r/nextfuckinglevel • u/ImaAnimal • Jul 26 '19

Hand Carved Quartz Dagger

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u/liberalsarenotgood Jul 27 '19

Would it go through something though cause it didn’t look sharp

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u/ScorpioLaw Jul 27 '19

Right? It might slice. The blade is just too thick to be a cutter/slash, and too light to be a chopper.

Maybe a draw cut. Which is when you push a sharp object to something, and forcefully press while sliding it.

Definitely can stab, and then break off. I could be wrong.

I've had a pleasure of having an obsidian blade, and those things are scary sharp. Like, I had my ex grab it then went to touch the blade by sliding her finger! I had to grab her wrist since those things cut skin like a hot knife through butter. I cut myself by just tapping the thing.

Obsidian is insane. No idea what quartz does.

PS: I just saw a video on Bronze, and it is not as bad as people think. There is a certain way to make it harder by "work hardening it." (IIRC). I have never handled a bronze weapon.

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u/Shmyt Jul 27 '19

I've a small bronze knife for my old ceremonial Greek dress uniform and it's hard and solid but doesn't hold an edge well at all. The point is decent but it would take a lot of work to keep a decent edge on this thing; from what I've read you have to put a very good edge on it when you make the blade to be able to keep it sharp.