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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 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.