Have we reached the pinnacle of knife development technology?

shane45-1911 said:
Do we have self-sharpening steel yet? No??? Then we still have a long way to go....
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I heard that Maxamet will go, go, cut, cut... dull... then as the carbide does something, it will catch a second wind and cut like it is sharp again. I do not understand the mechanism in which this works, but it was told to me by somebody who does/has used Maxamet like that. Semi-sharpening steel? Ha
 
Hashishiin said:
I heard that Maxamet will go, go, cut, cut... dull... then as the carbide does something, it will catch a second wind and cut like it is sharp again. I do not understand the mechanism in which this works, but it was told to me by somebody who does/has used Maxamet like that. Semi-sharpening steel? Ha
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All that is happening is that you have created micro-serrations during use, so it will continue to perform/cut better on certain materials.
 
Wild Willie said:
Using kyber crystals to harness the energy of the force would render all of our steel concerns moot
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I'm thinking more along the lines of Terminator-type morphing metallic material. Semi-organic in nature, and can realign its molecules at will.

500 years from now when someone necro-vives this thread on BF, people are gonna say "Jeez, that Shane guy was on to something...how could he have known???" 🤣
 
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The knife has been in development for at least 2.5 millions years. I don't think we'll see major breakthrough like when we went from sylex to bronze, or from bronze to steel, so in that sense yes, we've reached the pinnacle.
 
What I think will happen is we will finaly get a knife that truly NEVER needs to be sharpened with typical use but not abuse.
 
In fact, I am working on some designs right now.....

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DangerZone98 said:
This is what excites me to think about. Will there be a day when M390 becomes a “so-so” offering compared to the cutting edge offerings of the future? Only time will tell perhaps.
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People asked the same thing about yester-years steels, I see it in older threads.

Yes and no. You can still cut and use an AUS-6 knife just fine.
 
Wild Willie said:
Using kyber crystals to harness the energy of the force would render all of our steel concerns moot

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Yeah, but you have you seen the lines of pilgrims on Jedha to pick up some kyber? 😒 I'm holding out for a Jawa grayware knockoff since they don't respect intellectual property anyway. It won't be as good, but it will cost 60% less and they might bundle a Protocol Droid with it or something.
 
I don't think we're even close to any sort of pinnacle in any field of technology. Idk about 50 years, but if we could travel forward, say, 300 or 400 years I think the world would be as incomprehensible and magical seeming to us as our world would be to someone who was similarly transported from the Middle Ages to the present day.
 
I would imagine ceramics and some kind of synthetic hardening material will be the way to go
 
goldie said:
Although we have made huge strides in the last 20 years we might still be in the stone age
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People talk about steels every day on this forum. That's iron. You could argue that we're still in the iron age in terms of knife making. I think you might be able to make a pretty good case for it.

I know you mean figuratively the stone age and not literally the stone age, but you're talking specifically about one of the oldest known hand tools in human history, which directly relates to the three prehistorical ages of humanity. The stone, bronze, and iron ages are all reflected in the knives and other hand tools people used.

goldie said:
what if some kind of new material develops or is accidently found that makes everything we are using today mediocre?
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It would cost too much and most people would continue using steel.
 
Sadly I fear we're all moving towards a future where you'll need a permit to own even a kitchen knife and that of course will inhibit development. I hope I am wrong. Somebody brought up how legislation is able to drive trends. An example of this is the rebirth of slipjoints because of Europe.
 
I look forward to change in materials and design...as long as it improves the platform to which it is being applied.
 
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