Hacksaw

Hacksaw

Class	Tool
Weight	1
Condition	10
Wear Chance	1 in 10
Survival Gear	Yes
Metal Value	35
Research	Forge Saw Knapp Flint Saw
Crafting Skill	None
Crafting	See How to Craft
Location	Containers
Spawn ID	`/additem Base.Saw`

The Hacksaw is a fine-toothed saw with a replaceable blade. It counts both as an ordinary saw and as a metal saw. That makes it one of the most useful tools in the game.

Carpenters need a saw to turn logs into planks and to build furniture and racks. Metalworkers need a metal saw to cut bars, ingots and sheets into smaller pieces. The Hacksaw covers both jobs with a single tool. Its cost is that the blade wears out with steady use.

The Hacksaw is found in workshops, fire stations, factories and tool stores. A worn blade can be swapped for a fresh Hacksaw Blade. The Carpenter is the best occupation for tools. It starts with the most Carpentry skill. The Construction Worker and the DIY Expert also start with some Carpentry skill.

Using

As a saw, it cuts a log into three planks and a large branch into one plank. It also shortens a baseball bat and cuts down a shotgun into a sawed-off version. Carpentry recipes such as the Wooden Toolbox, the Oil Press and the wooden casting molds call for a saw too.

As a metal saw, it cuts steel and iron ingots into blocks and blocks into chunks. It halves steel bars and rods, and breaks metal down into small pieces. It scraps copper, gold, silver and aluminum objects into fragments. Bone carving, such as sharpening a bone or carving a bone awl, also uses it.

Building recipes use a saw for a Chopping Block, drying racks, a Simple Loom and similar pieces.

The Wood Saw lasts just as long and is meant for woodworking. The Simple Wood Saw breaks about twice as fast. For a survivor who works with both wood and metal, the Hacksaw is the one to carry.

Upkeep

Each use has about a one in ten chance to cost the saw a point of condition. A full saw takes ten such losses before it breaks. Replace Hacksaw Blade fits a new Hacksaw Blade into a worn saw and restores it. Spare blades are worth picking up whenever they turn up.

Research

The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Hacksaw and teaches the recipes below.

Recipe	Output	Image	Spawn ID
Forge Saw	Simple Wood Saw		`/additem Base.CrudeSaw`
Knapp Flint Saw	Flint Saw		`/additem Base.Saw_Flint`

How to Craft Hacksaw

Each recipe that makes the Hacksaw is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.

Replace Hacksaw Blade

The Replace Hacksaw Blade recipe makes the Hacksaw. It needs no skill level.

Name	Image	Amount	Kept	Spawn ID
Hacksaw		1x	No	`/additem Base.Saw`
Hacksaw Blade		1x	No	`/additem Base.HacksawBlade`

Used in Crafting

These recipes take the Hacksaw as an ingredient or a part.

Recipe	Output	Image	Station	Skill	Spawn ID
Replace Hacksaw Blade	Hacksaw		-	None	`/additem Base.Saw`

Any recipe that asks for a saw accepts it as the tool, such as Carve Bone War Hatchet Head, Sharpen Bone and Sharpen Long Bone.

These recipes accept the Hacksaw by its type rather than by name.

