Heading Tool
| Heading Tool | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Tool |
| Weight | 0.5 |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.HeadingTool
|
| Crafting XP | 25 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Heading Tool is a small iron smithing tool. Smiths use it when forging nails and other small metal parts. It is a kept tool in several basic forge recipes.
Anyone starting out in Blacksmithing needs one early. Nails, tongs and metalworking pliers all depend on it. It is cheap to make and small to carry.
The tool is almost always made by hand. It turns up in a toolbox or a maintenance duffel bag only very rarely. 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
The heading tool is kept in every recipe that uses it. Forge 10 Nails, Forge Nails From Piece and Forge Nails From Wire all call for it. It also helps forge Tongs, Metalworking Pliers and Forceps. Some armour pieces, such as the Metal Codpiece and Metal Neck Guard, need it too.
There are two ways to make one. Drill Heading Tool turns a quarter bar of metal into the tool with Welding at level 3. Forge Heading Tool uses a quarter bar and a piece of charcoal at a Primitive Forge or better. That route needs a hammer, tongs or pliers, and a metalworking punch, and only Blacksmithing at level 1.
When it is no longer needed, the tool can be smelted down as a small iron item.
How to Craft Heading Tool
Each recipe that makes the Heading Tool is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Drill Heading Tool
The Drill Heading Tool recipe makes the Heading Tool. It needs Welding level 3. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Bar Quarter | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.IronBarQuarter
|
Forge Heading Tool
The Forge Heading Tool recipe makes the Heading Tool. It needs Blacksmithing level 1. It is made at a Primitive Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Iron Bar Quarter |
|
1x | No | /additem Base.IronBarQuarter
|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Kitchen Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.KitchenTongs
|
| Metalworking Punch | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingPunch
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Heading Tool by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forge 10 Nails | Nails | 
|
Primitive Forge | /additem Base.Nails
|
| Forge Codpiece | Metal Codpiece | 
|
Simple Forge | /additem Base.Codpiece_Metal
|
| Forge Fingerless Metal Gloves | Fingerless Gloves - Metal | 
|
Simple Forge | /additem Base.Gloves_MetalArmour
|
| Forge Forceps | Forceps | 
|
Advanced Forge | /additem Base.SutureNeedleHolder
|
| Forge Metal Neck Guard | Metal Neck Guard | 
|
Simple Forge | /additem Base.Gorget_Metal
|
| Forge Metalworking Pliers | Metalworking Pliers | 
|
Simple Forge | /additem Base.MetalworkingPliers
|
| Forge Nails From Piece | Nails |
|
Primitive Forge | /additem Base.Nails
|
| Forge Nails From Wire | Nails |
|
Primitive Forge | /additem Base.Nails
|
| Forge Tongs | Tongs | 
|
Primitive Forge | /additem Base.Tongs
|
| Smelt Iron From Small Item | Iron Chunk | 
|
Primitive Furnace | /additem Base.IronChunk
|
| Smelt Small Iron Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Iron | 
|
Simple Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Iron
|
| Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item | Steel Chunk | 
|
Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
|
Locations
The heading tool is rare as loot. A toolbox or a maintenance duffel bag holds one only now and then. Forging one is far more reliable.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Toolbox | 0.3% |
| Inside a bag or case | Bag skill maintenance duffel bag | 0.2% |
Notes
- Nail making at the forge needs a heading tool on hand.
- A beginner smith can forge one with Blacksmithing at level 1.
- The tool is kept in every recipe, so one lasts a long time.
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