r/toptalent • u/Lil_Jazzy • Mar 20 '23

Skills making a little knife

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u/AutumnPwnd Mar 22 '23

You do lose some, but it's negligible, a fraction of a percent.

It is because the (impure) gold can oxidize, turn into slag.

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u/Akdoting Mar 23 '23

love it, thanks!