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Technique of free-hand section cutting
The first step of slide preparation is section cutting. Keep all the requirements needed for section cutting such as watch glass, sharp razor or safety blade, slide, brush, needles, water and materials in front of you. Hold the material vertically in between the thumb and fore fingure of the left hand in such a way that the material lies at the level of fore finger and the thumb below it. hold the razor or blade by the right hand, now, make a horizontal cut to material with a single stroke. Repeat the process several times by moving the blade rapidly so as to get a number of sections. Keep all the sections collected on the blade on water 
