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Grafting interstem apple trees in one year instead of two. I think most interstems are grafted by budding, which would require two years, but would also require less scion wood. If you have the materials, it's no problem to do it in one year.
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An inexpensive, but quality grafting knife is the Victorinox Gardener: amzn.to/1Fut9Gg (affiliate link) If you have a Swiss army knife or similar pocket knife, you can use that for grafting and it should work fine. If you want a real grafting knife that is sharpened on one side only, I like this one a lot. It has a grippy handle, it's cheap and the bright color makes it hard to lose and easy to spot when you need it. It also has a thin and easy to sharpen blade. The only significant difference between this and the more expensive victorinox grafting knife is that the grafting knife has a flap lifter for budding, which isn't necessary unless you do a whole lot of budding, so don't waste your money. Having lost several grafting knives in the field, I highly recommend the neon yellow handle version.