I use a 2 1/2 inch paring knife that I picked up from a 
yard sale.  I placed a piece of rubber tubing on the back 
of the blade for comfort and dulled the cutting edge.

-- 
Karen Bowden
Staff Research Associate II
University of CA, San Diego
Department of Orthopedics
9500 Gilman Dr. 0630
La Jolla, CA 92093-0630
858-277-4970

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ian clarke wrote:
> Hi all,
> Iam looking to see what techniques people use to remove the excess wax from
> around the cassette after embedding and before trimming.We use at present a
> blunted scalpel  but we have been told there may be a risk from needle stick
> type injury.
> Thanks to all in advance
> Ian Clarke
> Histopathology/Cytopathology
> CAH
> 
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