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how sharp can a rock be, anyway?
radius:
ok, ok, now that we've got obsidian out of the way (which i knew about, of course) let's talk about some of the other stones people use to knap, like chert or something.
Pat B:
Still sharper than steel! Pat
Justin Snyder:
It probably depends a little on the stone. If you get good stone it will be sharper than steel. (especially if I sharpened the steel) :D I'm sure that poor quality stone will give you a poor quality edge just like poor steel don't hold an edge as well. Justin
DanaM:
Stone can be sharper than steel but steel will be more consistent, from what I've seen most stone knifes are more like a saw edge
which won't give a smooth cut. If ya just knock a flake off and make a hoko knife then yer talkin sharp. Not sure I explained taht real well ???
Coo-wah-chobee:
Well Radius...........let me put it this way....Hope ya never get cut by it ! Stone that is. :o I disagree with Dana, stone can be as consistent as steel. When stone breaks it produces another sharp edge steel does not.................bob
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