Metalworking Chisel
| Metalworking Chisel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.4-0.8 |
| Range | 0.61-1.2 |
| Crit | 30% x2 |
| Condition | 8 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 4 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.MetalworkingChisel
|
| Crafting XP | 45 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Metalworking Chisel is a metal chisel for cutting and shaping hot metal. It is a Blacksmithing tool that doubles as a one-handed improvised weapon. As a weapon it trains the Short Blunt skill.
It weighs 1 and swings slightly slower than base speed. Its damage is low and it wears out quickly in a fight. Its real value is at the forge, where a long list of recipes needs it. The Metalworking Chisel turns up in workshops, factories, sheds and garages, and it can be forged at a Simple Forge or better.
Combat
Each hit deals between 0.4 and 0.8 damage, so a zombie takes several blows. The reach is 1.2 tiles. The crit chance starts at 30 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
The chisel is one-handed and light, so its endurance cost is low. The Short Blunt skill raises its speed, damage and crit chance as it levels. It is a backup weapon at best. A hammer or any proper short blunt weapon does the job better and spares the chisel for the forge.
Uses
At a forge the chisel cuts metal bars into halves and quarters. It splits a circular sawblade into halves and an iron band into quarters. It splits steel sheets and precious metal bars. It is a tool for forging pans, pots, trays, forks, a kettle and jar lids. It also forges tools such as the Claw Hammer Head, Sledgehammer Head, Metalworking Pliers, Simple Wood Saw, Wrench and Crowbar. A worn chisel can be smelted down at a furnace for iron or steel chunks.
How to Craft Metalworking Chisel
Each recipe that makes the Metalworking Chisel is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Metalworking Chisel
The Forge Metalworking Chisel recipe makes the Metalworking Chisel. It needs Blacksmithing level 4. It is made at a Simple Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
3x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Iron Bar Half | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.IronBarHalf
|
| Smithing Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.SmithingHammer
|
| Kitchen Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.KitchenTongs
|
| Whetstone | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Whetstone
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a metalworkingchisel or smeltableironmedium accepts it as the tool, such as Cut Bar, Forge Bar Into Rod and Forge Circular Sawblade Into Halves.
Repair
The Metalworking Chisel 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. A worn chisel can be replaced with a forged one, or smelted back into metal.
Locations
The Metalworking Chisel is a fairly common find in work places. Blacksmith counters give the best odds. Knife factory and welding workshop tool cabinets are close behind. Factory counters and wire factory shelves hold one often. Sheds, studios, warehouses and garage crates hold one at a steady rate. Metal shops, metal fabrication sites, police garages, fire station garages and car supply stores all keep one in their tool cabinets. Tool cabinets in any building can hold one too.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Wild West blacksmith | Counter | 16.2% |
| Golf factory | Metal shelves | 14.3% |
| Knife factory | Tool cabinet | 14.2% |
| Factory | Counter | 12.7% |
| Wire factory | Metal shelves | 11.2% |
| Wire factory | Tool cabinet | 11.2% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 10.4% |
| Warehouse | Metal shelves | 10.4% |
| Metal fabrication | Counter | 7.9% |
| Metal fabrication | Tool cabinet | 7.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Other | 14.3% |
| Pawnshop storage | Other | 14.3% |
| Welding workshop | Military locker | 13.8% |
| Welding workshop | Tool cabinet | 13.8% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 11.8% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 10.4% |
| Metalshop | Counter | 7.9% |
| Metalshop | Tool cabinet | 7.9% |
| Car supply store | Other | 6.5% |
| Car supply store | Tool cabinet | 6.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Shed | Other | 10.4% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 8.4% |
| Police garage | Other | 7.6% |
| Police garage | Tool cabinet | 7.6% |
| Fire station garage | Counter | 7% |
| Fire station garage | Tool cabinet | 7% |
| Any building | Tool cabinet | 6.5% |
| Closet | Crate | 5.2% |
| Closet | Other | 5.2% |
| Garage storage | Counter | 3.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Toolbox | 0.6% |
| Inside a bag or case | Bag skill maintenance duffel bag | 0.5% |
Notes
- Forge Metalworking Chisel needs Blacksmithing 4 and a Simple Forge or better.
- The recipe takes three charcoal and a half bar of metal stock.
- A smithing hammer, tongs and a whetstone or file are kept as tools.
- Researching it can teach the Forge Metalworking Punch and Forge Carpentry Chisel recipes.
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