>
> I graft thousands of queens, and also train others to do so.  Some become
quite proficient; others never do.  It requires good fine motor skills.
I agree with Dick's tip to graft in a pitch-dark room with a headlamp.

>  But, from an intact cell the motion is simply stab the tool with the
tongue on the far side wall until the tip of the tool is bent well past the
bottom of the cell then pulling the tool out keeping that tongue on the far
side wall while tilting the top of the tool slightly towards you.

I do the same, but typically rotate the grafting tool to approach the larva
from the back side of its curve.  I get better scoopage by doing so, and
there's less chance of injury to the larva during push off with a Chinese
tool.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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