On Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 6:27:03 AM UTC-4, dadiOH wrote:
wrote:
Does anyone know if it is possible to make a flat surface on a pencil
sized, 16" long piece of end grain using a hand planer? I am trying
to count very faint tree rings on a sugar maple without using
sandpaper, which clogs up the pores with saw dust. Would a hand or
electric planner catch rather than cut, or create a rough surface
when viewed under a microscope? If anyone knows of a better method
then please let me know.

Got a microtome? Or a sharp knife or chisel? Razor blade?

Is a microtome a place where really short people a buried?

Oh wait...that's not a b. ;-)