Date: 5/06/2024 21:07:37
From: party_pants
ID: 2162330
Subject: Plastic Axe?

Is there any plastic or polymer or composite material strong enough to make a usable axe?

As in, to chop down a tree with it.

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Date: 5/06/2024 21:11:48
From: Dark Orange
ID: 2162332
Subject: re: Plastic Axe?

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Date: 5/06/2024 21:18:32
From: Dark Orange
ID: 2162333
Subject: re: Plastic Axe?

oops.

The only real non-mineral material I can see working is ceramic.

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Date: 5/06/2024 21:22:06
From: 19 shillings
ID: 2162335
Subject: re: Plastic Axe?

Just google hardest plastic in the world

https://www.google.ca/search?q=hardest+plastic+in+the+world&sca_esv=72159c55dfabcfff&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ADLYWIIP2e8RvOnIzXWQgnhFTFjO64gvxg%3A1717580222470&source=hp&ei=vjFgZo26GryAvr0P8pWo0A8&oq=hardest+plastic&gs_lp=EhFtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1ocCIPaGFyZGVzdCBwbGFzdGljKgIIATIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgcQABiABBgKMgUQABiABDIHEAAYgAQYCkjle1CkGljRbHABeACQAQKYAb4FoAGDOqoBDDItMjAuNC4wLjEuMbgBAcgBAPgBAZgCEqAC5SyoAg_CAgQQABgewgISECMYgAQYJxiKBRidAhhGGPoBwgILEAAYgAQYkQIYigXCAgYQABgWGB7CAgcQIxgnGOoCwgIHEC4YJxjqAsICChAjGIAEGCcYigXCAgQQIxgnwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAhEQLhiABBixAxjRAxiDARjHAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGMcBwgIKEC4YgAQYJxiKBcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFwgIOEC4YgAQYxwEYjgUYrwHCAgsQLhiABBiRAhiKBcICCxAuGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIIEAAYgAQYsQPCAgUQLhiABMICCBAuGIAEGLEDmANDkgcMMS4wLjEwLjUuMS4xoAeX3wE&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-hp

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Date: 5/06/2024 21:36:59
From: SCIENCE
ID: 2162338
Subject: re: Plastic Axe?

¿ can fighter jet canopy fragments cut wood ?

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Date: 5/06/2024 22:22:53
From: dv
ID: 2162346
Subject: re: Plastic Axe?

party_pants said:


Is there any plastic or polymer or composite material strong enough to make a usable axe?

As in, to chop down a tree with it.

Yes

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Date: 5/06/2024 22:26:44
From: dv
ID: 2162348
Subject: re: Plastic Axe?

Wait… we going to count silicone derived polymers as plastics?

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Date: 5/06/2024 22:38:36
From: party_pants
ID: 2162351
Subject: re: Plastic Axe?

dv said:


Wait… we going to count silicone derived polymers as plastics?

Yeah, why not.

Basically any human-made material that is non-metallic.
I understand that flint and obsidian have been used for thousands of years, but they are naturally occurring.

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Date: 6/06/2024 06:42:30
From: roughbarked
ID: 2162365
Subject: re: Plastic Axe?

party_pants said:


dv said:

Wait… we going to count silicone derived polymers as plastics?

Yeah, why not.

Basically any human-made material that is non-metallic.
I understand that flint and obsidian have been used for thousands of years, but they are naturally occurring.

Human made? Bronze

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Date: 6/06/2024 06:53:27
From: esselte
ID: 2162369
Subject: re: Plastic Axe?

Youtube channel Shadiversity is currently in the process of prototyping a carbon fibre sword.

We just made a huge REAL, CARBON FIBER SWORD and it’s INSANE!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rzlpJqD2UM

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Date: 6/06/2024 06:57:43
From: roughbarked
ID: 2162370
Subject: re: Plastic Axe?

esselte said:


Youtube channel Shadiversity is currently in the process of prototyping a carbon fibre sword.

We just made a huge REAL, CARBON FIBER SWORD and it’s INSANE!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rzlpJqD2UM


I’ll watch that but I am wondering how they give that weight.

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Date: 6/06/2024 07:00:14
From: Spiny Norman
ID: 2162371
Subject: re: Plastic Axe?

Something like polycarbonate reinforced with carbon fibre might do the job.

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