[Histonet] Processing and staining sawdust

[Woodward, Denise]

Hi Jim,
I believe someone at the Yale School of Forestry was doing histology on
wood. You might want to try giving them a call. Searching at
www.yale.edu   will get you there I believe.
Good luck,
Denise Long Woodward

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Subject: [Histonet] Processing and staining sawdust

Hi all,

I searched the archives and found nothing on this topic.  I have sawdust
from several trees.  My mission is to process, stain and examine these
specimens and try to identify the types of wood each came from.  Has
anyone
ever performed histology on sawdust?  Can I simply embed the chips in
paraffin and section them or should they be routinely processed?  Is the
traditional H&E the correct stain to use to differentiate the woods?

Any comments and suggestions are welcomed unless you plan on invoicing
me!

Thanks

Jim

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     Jim Staruk
Mass Histology Service
www.masshistology.com

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