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        82 months ago

        Way too brittle if it was the weight of a typical sword, and way too heavy otherwise.

        On the other hand, the cutting edge of that sword would be pretty amazing while it lasted.

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          22 months ago

          well what about just having the blade being diamond, like those diamond saws used for cutting rock.

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            32 months ago

            Do you mean just the edge? Because with a sword basically the whole thing other than the handle is the blade.

            But yeah, with a tiny diamond edge you’d probably have the best of both worlds, a light, flexible sword with an ultra-sharp cutting edge.

            Still, the edge probably wouldn’t last for long. If the diamond was attached to a steel blade and the blade flexed, the diamond couldn’t flex and would probably snap.