Crude Scissors
| Crude Scissors | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blade |
| Skill | Short Blade |
| Damage | 0.1 |
| Range | 0.61-0.9 |
| Crit | 5% |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 0.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 4 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.ScissorsForged
|
| Crafting XP | 45 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Crude Scissors are a pair of hand-forged scissors. They can be used as a one-handed stabbing weapon that trains the Short Blade skill. As a weapon they do almost no damage. Their real job is tailoring and cutting.
They count as scissors in every recipe that needs a pair. A blacksmith with Blacksmithing 4 forges them from a quarter bar of metal. They turn up as loot in only one rare room type. The best occupations for short blades are the Burger Flipper, the Chef and the Doctor. Each starts with the same Short Blade skill.
Combat
The Crude Scissors stab at very close range. Every hit deals the same tiny amount of damage, so even one zombie takes a very long time to kill. The critical chance is only 5 percent. Higher Short Blade skill raises damage and crit chance, but the scissors stay a poor weapon. Using them in a fight also wears down a valuable tailoring tool. Any knife is a far better choice.
Uses
The Crude Scissors work as scissors in tailoring and crafting. They cut up denim and leather clothing into strips, cut a tarp into six pieces and cut a belt into a buckle and a leather strip. They shorten skirts, sleeves, socks and trousers. They take part in sewing shirts, pants, dresses, skirts, satchels, pillows and head sacks. They help make an Improvised Gas Mask and scrap metal armour pieces. At a forge they help shape metal armour such as a Metal Neck Guard or metal gloves. They also shred tobacco.
How to Craft Crude Scissors
Each recipe that makes Crude Scissors is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Scissors
The Forge Scissors recipe makes Crude Scissors. It needs Blacksmithing level 4. It is made at a Simple Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Iron Bar Quarter | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.IronBarQuarter
|
| Smithing Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.SmithingHammer
|
| Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a scissors or smeltableironsmall accepts it as the tool, such as Forge Codpiece, Forge Metal Neck Guard and Forge Fingerless Metal Gloves.
Repair
The Crude Scissors have 10 condition. When used as a weapon, they lose a point on almost every hit. The Short Blade skill and the Maintenance skill lower that chance a little. A dull edge can be sharpened with a whetstone, on a Grindstone, or poorly with a file. Epoxy repairs them with Maintenance 3. Worn-out scissors smelt into an Iron Chunk at a furnace.
Locations
The Crude Scissors are a rare find. They sit on the counter of the Wild West barber shop, where the odds are fair. Forging a pair is the reliable way to get them.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Wild West barber shop | Counter | 25.8% |
Notes
- Keep the scissors out of fights to save them for tailoring.
- They sharpen like a blade, which restores their cutting edge.
- A blacksmith can forge a new pair from scrap once these wear out.
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