This communication summarizes the salient features and mechanisms in high-pressure homogenization of wood fibres in order to make nanofibrillar cellulose (NFC). The energy-efficiency of delamination of fibres and the clogging tendency of fibres in high-pressure homogenizers/microfluidizers during delamination are critical and ways to alleviate these problems are reviewed. It is shown that the mechanical properties of NFC-films can be estimated from the Page equation. Usually, the evolution of the tensile strength properties of NFC-films increases with the extent of film delamination to reach a saturation value, which can be deduced from first principles using the Page equation. Finally, the evolution of the rheological features of NFC-gels and the barrier properties are reviewed and the estimation the nanofraction content in NFC-gels is being discussed.