is a simple
technique that inserts a bud shoot under the bark of another shrub or tree.
The bark is cut open with a T-cut and detached with the bark remover.

Season to bud a plant: In early to mid summer.

1. Cut off a stem from the shrub or tree

variety you want to bud. Trim away the leaves,
leaving the leaf stalks on the stem. Immerse the
stem in water until it is needed. Take care to
remove any thorns from the stem before trim­ming leaves.

2. Next, cut the rootstock with your Victorinox

grafting Swiss Army Knife as shown. First, using
the arched part of your tool, gently make a small
horizontal cut no deeper than the bark surface.
Then centered approx. 0.75” (2 cm) beneath
the horizontal cut, gently cut bark in an upward
motion. The final cut should look like T-shaped
slits in the bark. Close your knife, and with the
base of the knife, gently peel back the bark
slightly. Note that since tree sap flows most
freely in the summer season, the bark should
separate freely from the tree.

3. Remove the stem from water, and dry so it is not slippery in your hand.

4. Holding the stem firmly with the top of the stem in

your hand, choose one of the buds that is upper­most on the stem. Taking your Victorinox grafting
tool, insert the knife blade below the bud and
guide the knife carefully toward you, keeping the
knife blade flat, just under the bud surface. Don’t
start the cut too close to the bud; once cut, the
bud should be about 1” (2-3 cm) in length. Rose
bud length should be (1-1

1

⁄2cm) shorter.

5. Take the base of the bud and remove a sliver

of wood in the center. Remove it with the tip
of the knife.

6. Holding the leave stalk, take the bud

and slide it into the T-shaped slit on the rootstock.
When the bud is secure, trim theexcess bark and
tie the bud onto the tree.

7. Later on when the bud has new shoot growth, carefully cut away the

ties. In autumn, make sure to prune off the rootstock growth above
the new shoot.

PRUNING

Pruning, the act of cutting back weak or dying shoots, is an
effective way of rejuvenating any plant. The “when” and “how to”
pruning standards are as varied as the many plants grown. The Victorinox
pruning blade can help you get clean cuts.

GRAFTING

Whip graft ing is one of sever al grafting m ethods. Thi s graft­ing technique is used for ornamental plants that do not respond
to budding, and also used for graftin g a variety onto a
rootstock . Anothe r method of gr afting, Cleft grafting, is use d
to put anothe r fr uit v ariety onto a frui t tr ee to pro vide a
pollin ator. Ask y our lo cal nu rsery how to graft prope rly.

Season to graft: Late winter or early spring.

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Stalk

Root
Stalk

T-Shape