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Iron Bar Half

Iron Bar Half
Iron Bar Half
Class Short Blunt Weapon
Skill Short Blunt
Damage 0.5-1
Range 0.61-1.1
Crit 20% x2
Condition 8
Weight 1
Hands One-handed
Crafting Skill None
Crafting See How to Craft
Location Containers
Spawn ID /additem Base.IronBarHalf
Crafting XP 10 XP (Blacksmithing)

The Iron Bar Half is half a bar of iron stock. It is a smithing material first. It can also be swung as a one-handed blunt weapon that trains the Short Blunt skill.

As a weapon it is light and hits fairly well for a short club. Its true value is at the forge, where it becomes knife blades, chisels, files and saws. It is found in welding shops, warehouses, sheds and mechanic garages. A forge can make one, and a bar can be cut in half with a bandsaw, a welding torch or a chisel. The Construction Worker is the best occupation for short blunt. It starts with the most Short Blunt skill. The Blacksmith and the Carpenter also start with some Short Blunt skill.

Combat

The Iron Bar Half swings at base speed and reaches about 1.1 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.5 and 1 damage, so an ordinary zombie takes a few blows. The crit chance starts at 20 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.

The half bar keeps one hand free. The Short Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. Compared with the full Iron Bar, it reaches less far and hits a little softer, but it weighs half as much. The Iron Pipe is a close match and is easier to find. The half bar is a sound sidearm until it is needed at the forge.

Uses

The Iron Bar Half is bar stock for blacksmithing. At a forge it becomes a Long Simple Metal Blade or a Large Knife Blade. It also serves to forge a Garden Hoe Head, a Scythe Blade, a Metalworking Punch, a Fleshing Tool and several chisels. A File and a Simple Wood Saw can be forged from it too. Welders use it for a Scrap Metal Knife or a Scrap Metal Sword. A bandsaw cuts it into two Iron Bar Quarters. A furnace smelts it into two Iron Chunks or a crucible of molten iron.

How to Craft Iron Bar Half

Each recipe that makes the Iron Bar Half is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.

Cut Iron Bar

The Cut Iron Bar recipe makes the Iron Bar Half. It needs no skill level. It is made at a Metal Bandsaw.

Name Image Amount Kept Spawn ID
Iron Bar Iron Bar 1x No /additem Base.IronBar

Forge Bar Half

The Forge Bar Half recipe makes the Iron Bar Half. It needs Blacksmithing level 0. It is made at a Primitive Forge.

Name Image Amount Kept Spawn ID
Charcoal Charcoal 2x No /additem Base.Charcoal
Iron Bar Quarter Iron Bar Quarter 2x No /additem Base.IronBarQuarter
Claw Hammer Claw Hammer 1x Yes /additem Base.Hammer
Kitchen Tongs Kitchen Tongs 1x Yes /additem Base.KitchenTongs

Cut Bar

The Cut Bar recipe makes the Iron Bar Half. It needs Welding level 1.

Name Image Amount Kept Spawn ID
Iron Bar Half Iron Bar Half 1x No /additem Base.IronBarHalf
Welding Torch Welding Torch 1x No /additem Base.BlowTorch
Welder Mask Welder Mask 1x Yes /additem Base.WeldingMask

Cut Bar

The Cut Bar recipe makes the Iron Bar Half. It needs Blacksmithing level 0. It is made at a Primitive Forge.

Name Image Amount Kept Spawn ID
Iron Bar Half Iron Bar Half 1x No /additem Base.IronBarHalf
Claw Hammer Claw Hammer 1x Yes /additem Base.Hammer
Metalworking Chisel Metalworking Chisel 1x Yes /additem Base.MetalworkingChisel
Charcoal Charcoal 1x No /additem Base.Charcoal
Tongs Tongs 1x Yes /additem Base.Tongs

Used in Crafting

These recipes take the Iron Bar Half as an ingredient or a part.

Recipe Output Image Station Skill Spawn ID
Cut Bar Iron Bar Half Iron Bar Half Primitive Forge Blacksmithing: 0 /additem Base.IronBarHalf
Cut Iron Bar Half Iron Bar Quarter Iron Bar Quarter Metal Bandsaw None /additem Base.IronBarQuarter
Forge Bar Iron Bar Iron Bar Primitive Forge Blacksmithing: 0 /additem Base.IronBar
Forge Large Knife Blade Large Knife Blade Large Knife Blade Simple Forge Blacksmithing: 4 /additem Base.LargeKnifeBlade
Forge Long Simple Blade Long Simple Metal Blade Long Simple Metal Blade Primitive Forge Blacksmithing: 3 /additem Base.LongCrudeBlade

Any recipe that asks for a barstockhalf or smeltableironmedium accepts it as the tool, such as Forge Scrap Metal Sword, Smelt Iron From Medium Item and Smelt Steel From Medium Iron Item.

Repair

The Iron Bar Half has 8 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 15 chance of taking a point off. The Short Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. Hits with it give no Maintenance experience. A worn half bar can still go into the furnace for iron.

Locations

The Iron Bar Half is easy to find in welding shops. Welding storage rooms and welding workshops hold one at a high rate. Blacksmith counters, closets, sheds, studios and warehouses hold one at a fair rate. Mechanic counters and garage storage crates hold one too. Storage rooms, tool store counters and storage units hold one less often.

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

Location Container Chance
Welding storage Other 29.4%
Wild West blacksmith Counter 8.1%
Studio Metal shelves 7.8%
Warehouse Metal shelves 7.8%
Mechanic Counter 7.3%
Storage room Other 3.1%
Storage unit Other 0.8%
Mechanic Metal shelves 0.7%
Location Container Chance
Welding workshop Other 29.4%
Warehouse Small box 7.8%
Wild West tool store Counter 1.6%
Location Container Chance
Closet Crate 7.8%
Closet Other 7.8%
Shed Other 7.8%
Garage storage Crate 6.3%

Notes

  • Forging a half bar needs two Iron Chunks or two bar quarters, two pieces of charcoal, a hammer and tongs.
  • A Metal Bandsaw cuts a full Iron Bar into two halves with no skill.
  • Keep spare halves for the forge rather than wearing them down in fights.

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