Steel Bar Quarter
| Steel Bar Quarter | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Material |
| Weight | 0.5 |
| Made With |
|
| Station | Primitive Forge |
| Research | Make Shiv |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 0 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.SteelBarQuarter
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Steel Bar Quarter is a short length of steel bar stock, a quarter of a full Steel Bar. It is the everyday working piece of small forge work.
Smiths turn it into blades, cutlery and fine tools. Forge Simple Blade, Forge Small Knife and Forge Kitchen Knife Blade make knives. Forge Fine Spoons, Forge Fine Forks and Forge Fine Butter Knives make cutlery. Forge Fine Scissors, Forge Small Files and Forge Tongs make tools. Most of this belongs to Blacksmithing at a forge.
The quarter is forged from a Steel Chunk or Steel Scrap, cut from a larger bar, or found in workshops and factories. The Carpenter is the best occupation for materials. It starts with the most Carpentry skill. For Welding, the Welder starts strongest.
Uses
Small blades come first. Forge Simple Blade makes a Simple Metal Blade with no skill needed. Forge Small Knife needs Blacksmithing level 1. Forge Kitchen Knife Blade and Forge Spear Head need level 4 and an Advanced Forge.
Cutlery and fine tools follow. Forge Fine Spoons and Forge Fine Butter Knives each make two pieces at level 2. Forge Fine Forks needs level 3. Forge Fine Scissors and Forge Small Metalworking Punches and Chisels need level 5. Forge Small Files needs level 6 and a Medium Handle. The punch and file sets each take two quarters.
The quarter also feeds the smith's own kit. It goes into Forge Tongs, Forge Metalworking Pliers, Forge Draw Plate, Forge Heading Tool and Forge Drill. Further up it makes Door Hinge and Doorknob.
Quarters join back into larger stock. Forge Bar Half takes two, and Forge Bar takes four.
Outside the forge, Make Shiv and Make Improvised Screwdriver each use one with a whetstone or file and a binding. Saw into Pieces cuts one into five Steel Piece.
How to Get Steel Bar Quarter
Forge Bar Quarter from Chunk turns one Steel Chunk into a quarter with one charcoal. Forge Scrap Into Bar Quarter does the same from Steel Scrap with two charcoal. Both work at a Primitive Forge with a hammer and tongs.
Larger bars split down. Saw Bar Half cuts a Steel Bar Half into two quarters with a metal saw. Cut Bar splits bars with a hammer and chisel at a forge, or with a Welding Torch at Welding level 1.
Forging a Simple Shortsword Blade or a Shortsword Blade from a Steel Bar also leaves a quarter behind.
Research
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Steel Bar Quarter and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make Shiv | Shiv | 
|
/additem Base.KnifeShiv
|
How to Craft Steel Bar Quarter
Each recipe that makes the Steel Bar Quarter is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Bar Quarter from Chunk
The Forge Bar Quarter from Chunk recipe makes the Steel Bar Quarter. It needs Blacksmithing level 0. It is made at a Primitive Forge.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Steel Chunk | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SteelChunk
|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Kitchen Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.KitchenTongs
|
Saw Bar Half
The Saw Bar Half recipe makes the Steel Bar Quarter. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Bar Half | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SteelBarHalf
|
| Hacksaw | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Saw
|
Cut Bar
The Cut Bar recipe makes the Steel Bar Quarter. It needs Welding level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Bar Half |
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SteelBarHalf
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| Welding Torch | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
| Welder Mask | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.WeldingMask
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Cut Bar
The Cut Bar recipe makes the Steel Bar Quarter. It needs Blacksmithing level 0. It is made at a Primitive Forge.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Bar Half |
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SteelBarHalf
|
| Claw Hammer |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Metalworking Chisel | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingChisel
|
| Charcoal |
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
|
Forge Rod Into Bar
The Forge Rod Into Bar recipe makes the Steel Bar Quarter. It needs Blacksmithing level 0. It is made at a Primitive Forge.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Rod | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.MetalBar
|
| Claw Hammer |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Charcoal |
|
3x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Tongs |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
|
Forge Scrap Into Bar Quarter
The Forge Scrap Into Bar Quarter recipe makes the Steel Bar Quarter. It needs Blacksmithing level 0. It is made at a Primitive Forge.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal |
|
2x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
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| Steel Scrap | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SteelScrap
|
| Claw Hammer |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Tongs |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
|
Forge Simple Shortsword Blade
The Forge Simple Shortsword Blade recipe makes the Steel Bar Quarter. It needs Blacksmithing level 6. It is made at a Simple Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal |
|
5x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Steel Bar | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SteelBar
|
| Claw Hammer |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Tongs |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
|
Forge Shortsword Blade
The Forge Shortsword Blade recipe makes the Steel Bar Quarter. It needs Blacksmithing level 7. It is made at an Advanced Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal |
|
8x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
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| Steel Bar |
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SteelBar
|
| Smithing Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.SmithingHammer
|
| Metalworking Pliers | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingPliers
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Used in Crafting
Everything made with the Steel Bar Quarter, with how much each recipe takes, the other materials it needs, the station and the skill. Each tab holds one crafting category.
| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Bar |
|
Forge Bar | 4x |
|
Primitive Forge | Blacksmithing: 0 | /additem Base.SteelBar
|
| Steel Bar Half |
|
Forge Bar Half | 2x |
|
Primitive Forge | Blacksmithing: 0 | /additem Base.SteelBarHalf
|
| Iron Band - Small | 
|
Forge Small Iron Band | 1x |
|
Primitive Forge | Blacksmithing: 0 | /additem Base.IronBandSmall
|
| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen Knife Blade | 
|
Forge Kitchen Knife Blade | 1x |
|
Advanced Forge | Blacksmithing: 4 | /additem Base.KitchenKnifeBlade
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| Simple Metal Blade | 
|
Forge Simple Blade | 1x |
|
Primitive Forge | Blacksmithing: 0 | /additem Base.CrudeBlade
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| Small Knife | 
|
Forge Small Knife | 1x |
|
Primitive Forge | Blacksmithing: 1 | /additem Base.SmallKnife
|
| Metal Spearhead | 
|
Forge Spear Head | 1x |
|
Advanced Forge | Blacksmithing: 4 | /additem Base.SpearHead
|
| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butter Knife | 
|
Forge Fine Butter Knives | 1x |
|
Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 2 | /additem Base.ButterKnife
|
| Fork | 
|
Forge Fine Forks | 1x |
|
Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 3 | /additem Base.Fork
|
| Spoon | 
|
Forge Fine Spoons | 1x |
|
Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 2 | /additem Base.Spoon
|
| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw Plate | 
|
Drill Draw Plate | 1x | - | - | Welding: 3 | /additem Base.DrawPlate
|
| Steel Piece | 
|
Saw into Pieces | 1x | 1x Hacksaw (kept) | - | None | /additem Base.SteelPiece
|
| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scissors | 
|
Forge Fine Scissors | 1x |
|
Advanced Forge | Blacksmithing: 5 | /additem Base.Scissors
|
| Small File Set | 
|
Forge Small Files | 2x |
|
Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 6 | /additem Base.SmallFileSet
|
| Small Punch and Chisel Set | 
|
Forge Small Metalworking Punches and Chisels | 2x |
|
Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 5 | /additem Base.SmallPunchSet
|
| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improvised Screwdriver | 
|
Make Improvised Screwdriver | 1x | - | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.Screwdriver_Improvised
| |
| Shiv |
|
Make Shiv | 1x | - | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.KnifeShiv
|
These recipes accept the Steel Bar Quarter by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drill Heading Tool | Heading Tool | 
|
- | /additem Base.HeadingTool
|
| Forge 2 Spoons | Forged Spoon | 
|
Primitive Forge | /additem Base.SpoonForged
|
| Forge Doorknob | Doorknob | 
|
Advanced Forge | /additem Base.Doorknob
|
| Forge Draw Plate | Draw Plate |
|
Primitive Forge | /additem Base.DrawPlate
|
| Forge Drill | Auger Drill | 
|
Simple Forge | /additem Base.OldDrill
|
| Forge Forceps | Forceps | 
|
Advanced Forge | /additem Base.SutureNeedleHolder
|
| Forge Forks | Forged Fork | 
|
Primitive Forge | /additem Base.ForkForged
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| Forge Gardening Trowel | Gardening Trowel | 
|
Primitive Forge | /additem Base.HandShovel
|
| Forge Hand Scythe Head | Hand Scythe Blade | 
|
Primitive Forge | /additem Base.HandScytheBlade
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| Forge Heading Tool | Heading Tool |
|
Primitive Forge | /additem Base.HeadingTool
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| Forge Hinge | Door Hinge | 
|
Advanced Forge | /additem Base.Hinge
|
| Forge Masonry Trowel | Mason's Trowel | 
|
Primitive Forge | /additem Base.MasonsTrowel
|
| Forge Metalworking Pliers | Metalworking Pliers |
|
Simple Forge | /additem Base.MetalworkingPliers
|
| Forge Scissors | Crude Scissors | 
|
Simple Forge | /additem Base.ScissorsForged
|
| Forge Sheep Shears | Shears | 
|
Primitive Forge | /additem Base.SheepShears
|
| Forge Tongs | Tongs |
|
Primitive Forge | /additem Base.Tongs
|
| Forge Tweezers | Tweezers | 
|
Advanced Forge | /additem Base.Tweezers
|
| Smelt Small Steel Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel | 
|
Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Steel
|
| Smelt Steel From Small Steel Item | Steel Chunk |
|
Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
|
Locations
Quarters are a fairly common find in work buildings. Knife factory tool cabinets and factory counters hold one about one time in eight. Wire factories, warehouses, studios, sheds and closets give a similar chance. Mechanic counters and garage storage crates hold one fairly often. Storage rooms and storage units turn one up less often.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mechanic | Counter | 9.7% |
| Storage room | Other | 4.2% |
| Mechanic | Metal shelves | 1% |
| Storage unit | Other | 1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Crate | 10.4% |
| Closet | Other | 10.4% |
| Shed | Other | 10.4% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 8.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Warehouse | Small box | 10.4% |
Notes
- Four quarters forge back into a full Steel Bar.
- Research Craft on a quarter teaches Make Shiv.
- A quarter makes a quick Shiv with no forge at all.
- Steel Scrap and Steel Chunk both forge into quarters with no Blacksmithing level.
- Shortsword blade recipes return a quarter as leftover stock.
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