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? asked in Home & GardenDo It Yourself (DIY) · 4 years ago

can a wooden knife cut a steel metal?

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  • robert x
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    NO, wood lacks the structure to cut steel

  • Dale-E
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    If the steel is thin enough, like fine foil, a wooden knife with a steel blade set into it will score and cut with a few passes along a straight edge.

  • elhigh
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Depending on the wood and the metal, yes. But it won't work very well and it will take a lot of sawing action.

  • zafar
    4 years ago

    It will scratch only not cut it.

  • Colby
    4 years ago

    Ultimately, no. The rigidity of the cutting material must exceed the hardness of what is being cut. However, you can cut very soft metals with a hard wood.

  • perfectlybaked
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Maybe if that steel is very thin and rigid.

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