stackyFACTSLong before high-grade surgical steel, ancient practitioners relied on literal volcanic glass. Obsidian can hold an edge significantly sharper than modern metal, meaning that early procedures were remarkably precise, provided the incredibly brittle glass didn't dramatically shatter right in the middle of the process.
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