Bone Pieces
| Bone Pieces | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Animal Part |
| Weight | 0.3 |
| Made With | 1x Animal Bone |
| Research | Carve Whistle |
| Crafting Skill | Strength: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.SmallAnimalBone
|
Bone Pieces are small broken fragments of animal bone. They are the basic stock for bone carving and for crude bone armour.
Almost every animal gives some when butchered, from mice and rats up to sheep and pigs. Hammering larger bones and skulls also breaks them into pieces. The fragments then go into the Carving skill and the bone armour recipes of the Tailoring skill. Make Bone Pectoral, Make Bone Mask and Make Bone Forearm Armor take the most.
The Research Craft inventory option on a piece teaches Carve Whistle. That makes a single fragment worth picking up even before carving begins. The Rancher is the best occupation for animal parts. It starts with the most Butchering skill. The Chef and the Fishing Guide also start with some Butchering skill.
Uses
Bone armour is the biggest use. Make Bone Mask and Make Bone Pectoral each take six pieces at Tailoring 2 and Carving 2. Make Bone Forearm Armor and Make Bone Shoulder Armor take five pieces with two Leather Strips. They need higher skill, Tailoring 4 and Carving 5 for the forearm piece, Tailoring 5 and Carving 6 for the shoulder piece. Make Bone Armored Gloves takes four pieces and a pair of fingerless or leather gloves at Tailoring 5 and Carving 3. Every armour recipe also needs Twine, a sharp knife and an awl. The knife and awl are kept.
Small carving jobs take one piece each. Sharpen Bone turns it into a Sharp Bone Fragment at Carving 1. Carve Large Bone Bead makes a Large Bone Bead at Carving 1 with a drill and a knife. Carve Dice makes Dice - Bone at Carving 2. Carve Whistle makes a Bone Whistle, but it needs Carving 6.
None of these jobs needs a station.
How to Get Bone Pieces
Butchering is the main supply. Lambs and fawns give five to ten pieces a carcass. Female rabbits give four to eight, and baby rabbits give three to six. Hens, cockerels, turkeys and piglets give four to six. Chicks give two to four. Adult pigs and sheep give two to four. Adult raccoons give three to six, and baby raccoons give two or three. Rats, mice and their pups give one or two.
Smashing bones gives more. Smash Bone breaks an Animal Bone or Large Animal Bone into two pieces at Strength 4. Smash Jawbone gives two pieces and an Animal Teeth. Skulls break the same way. Smash Cow Skull, Smash Herbivore Skull, Smash Stag Skull and Smash Pig Skull each give two pieces plus teeth, with jawbones, antlers or tusks on the bigger skulls. Smash Small Herbivore Skull gives one piece. All of them need a hammer, sledgehammer, club hammer or hammerstone, which is kept.
Butchering
The animals that give Bone Pieces when butchered, and how many one carcass yields.
| Animal | Amount |
|---|---|
| Hen (Rhode Island) | 4-6 |
| Cockerel (Rhode Island) | 4-6 |
| Chick (Rhode Island) | 2-4 |
| Hen (Leghorn) | 4-6 |
| Cockerel (Leghorn) | 4-6 |
| Chick (Leghorn) | 2-4 |
| Sow (Landrace) | 2-4 |
| Boar (Landrace) | 2-4 |
| Piglet (Landrace) | 4-6 |
| Sow (Large Black) | 2-4 |
| Boar (Large Black) | 2-4 |
| Piglet (Large Black) | 4-6 |
| Turkey Hen (Meleagris) | 4-6 |
| Turkey Hen (Meleagris) | 2-4 |
| Turkey Tom (Meleagris) | 4-6 |
| Ewe (Suffolk) | 2-4 |
| Ram (Suffolk) | 2-4 |
| Lamb (Suffolk) | 5-10 |
| Ewe (Rambouillet) | 2-4 |
| Ram (Rambouillet) | 2-4 |
| Lamb (Rambouillet) | 5-10 |
| Ewe (Friesian) | 2-4 |
| Ram (Friesian) | 2-4 |
| Lamb (Friesian) | 5-10 |
| Fawn (White-tailed) | 5-10 |
| Female Rabbit (Swamp) | 4-8 |
| Baby Rabbit (Swamp) | 3-6 |
| Female Rabbit (Appalachian) | 4-8 |
| Baby Rabbit (Appalachian) | 3-6 |
| Female Rabbit (Cottontail) | 4-8 |
| Baby Rabbit (Cottontail) | 3-6 |
| Female Rat (Grey) | 1-2 |
| Rat Pup (Grey) | 1-2 |
| Female Rat (White) | 1-2 |
| Rat Pup (White) | 1-2 |
| Female Mouse (Golden) | 1-2 |
| Mouse Pup (Golden) | 1-2 |
| Female Mouse (Deer) | 1-2 |
| Mouse Pup (Deer) | 1-2 |
| Female Mouse (White) | 1-2 |
| Mouse Pup (White) | 1-2 |
| Female Raccoon (Grey) | 3-6 |
| Male Raccoon (Grey) | 3-6 |
| Baby Raccoon (Grey) | 2-3 |
Research
