First time grafters: what's working, what isn't?

[TheNiceGuy]

I’m going to try first grafts tonight, any pointers? Details here:

Grafting for complete beginners?

I only have access to Psion wood at the same stage as the rootstock – it’s just starting to bud up . Does the still have a possibility of working? I was going to try that cleft graft you described above, and only leave one branch of the native rootstock to keep the system flowing for a while. Hardy plum rootstock as I described above from our unsuccessful plum graft, and all the Psion will be different varieties of plum. Good plan? I don’t have fancy paint or tape. Can I just use backwar…