Shears
| Shears | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Tool |
| Weight | 0.3 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Research |
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| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 4 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.SheepShears/additem Base.SheepShearsForged
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| Crafting XP | 45 XP (Blacksmithing) |
Shears are a pair of hand-powered blades for clipping wool from sheep. They are the basic tool for taking Raw Wool from a flock.
Any survivor who keeps sheep needs a pair. They are light, need no power and can be sharpened when they dull. Their cost is a small store of condition, so they wear out with heavy use.
Shears come in two forms, a factory pair and a forged pair. Both share the same weight, condition and sharpness. The factory pair is found in sheds, barns, closets and outdoor supply stores. The forged pair is made at a forge. 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
Shears clip wool from ewes and rams once a sheep carries more than one unit of wool. Sheep begin growing wool when they reach adolescence. Any shearing tool in the inventory can be chosen for the job.
The time a shearing takes depends on how much wool the sheep carries. A higher Animal Care level makes the job faster. A stressed sheep may break away and flee before the job is done. This happens when its stress is above 40 and Animal Care is level 7 or lower. A failed attempt stresses the animal further. Higher Animal Care and a sheep that trusts its keeper both lower the risk.
Shears - Electric do the same job on battery power. They hold up twice as long as a hand pair, but need batteries to run.
The Research Craft option on a factory pair teaches several forging recipes. These are Forge Simple Blade, Forge Sheep Shears, Forge Fine Scissors, Forge Scissors and Forge Small Knife. A forged pair teaches the same list without Forge Sheep Shears.
Upkeep
Shears lose condition with use and break once it runs out. They can be sharpened to restore their edge. Three recipes do this: Sharpen Blade, Sharpen Blade Poorly with File and Sharpen Blade with Grindstone. The last one is done at a Grindstone.
A new pair can be forged with Forge Sheep Shears. It needs Blacksmithing level 4 and a Primitive Forge or better. The inputs are 3 charcoal and a quarter bar of metal stock. A smithing hammer and metalworking pliers or tongs are kept.
Research
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies Shears and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Simple Blade | Simple Metal Blade | 
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/additem Base.CrudeBlade
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| Forge Sheep Shears | Shears | 
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/additem Base.SheepShears
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| Forge Fine Scissors | Scissors | 
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/additem Base.Scissors
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| Forge Scissors | Crude Scissors | 
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/additem Base.ScissorsForged
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| Forge Small Knife | Small Knife | 
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/additem Base.SmallKnife
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How to Craft Shears
Each recipe that makes Shears is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Sheep Shears
The Forge Sheep Shears recipe makes Shears. It needs Blacksmithing level 4. It is made at a Primitive Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
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3x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
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| Iron Bar Quarter | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.IronBarQuarter
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| Smithing Hammer | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.SmithingHammer
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| Metalworking Pliers | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingPliers
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Variations
Shears comes in 2 versions with the same stats. Only the look changes.
| Name | Image | Look | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shears |
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Standard | /additem Base.SheepShears
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| Shears | 
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Forged | /additem Base.SheepShearsForged
|
Locations
The Wild West themed buildings are the best place to look. Their bedroom, hall and sheriff shelves hold a pair about one time in thirteen. Closets, bedroom crates and construction sites are good too. Outdoor supply stores, attics, halls and kitchens turn a pair up now and then. Sheds, barns, farm storage and tool store storage hold them about as often. Overall they are a modest but widespread find.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Wild West bedroom | Shelves | 7.8% |
| Wild West hall | Shelves | 7.8% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 3.1% |
| Closet | Other | 3.1% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 2.5% |
| Attic | Crate | 2.5% |
| Hall | Other | 2.5% |
| Kitchen | Other | 2.5% |
| Closet | Crate | 2.2% |
| Shed | Counter | 2.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Wild West sherrif | Shelves | 7.8% |
| Construction site | Other | 3.1% |
| Farm storage | Metal shelves | 2.2% |
| Farm storage | Tool cabinet | 1.4% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 1.3% |
| Warehouse | Metal shelves | 1.3% |
| Storage unit | Other | 0.6% |
| Farm storage | Other | 0.4% |
| Storage room | Other | 0.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Construction site | Small box | 3.1% |
| Outdoor supply store | Metal shelves | 2.5% |
| Outdoorsupply storage | Metal shelves | 2.5% |
| Barn | Metal shelves | 2% |
| Barn | Other | 2% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 2% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 1.3% |
| Outdoor supply store | Other | 1% |
| Tool store | Other | 1% |
| Tool store | Shelves | 1% |
Notes
- Shearing goes faster with a higher Animal Care level.
- A stressed sheep may flee in the middle of shearing.
- A dull pair can be sharpened, even with just a file.
- Only the factory pair teaches Forge Sheep Shears through Research Craft.
- Forged shears work exactly like the factory pair.
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