budoguytenkaichi [he/him,they/them] to main • edit-24 years agoDid you know: Obsidian blades are the sharpest in the world, 3 times sharper than steel. The catch is it's much more fragile, which is why it's rarely used.imagemessage-square19 fedilinkarrow-up183file-text
arrow-up182imageDid you know: Obsidian blades are the sharpest in the world, 3 times sharper than steel. The catch is it's much more fragile, which is why it's rarely used.budoguytenkaichi [he/him,they/them] to main • edit-24 years agomessage-square19 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWoofWoof91 [comrade/them]hexbear30·edit-24 years agoSteel is also easier to work and is more versatile To make an obsidian kinfe/scalpel/whatever you need a piece of obsidian bigger than the thing you want to make out of it, then knock bits off until it's the size and shape you want link
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]hexbear21·4 years agoSo it's more like sculpting than metalworking? link
minus-squareWoofWoof91 [comrade/them]hexbear22·edit-24 years agoYeah, if you're familiar with flint knapping ìt's exactly the same process, but easier (and more expensive) to fuck up link
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]hexbear21·4 years agoEvery year over a million rocks are flintnapped by the evil lithophile cabal. link
Steel is also easier to work and is more versatile
To make an obsidian kinfe/scalpel/whatever you need a piece of obsidian bigger than the thing you want to make out of it, then knock bits off until it's the size and shape you want
So it's more like sculpting than metalworking?
Yeah, if you're familiar with flint knapping ìt's exactly the same process, but easier (and more expensive) to fuck up
Every year over a million rocks are flintnapped by the evil lithophile cabal.
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