Flint Saw
| Flint Saw | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Axe |
| Skill | Axe |
| Damage | 0.6-1 |
| Range | 0.61-1.1 |
| Crit | 15% x2 |
| Condition | 5 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Knapping: 3 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Saw_Flint
|
| Crafting XP | 40 XP (Knapping) |
The Flint Saw is a primitive saw made from a Sharp Flint Flake bound to a branch or a handle. It works as a one-handed tool and an improvised weapon. Its edge makes it an axe-class weapon, so it trains the Axe skill.
As a weapon it is light and weak, and it wears down fast. Its value lies in the work it does when no metal saw is at hand. It is one of the two saws a survivor can craft, made at Knapping 3. It also sits in anthropology classroom display cases. The Lumberjack is the best occupation for axes. It starts with the most Axe skill. The Firefighter also starts with some Axe skill.
Combat
The Flint Saw swings faster than the base speed and reaches 1.1 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.6 and 1.0 damage. The crit chance starts at 15 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
The low weight keeps the endurance cost of each swing small. It suits a single zombie met while working in the wild. The Axe skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. A real axe makes a far better weapon, and the saw is worth keeping for its tool jobs.
Uses
The Flint Saw counts as a crude saw. It cuts a Long Stick or a Sapling into Wooden Rods or a Tree Branch. It cuts a Wooden Rod into four Small Handles. It cuts a Large Branch into a single plank. It also gathers Grass Cuttings. As a building tool it helps make the Small Plant Drying Rack, the Large Plant Drying Rack and the Chopping Block at Carpentry 1, and the Simple Loom at Carpentry 3.
How to Craft Flint Saw
Each recipe that makes the Flint Saw is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Knapp Flint Saw
The Knapp Flint Saw recipe makes the Flint Saw. It needs Knapping level 3. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Branch | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.TreeBranch2
|
| Sharp Flint Flake | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SharpedStone
|
| Twine | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Twine
|
| Stone | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Stone2
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a crudesaw accepts it as the tool, such as Saw Long Stick or Sapling, Saw Wooden Rod Into Small Handles and Large Plant Drying Rack.
Repair
The Flint Saw has 5 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 5 chance of taking a point off. The Axe and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. Duct Tape, Adhesive Tape and Glue repair it with no skill. Wood Glue needs Carpentry 2. Zip Ties need Maintenance 1, Epoxy needs Maintenance 3, and Epoxy with Rags needs Maintenance 4. Every repair restores less condition than the one before it.
Locations
The Flint Saw is a rare find outside of schools. Anthropology classroom display cases hold one about a quarter of the time. University storage rooms keep one now and then. Crafting is the usual way to get one.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Class room anthro | Display case | 27.4% |
| University storage | Other | 3.7% |
Notes
- The recipe takes a Tree Branch or a Medium Handle, a Sharp Flint Flake and Twine or Leather Strips.
- A hammerstone, a mallet or a knapping tool is kept as the tool.
- Small Handles cut with it go into many early tools.
- The Simple Wood Saw is the other craftable saw.
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