Ancient Knives

good thing we have h1 steel now. should last even longer than bronze.:)

good article thanks for sharing.
 
They found the grave of the world's first bladeforums member?

This is what happened to that one member that just dissapeared.
 
I've never had a problem with my obsidian blade, if it gets dull I just knap a little and it's good to go. :thumbsup: The heck with these new fangled materials; it's all just marketing. :p
 
You know I've actually been trying to think about how to incorporate obsidian into a little dagger. I have a small arrow head made out of the stuff.

If it was good enough for the Mayans and Aztecs it's good enough for me.
 
It's a dagger, so the spine whacking test (which is a bit stupid IMHO anyway) is not relevant.
Rich
 
I have once made a bronze blade. It was soft, but more useful than I expected. Bronze blades were better than early iron blades.
 
Have we gone into other countries than the USA (which would be understandable), or has a sense of humor been lost? :confused:
 
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That's a great video !! :D

Bronze was about 10 % tin with copper and iron was wrought iron [ not steel , no carbon] .Neither was heat treatable .However many were work hardened on the edges .That process thinned the edge and hardened it. Scythes today can be found and they are about .40 % carbon not enough to HT but are sharpened by work hardening. Working in a field you had a small anvil which was set into a stump .These anvils are also available. The scythe blade is drawn across the anvil , hammering as you go ,sharper and harder ! :)
 
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