Simple Wooden Tongs
| Simple Wooden Tongs | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Tool |
| Weight | 1 |
| Condition | 1 |
| Wear Chance | 1 in 1 |
| Research |
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| Crafting Skill | Carving: 0 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.CrudeWoodenTongs
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| Crafting XP | 5 XP (Carving) |
Simple Wooden Tongs are a pair of crude tongs carved from wood and bound with cord. They let a new blacksmith hold hot metal before real tongs exist.
They are a first step into Blacksmithing. They can be made with a knife and scrap wood, with no forge or skill needed. Their great weakness is that they burn up after a single blacksmithing job.
The tongs are mostly crafted. A pair turns up rarely in university storage rooms. 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 tongs count as tongs for many forge and furnace recipes. They serve in forging bar halves and quarter bars, piercing chunks and making iron bands. They also work for smelting iron and steel items at a furnace, casting bars and ingots, and melting sand or glass. Forge Smithing Hammer Head and other early tool recipes accept them too.
Each pair lasts for one blacksmithing craft only. A new pair is needed for every job. That makes them a stopgap until metal Tongs are forged.
The Research Craft option on the tongs teaches Forge Tongs and Forge Heading Tool. Learning Forge Tongs early ends the need to carve a new wooden pair for every job.
Upkeep
The tongs break after one blacksmithing craft. Carve Simple Wooden Tongs makes a fresh pair from cheap parts.
A broken or spare pair still burns. The tongs work as fuel and as tinder for a fire.
Research
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies Simple Wooden Tongs and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Tongs | Tongs | 
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/additem Base.Tongs
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| Forge Heading Tool | Heading Tool | 
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/additem Base.HeadingTool
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How to Craft Simple Wooden Tongs
Each recipe that makes Simple Wooden Tongs is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Carve Simple Wooden Tongs
The Carve Simple Wooden Tongs recipe makes Simple Wooden Tongs. It needs Carving level 0.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Knife | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.LargeKnife
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| Wooden Rod | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.WoodenStick2
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| Twine | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.Twine
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes accept Simple Wooden Tongs by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cast Iron Bar | Iron Bar | 
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Simple Furnace | /additem Base.IronBar
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| Cast Iron Ingot | Iron Ingot | 
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Simple Furnace | /additem Base.IronIngot
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| Cast Steel Bar | Steel Bar | 
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelBar
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| Cast Steel Bar from Iron | Steel Bar |
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelBar
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| Cast Steel Ingot from Iron | Steel Ingot | 
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelIngot
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| Cast Steel Ingots | Steel Ingot |
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelIngot
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| Extract Iron from Bloom | Iron Chunk | 
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Primitive Forge | /additem Base.IronChunk
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| Extract Iron from Iron Bloom | Iron Chunk |
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Primitive Forge | /additem Base.IronChunk
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| Extract Iron from Iron Ore | Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron | 
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Simple Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucible_Iron
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| Extract Iron from Smaller Items | Iron Chunk |
|
Primitive Furnace | /additem Base.IronChunk
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| Extract Steel from Smaller Iron Items | Steel Chunk | 
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
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| Forge Bar Half | Iron Bar Half | 
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Primitive Forge | /additem Base.IronBarHalf
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| Forge Bar Quarter from Chunk | Iron Bar Quarter | 
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Primitive Forge | /additem Base.IronBarQuarter
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| Forge Carpentry Chisel | Carpentry Chisel | 
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Simple Forge | /additem Base.CarpentryChisel
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| Forge Draw Plate | Draw Plate | 
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Primitive Forge | /additem Base.DrawPlate
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| Forge File | File | 
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Simple Forge | /additem Base.File
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| Forge Heading Tool | Heading Tool |
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Primitive Forge | /additem Base.HeadingTool
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| Forge Iron Band | Iron Band | 
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Primitive Forge | /additem Base.IronBand
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| Forge Large Hook | Large Hook | 
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Primitive Forge | /additem Base.LargeHook
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| Forge Masonry Chisel | Mason's Chisel | 
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Primitive Forge | /additem Base.MasonsChisel
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| Forge Masonry Trowel | Mason's Trowel | 
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Primitive Forge | /additem Base.MasonsTrowel
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| Forge Metalworking Chisel | Metalworking Chisel |
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Simple Forge | /additem Base.MetalworkingChisel
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| Forge Metalworking Punch | Metalworking Punch | 
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Primitive Forge | /additem Base.MetalworkingPunch
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| Forge Small Iron Band | Iron Band - Small | 
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Primitive Forge | /additem Base.IronBandSmall
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| Forge Smithing Hammer Head | Smithing Hammer Head | 
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Primitive Forge | /additem Base.SmithingHammerHead
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| Forge Tongs | Tongs |
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Primitive Forge | /additem Base.Tongs
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| Melt Glass | Small Ceramic Crucible with Molten Glass | 
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Simple Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleWithGlass
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| Melt Sand | Small Ceramic Crucible with Molten Glass |
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Simple Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleWithGlass
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| Pierce Chunk | Iron Chunk (Pierced) | 
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Primitive Forge | /additem Base.PiercedIronChunk
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| Smelt Iron From Large Item | Iron Chunk |
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Primitive Furnace | /additem Base.IronChunk
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| Smelt Iron From Medium Item | Iron Chunk |
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Primitive Furnace | /additem Base.IronChunk
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| Smelt Iron From Medium Plus Item | Iron Chunk |
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Primitive Furnace | /additem Base.IronChunk
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| Smelt Iron From Small Item | Iron Chunk |
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Primitive Furnace | /additem Base.IronChunk
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| Smelt Large Iron Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Iron |
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Simple Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Iron
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| Smelt Large Steel Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel | 
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Simple Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Steel
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| Smelt Medium Iron Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Iron |
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Simple Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Iron
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| Smelt Medium Plus Iron Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Iron |
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Simple Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Iron
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| Smelt Medium Plus Steel Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel |
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Steel
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| Smelt Medium Steel Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel |
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Steel
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| Smelt Small Iron Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Iron |
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Simple Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Iron
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| Smelt Small Steel Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel |
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Steel
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| Smelt Smaller Iron Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Iron |
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Simple Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Iron
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| Smelt Smaller Steel Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel |
|
Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Steel
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| Smelt Steel From Large Iron Item | Steel Chunk |
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
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| Smelt Steel From Large Steel Item | Steel Chunk |
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
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| Smelt Steel From Medium Iron Item | Steel Chunk |
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
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| Smelt Steel From Medium Plus Iron Item | Steel Chunk |
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
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| Smelt Steel From Medium Plus Steel Item | Steel Chunk |
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
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| Smelt Steel From Medium Steel Item | Steel Chunk |
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Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
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| Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item | Steel Chunk |
|
Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
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| Smelt Steel From Small Steel Item | Steel Chunk |
|
Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
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Locations
Carve Simple Wooden Tongs makes them. It needs a sharp knife or a meat cleaver, which is kept. The wood can be a Plank, a Tree Branch, a Wooden Rod or a Large Handle. The binding can be Twine, a Rag, Denim Strips, Leather Strips or Rope. University storage rooms also hold a pair now and then.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| University storage | Other | 3.7% |
Notes
- The in-game tooltip warns that the tongs break when used for Blacksmithing crafts.
- Research Craft on them teaches Forge Tongs.
- A spare pair makes useful fire tinder.
- Carve several pairs before a long forging session.
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