Sawblade Hatchet
| Sawblade Hatchet | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Axe |
| Skill | Axe |
| Damage | 0.6-1.3 |
| Range | 0.61-1.1 |
| Crit | 10% x4 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Welding: 3 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Axe_Sawblade_Hatchet
|
| Crafting XP | 30 XP (Welding) |
The Sawblade Hatchet is a half circular sawblade welded onto a short metal handle. It is a one-handed crafted axe that trains the Axe skill. It is lighter than the Sawblade Axe and leaves one hand free, but it hits softer and reaches less far.
The hatchet doubles as a woodcutting tool. It chops trees and firewood and serves in log furniture recipes. It is crafted with the Make Sawblade Hatchet recipe at Welding 3, which makes it one of the easier welded weapons. As loot it turns up only in late-game survivor safehouses, and only on very rare occasions. The Lumberjack is the best occupation for axes. It starts with the most Axe skill. The Firefighter also starts with some Axe skill.
Combat
The Sawblade Hatchet swings a little slower than normal and reaches about 1.1 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.6 and 1.3 damage, enough to drop an ordinary zombie in a few swings. The critical chance starts at 10 percent, and a crit deals four times the damage.
The hatchet is one-handed and weighs 2. The free hand can hold a flashlight or a bag. Each swing costs less endurance than a two-handed axe. The Axe skill raises damage, attack speed and crit chance with each level, and it lowers wear.
The hatchet suits single zombies and tight spaces such as hallways and rooms. Against a crowd, the two-handed Sawblade Axe deals more per swing and keeps zombies further away. The game also tags the hatchet as a weapon that can kill animals.
Uses
The Sawblade Hatchet chops down trees and cuts plants. It chops a Log into six Firewood and a Large Branch into four Firewood. It serves as the tool for log furniture such as the Log Bench, Log Stool, Log Table and Log Stairs. It is also the cutting tool for the Bone Spike Weapon recipe. A worn-out hatchet can be smelted into four Iron Chunks at a furnace, or four Steel Chunks at an Advanced Furnace.
How to Craft Sawblade Hatchet
Each recipe that makes the Sawblade Hatchet is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Sawblade Hatchet
The Make Sawblade Hatchet recipe makes the Sawblade Hatchet. It needs Welding level 3.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Torch | 
|
6x | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
| Welder Mask | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.WeldingMask
|
| Broken Iron Pipe | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.MetalPipe_Broken
|
| Nuts and Bolts | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.NutsBolts
|
| Circular Sawblade Half | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.CircularSawblade_Half
|
| Wrench | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Wrench
|
| Hand Drill | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.HandDrill
|
| Rag | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a smeltableironlarge or tree-felling axe accepts it as the tool, such as Smelt Iron From Large Item, Smelt Steel From Large Iron Item and Smelt Large Iron Item.
Repair
The Sawblade Hatchet has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 10 chance of taking a point off. The Axe and Maintenance skills lower that chance. Epoxy is the fix that works on it. Fix With Epoxy needs Maintenance 3, and Fix With Epoxy And Rags needs Maintenance 4. Each repair restores less than the one before it.
Locations
The Sawblade Hatchet is an extremely rare piece of loot. It can appear only in late-game survivor safehouses, in boxes, crates, counters, shelves and wardrobes. Welding one is the only practical way to get it.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | <0.1% |
Notes
- The recipe needs six units of Welding Torch fuel, a welding mask, a wrench and a metal drill.
- It also takes a Broken Iron Pipe or Steel Rod Half, Nuts and Bolts, a Circular Sawblade Half and a Rag, Denim Strips or Leather Strips.
- A Broken Iron Pipe works as the handle, so a broken pipe weapon still has a use.
- Researching it teaches the Make Sawblade Hatchet recipe.
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