I use a Wig-L-Bug; A machine dentists used to make fillings. It has a little stainless steel capsule with a metal ball. A minute of this on dry wood works extrememly well and the final product comes out fairly easily. Val Barber >Hi Isogeochemlisters: > >Relatively new to this venue...but, based on the questions i've read, i >think my question is appropriate... > >Question: >Any advice on how to mill tree-ring wood samples to the fine-grained (<250 >microns) fraction suggested for cellulose extraction? Presently, I using a >modified cuisinart with moderate success. > >Thanks in advance. > >Matthew Kirby > >Matthew E. Kirby >Syracuse University >Heroy Geology Laboratory >Syracuse, NY 13224 >[log in to unmask] >315 443-3828 Valerie Barber Institute of Marine Science O'Neill 200 University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 99775 work phone (907) 474-7899 fax (907) 474-7204