Quest for Wood Cells

[Don Schaeffer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2zG7MYGEDM
I have this private obsession about seeing the cells of wood--the building blocks of trees. Wood is the ultimate vegetable stem. The substance is so opaque seeing the cells is very difficult for a light microscope. I've been using thin wood shavings and surface illumination. What I can see is interesting.