actually it states he managed to pull it off right at the end
this point relies on elend not being to replicate the horseshoe trick if he did use it it shouldn't have taken him more then two or three bottles to get to luthadel
i didn't say lost i said that in the longer battles vin was saying she was starting to run out usually of steel iron or pewter
but why glass ? why not copy the inquisitors obsidian is a lot better for knives or why not stone ? sure its a bit heavier but its a lot sturdier stone can allow you to carry actual weapons for self defense like swords or spears instead of battle staff i mean you'd think at least the people traind to fight mistbron (not sure what they are called in english) whould use stone
im pretty sure he ran out of atium by that point