Obsidian Blades

Ohio Historical Society archaeologists discuss Hopewell blades made from obsidian.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• obsidian
• blades;
• Native
• Americans;
• American
• Indians;
• prehistory;
• Ohio
• history;
• Historical
• Society
• History
• Central

[blazingworriors]

Y u no have obsidian tools minecraft?!

[howdoeitend]

obsidian can be sharpened to only one molecule in thickness!

[chefgiovanni]

where can I get one ?

[Meixafuhellzman2]

Does anyone think obsidian laced edges for knifes would be possible? It can be done with Diamond yes? So why not obsidian?

[1234567890nam]

wow thats huge. i want one

[Account0997]

Obsidian is made from iron, manganese, and silica. I can melt it in a custom furnace (though admittedly it won't have a crystalline structure.)

[insanezy]

@harryvonlipwig i doubt it would struggle to cut bread as most obsidian blades have a serrated edge on the so you cut with a sawing motion and you go straight through

[harryvonlipwig]

@longsolid9 its ten times sharper than a surgical scalpel and a lot sharper and probably 20 or more times than razors but would struggle to cut bread without squashing the loaf.... damn loafs

[Theriomalstrom]

@sauske0111 A "boig knofe"? Do you know how a keyboard works?

[sauske0111]

ik u are walking on a feild and u see a black rock and u pick it up and bam a boig obsidian knofe ! i would ji<< im my pants!