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies Bone Pieces and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carve Whistle | Bone Whistle | 
|
/additem Base.Whistle_Bone
|
How to Craft Bone Pieces
Each recipe that makes Bone Pieces is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Smash Bone
The Smash Bone recipe makes Bone Pieces. It needs Strength level 4.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Animal Bone | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.AnimalBone
|
Smash Jawbone
The Smash Jawbone recipe makes Bone Pieces. It needs Strength level 4.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Jawbone | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.JawboneBovide
|
Smash Cow Skull
The Smash Cow Skull recipe makes Bone Pieces. It needs Strength level 3.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Bull Skull | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Bull_Skull
|
Smash Herbivore Skull
The Smash Herbivore Skull recipe makes Bone Pieces. It needs Strength level 2.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Calf Skull | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Calf_Skull
|
Smash Stag Skull
The Smash Stag Skull recipe makes Bone Pieces. It needs Strength level 2.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Stag Skull | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.DeerStag_Skull
|
Smash Pig Skull
The Smash Pig Skull recipe makes Bone Pieces. It needs Strength level 2.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Pig Skull | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Pig_Skull
|
Smash Small Herbivore Skull
The Smash Small Herbivore Skull recipe makes Bone Pieces. It needs Strength level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Lamb Skull | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Lamb_Skull
|
Used in Crafting
Everything made with Bone Pieces, with how much each recipe takes, the other materials it needs, the station and the skill.
| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Fingerless Gloves | 
|
Make Bone Armored Gloves | 4x |
|
- | Tailoring: 5, Carving: 3 | /additem Base.Gloves_BoneGloves
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| Bone Forearm Armor | 
|
Make Bone Forearm Armor | 5x |
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- | Tailoring: 4, Carving: 5 | /additem Base.VambraceBone_Right
|
| Bone Mask | 
|
Make Bone Mask | 6x |
|
- | Tailoring: 2, Carving: 2 | /additem Base.Hat_BoneMask
|
| Bone Pectoral | 
|
Make Bone Pectoral | 6x |
|
- | Tailoring: 2, Carving: 2 | /additem Base.Cuirass_BasicBone
|
| Bone Shoulder Armor | 
|
Make Bone Shoulder Armor | 5x |
|
- | Tailoring: 5, Carving: 6 | /additem Base.Shoulderpad_Bone_L
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| Bone Whistle |
|
Carve Whistle | 1x |
|
- | Carving: 6 | /additem Base.Whistle_Bone
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| Dice - Bone | 
|
Carve Dice | 1x | 1x Large Knife (kept) | - | Carving: 2 | /additem Base.Dice_Bone
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| Large Bone Bead | 
|
Carve Large Bone Bead | 1x |
|
- | Carving: 1 | /additem Base.BoneBead_Large
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| Sharp Bone Fragment | 
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Sharpen Bone | 1x | - | Carving: 1 | /additem Base.SharpBoneFragment
|
Locations
Loot finds are rare outside a few places. The dog food factory is the best, with about two in five containers holding pieces. The bins in the dining room and kitchen of Jay's Chicken turn them up about one time in six. Late game survivor safehouses sometimes leave some in a fireplace.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Dogfood factory | Other | 40% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Jayschicken dining | Bin | 16.4% |
| Jayschicken kitchen | Bin | 16.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Fireplace | 7.1% |
Notes
- Research Craft on a piece teaches Carve Whistle at no cost.
- Lambs and fawns give the most pieces for their size.
- Skull smashing pays twice, with bone pieces and teeth from the same hammer job.
- Bone armour eats bones fast, so a full set needs several carcasses.
- Twine and Leather Strips are the other items to stock before making bone armour.
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