>For example, it appears that using a sideways scooping motion, like a spoon
in soup, is better than stabbing straight down the side of the cell and
pulling up).

Not necessary if larva is well fed (as any larva that you graft should be).
Tip--put grafting frame into queenless builder for a few hours before
grafting.

Chinese tool works best in old, dark combs, due to rounded bottoms--much
harder in new combs.

Trick with Chinese tool is to slide larva and jelly off without pinching
larva--easy with practice.

>  My question is - what's the best way to place the cells?  Just slide them
between two frames, being careful not to crush them?

Yes, push only on plastic cell, cell pointing down.  Best success when
placed lapping over brood.  I put just below honey band at top of center
brood frame--easy to push the cell cup into the honey, cell overlapping
brood.

Randy Oliver

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