Garden Fork Head
| Garden Fork Head | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Long Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 0.4-0.8 |
| Range | 0.61-1.1 |
| Crit | 15% x2 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 8 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted only |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.GardenForkHead/additem Base.GardenForkHead_Forged
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| Crafting XP | 45 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Garden Fork Head is the metal head of a Garden Fork. It is a crafting part first and a weapon only in a pinch. Held on its own, it swings as a one-handed blunt weapon and trains the Long Blunt skill.
The head is the key part for several weapons. Fitted to a Long Stick, it makes a Garden Fork. Bolted to a Baseball Bat or a Large Branch, it makes a spiked club. Welded to a pipe or rod, it becomes a Garden Fork Scrap Metal Weapon. The head comes from dismantling a Garden Fork, or a blacksmith can forge one. The Construction Worker is the best occupation for long blunt. It starts with the most Long Blunt skill.
Combat
The bare head swings a little faster than base speed and reaches about 1.1 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.4 and 0.8 damage, so an ordinary zombie takes several blows. The crit chance starts at 15 percent, and a crit doubles the damage. The Long Blunt skill raises damage and swing speed as it levels.
It keeps one hand free and weighs little. Still, it is far weaker than the Garden Fork it came from. Using the head as a weapon makes sense only while the parts for a better weapon are being gathered.
Uses
The Garden Fork Head is a crafting part. With a hammer, a sharp knife and Maintenance 1, it joins a Long Stick to make a Garden Fork. With Carpentry 6 and a full tool set, it is bolted onto a Baseball Bat or a Large Branch. With Welding 5, it is welded into a Garden Fork Scrap Metal Weapon. As a steel item it can be smelted at an Advanced Furnace into Steel Chunks or molten steel.
How to Craft Garden Fork Head
Each recipe that makes the Garden Fork Head is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Garden Fork Head
The Forge Garden Fork Head recipe makes the Garden Fork Head. It needs Blacksmithing level 8. It is made at a Primitive Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
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6x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
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| Steel Block (Pierced) | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.PiercedSteelBlock
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| Ball-peen Hammer | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.BallPeenHammer
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| Tongs | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
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| Metalworking Punch | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingPunch
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Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Garden Fork Head as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assemble Very Long Implement | Garden Fork | 
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- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.GardenFork
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| Make Garden Fork Head Weapon | Baseball Bat with Garden Fork Head | 
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- | Carpentry: 6 | /additem Base.BaseballBat_GardenForkHead
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| Make Scrap Metal Weapon | Garden Fork Scrap Metal Weapon | 
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- | Welding: 5 | /additem Base.ScrapWeaponGardenFork
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Any recipe that asks for a smeltablesteelmedium accepts it as the tool, such as Smelt Steel From Medium Steel Item and Smelt Medium Steel Item.
Repair
The Garden Fork Head has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 15 chance of taking a point off. The Long Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. Repair recipes apply to the finished weapon. A worn head can still be smelted for steel.
Variants
The game holds the Garden Fork Head under more than one item id. Each one is listed here.
| Image | Damage | Condition | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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0.4-0.8 | 10 | 1 | /additem Base.GardenForkHead
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0.4-0.8 | 10 | 1 | /additem Base.GardenForkHead_Forged
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Notes
- Dismantling a Garden Fork with a hammer returns the head and a broken handle.
- Forging a head needs Blacksmithing 8, a pierced Steel Block, six pieces of charcoal, a ball-peen hammer, tongs and a metalworking punch.
- Reading the head in the crafting menu can teach the Forge Garden Fork Head and Make Garden Fork Head Weapon recipes.
- Save the head for crafting, since every weapon it makes hits far harder than the head alone.
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