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Specifics of the glass knife:

- Blade of choice for the ultra-thin sectioning required in transmission electron microscopy - Softer metal blades - Diamond knives are stronger and override glass knives - Diamond knives are obviously more expensive than glass knives, so some researchers still choose to use glass knives

All this information is from the research on this link- http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Glass_knife

Making of the glass knife:

- First a glass square is cut, after that a knife blade is cut from the glass square - Hold the glass square to a given angle (most sources say 80 to 90 degrees) - Put and hold into the clamping lever to cut with glass blade, into the shape of a smaller glass square - Hold glass square to a specific distance from the blade and cut into a very thin glass blade - This knife blade can be cut into a variety of different shapes, ranging from rectangles to triangles, depending on what the knife is used for

All this information is from the research on the links: http://synapses.clm.utexas.edu/lab/howto/protocols/glassknife.stm http://www.usask.ca/biology/scopes/glass%20knife%20maker%20LKB7800%20Instruction.html

Uses of a glass knife:

- Used in micrpscopic surgery - Also used to slice up herbs to smoke

This information is from the research on the link: http://www.emsdiasum.com/microscopy/products/preparation/glassknife.aspx