Wood Saw
| Wood Saw | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Tool |
| Weight | 1 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Wear Chance | 1 in 10 |
| Survival Gear | Yes |
| Metal Value | 35 |
| Research |
|
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.GardenSaw
|
The Wood Saw is a hand saw for cutting wood. It is one of the most important tools in Carpentry. Its main job is turning logs into planks.
Almost every survivor who builds needs one. Planks feed building plans and many crafting recipes. The saw also takes part in carving, toolmaking and weapon recipes. Its main strength is a long working life. It is light, and the game counts it as survival gear.
The saw is a common find in garden stores, tool stores, sheds, warehouses and construction sites. 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
Saw Log turns one log into three planks. Saw Large Branch turns a large branch into a plank. Saws are also used to take apart a lot of furniture for planks and nails.
The saw is a tool in many crafting recipes. Make Wooden Toolbox and Make Large Bellows need Carpentry 1. Make Oil Press, Make Wooden Bucket and the wooden molds for ingots, bars and anvils need Carpentry 2. Bone recipes use it at low Carving levels, such as Sharpen Bone and Carve Bone Awl. Wooden armour recipes use it with Carving and Tailoring.
It also serves building plans such as drying racks, a Chopping Block, a Simple Loom and a coffin. Saw Down Baseball Bat turns a bat into a Short Bat.
The Wood Saw itself becomes part of a Plank with Saw in the Make Plank with Saw recipe. That recipe needs Carpentry 3. The saw is used up in it.
The Research Craft option on the saw teaches Make Plank with Saw, Forge Saw and Knapp Flint Saw.
Compared with the Simple Wood Saw, it lasts about twice as long and wears half as often.
Upkeep
The saw wears slowly and loses condition only about one use in ten. The Fix Saw recipe repairs it at Maintenance 2.
Research
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Wood Saw and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make Plank with Saw | Plank with Saw | 
|
/additem Base.Plank_Saw
|
| Forge Saw | Simple Wood Saw | 
|
/additem Base.CrudeSaw
|
| Knapp Flint Saw | Flint Saw | 
|
/additem Base.Saw_Flint
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Wood Saw as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make Plank with Saw | Plank with Saw |
|
- | Carpentry: 3 | /additem Base.Plank_Saw
|
Any recipe that asks for a saw accepts it as the tool, such as Carve Bone War Hatchet Head, Sharpen Bone and Sharpen Long Bone.
Locations
Garden store storage is the best place to look. It holds one about one time in three. Tool boxes in tool caches and tool store storage come next. Survivor safehouse metal shelves, sheds, warehouses, studios and closets hold one about one time in six. Construction sites, bedroom crates and cabinet factories are just as good. Farm tool cabinets and garage lockers turn one up too.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Garden store | Other | 32% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 19.6% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 16.4% |
| Construction site | Small box | 15.4% |
| Tool store | Other | 12.4% |
| Tool store | Shelves | 12.4% |
| Outdoor supply store | Metal shelves | 12.3% |
| Outdoorsupply storage | Metal shelves | 12.3% |
| Farmer | Small box | 11.7% |
| General store | Metal shelves | 10.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Tools cache1 | Tools box | 27.2% |
| Tools cache1 | Counter | 16.8% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 16.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 16.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 16.4% |
| Tools cache1 | Bag duffel bag tint | 13.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Mannequin factory | Counter | 18.7% |
| Cabinet factory | Other | 18.3% |
| Cabinet shipping | Other | 18.3% |
| Catwalk | Other | 16.4% |
| Storage room | Other | 16.4% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 16.4% |
| Warehouse | Metal shelves | 16.4% |
| Construction site | Other | 15.4% |
| Mannequin factory | Other | 15% |
| Farm storage | Tool cabinet | 14.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Crate | 16.4% |
| Shed | Other | 16.4% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 15.4% |
| Closet | Other | 15.4% |
| Garage storage | Locker | 13.7% |
| Shed | Metal shelves | 13.7% |
| Shed | Shelves | 13.7% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 13.1% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 12.3% |
| Attic | Crate | 12.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Farming | 9.8% |
| Inside a bag or case | Toolbox | 2.6% |
| Inside a bag or case | Bag skill maintenance duffel bag | 1.9% |
| Inside a bag or case | First aid kit camping | 0.3% |
Notes
- Saw Log gives three planks from one log.
- Fix Saw repairs it at Maintenance 2.
- Research Craft on it teaches three recipes, including Forge Saw.
- Make Plank with Saw uses up the saw.
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