Recipe	Output	Station	Spawn ID
Break Down Metal	Aluminum Fragments	-	`/additem Base.AluminumFragments`
Cut Up Tire	Tire Piece	-	`/additem Base.TirePiece`
Forge File	File	Simple Forge	`/additem Base.File`
Forge Small Files	Small File Set	Simple Forge	`/additem Base.SmallFileSet`
Make Gas Mask Filter	Gas Mask Filter - Crafted	-	`/additem Base.GasmaskFilterCrafted`
Make Pipe Bomb	Pipe Bomb	-	`/additem Base.PipeBomb`
Make Tire Body Armor	Tire Body Armor	-	`/additem Base.Cuirass_Tire`
Make Tire Forearm Armor	Tire Forearm Armor	-	`/additem Base.VambraceTire_Right`
Make Tire Sandals	Tire Sandals	-	`/additem Base.Shoes_TireSandals`
Make Tire Shin Armor	Tire Shin Armor	-	`/additem Base.GreaveTire_Right`
Make Tire Shoulder Armor - Left	Tire Shoulder Armor - Left	-	`/additem Base.Shoulderpad_Tire_L`
Make Tire Shoulder Armor - Right	Tire Shoulder Armor - Right	-	`/additem Base.Shoulderpad_Tire_R`
Make Tire Thigh Armor	Tire Thigh Armor	-	`/additem Base.ThighTire_R`
Saw Bar	Steel Bar Half	-	`/additem Base.SteelBarHalf`
Saw Bar Half	Steel Bar Quarter	-	`/additem Base.SteelBarQuarter`
Saw Circular Sawblade	Circular Sawblade Half	-	`/additem Base.CircularSawblade_Half`
Saw Copper Sheet Into Small Sheets	Copper Sheet - Small	-	`/additem Base.SmallCopperSheet`
Saw into Pieces	Steel Piece	-	`/additem Base.SteelPiece`
Saw Iron Band	Iron Band - Small	-	`/additem Base.IronBandSmall`
Saw Iron Block into Chunks	Iron Chunk	-	`/additem Base.IronChunk`
Saw Iron Ingot into Blocks	Iron Block	-	`/additem Base.IronBlock`
Saw Off Shotgun	Sawed-off JS-2000 Shotgun	-	`/additem Base.ShotgunSawnoff`
Saw Steel Block into Chunks	Steel Chunk	-	`/additem Base.SteelChunk`
Saw Steel Ingot into Blocks	Steel Block	-	`/additem Base.SteelBlock`
Saw Steel Sheet	Steel Sheet - Small	-	`/additem Base.SmallSheetMetal`
Scrap Gold Object	Gold Fragments	-	`/additem Base.GoldScrap`
Scrap Large Aluminum Object	Aluminum Scrap	-	`/additem Base.AluminumScrap`
Scrap Large Copper Item	Copper Scrap	-	`/additem Base.CopperScrap`
Scrap Silver Object	Silver Fragments	-	`/additem Base.SilverScrap`
Scrap Small Copper Item	Copper Scrap	-	`/additem Base.CopperScrap`
Scrap Small Gold Object	Gold Fragments	-	`/additem Base.GoldScrap`
Scrap Small Silver Object	Silver Fragments	-	`/additem Base.SilverScrap`
Scrap Smaller Gold Object	Gold Fragments	-	`/additem Base.GoldScrap`
Scrap Smaller Silver Object	Silver Fragments	-	`/additem Base.SilverScrap`
Scrap Smallest Gold Object	Gold Fragments	-	`/additem Base.GoldScrap`
Scrap Smallest Silver Object	Silver Fragments	-	`/additem Base.SilverScrap`

Locations

Carpenter workshops are the best place to look. Workbenches there hold one almost half the time, and boxes and shelves turn them up too. Tool caches, fire station garages and fire station storage are good spots. Tool store storage rooms, laboratories and several factories hold one now and then. Coroner offices and morgues also keep them.

The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.

Location	Container	Chance
Carpenter workshop	Body	43.7%
Inside a bag or case	Toolbox	2.6%
Inside a bag or case	Bag skill maintenance duffel bag	1.9%

Location	Container	Chance
Tools cache1	Tools box	21.7%
Tools cache1	Counter	13.4%
Tools cache1	Bag duffel bag tint	10.9%
Survivor safehouse	Metal shelves	8.2%
Survivor safehouse (late game)	Metal shelves	8.2%
Survivor safehouse (mid game)	Metal shelves	8.2%
Survivor safehouse (late game)	Counter	0.7%

Location	Container	Chance
Fire station garage	Other	19%
Bedroom	Crate	12.3%
Closet	Other	12.3%
Closet	Crate	11.3%
Shed	Other	11.3%
Garage storage	Locker	11%
Shed	Metal shelves	11%
Shed	Shelves	11%
Bathroom	Metal shelves	10.2%
Attic	Cardboard box	9.8%

Location	Container	Chance
Fire station storage	Metal shelves	19%
Fire station storage	Other	19%
Laboratory	Desk	15.1%
Laboratory	Other	15.1%
Mannequin factory	Counter	15%
Cabinet factory	Other	14.7%
Cabinet shipping	Other	14.7%
Golf factory	Metal shelves	14.3%
Knife factory	Tool cabinet	14.2%
Drug shack	Counter	13.3%

Location	Container	Chance
Tool store storage	Other	15.6%
Carpenter workshop	Small box	13%
Construction site	Small box	12.3%
Warehouse	Small box	11.3%
Gas storage	Counter	10.2%
Zippee storage	Counter	10.2%
Tool store	Other	9.9%
Tool store	Shelves	9.9%
General store	Metal shelves	9%
Generalstore storage	Other	9%