Method and Microtome for producing thin sections cut with a profile record mode

The invention relates to a method for producing thin sections by means of a microtome, wherein a handwheel (32) is driven manually for producing a first thin section, and in which with the aid of an encoder (38), the rotational movement of the handwheel (32) is detected and profile of the rotary movement is detected. The profile is determined is stored and selected at least one second thin section for the production. A motor (24) is driven to generate a cutting movement between a cutting unit (16) and a sample holder (12) for generating the second thin section corresponding to the stored selected profile. Further, the invention relates to a microtome (10) with the aid of the method described above is performed.