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Now do one for stone tools. Edit: Your proposed replacement for stone tools, "steel", is impractical because: [ ] it's not as sharp [ ] it rusts [ ] it's m
by Turing_Machine 3y ago
Now do one for stone tools.
Edit:
Your proposed replacement for stone tools, "steel", is impractical because:
[ ] it's not as sharp
[ ] it rusts
[ ] it's more expensive
[ ] it requires a much more complex fabrication process
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- arp242 3y agoPeople have tried this: they made a stone axe, and they made a bronze or steel axe. Then they cut down a tree. The metal ones work loads better. I'm not entirely sure if a stone axe is sharper or not, but a steel one will last much longer – a metal one may corrode, but a stone one will chip easily (whether it's sharp or not is unimportant as such; you don't make an axe to be sharp, you make an axe to cut down a tree – one reason steel axes work better is that they're smaller: for bigger trees you will have to cut less). There's a reason why people started using steel, and why archaeologists find discarded broken stone tools all over the place.