Wooden Trowel
| Wooden Trowel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Tool |
| Weight | 0.5 |
| Condition | 3 |
| Wear Chance | 1 in 3 |
| Research |
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| Crafting Skill | Carving: 0 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.MasonsTrowel_Wood
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| Crafting XP | 5 XP (Carving) |
The Wooden Trowel is a simple trowel carved from a stick or a handle. It counts as a mason's trowel, a plastering trowel, a mixing spoon and a small digging tool. That makes it a cheap all-purpose tool for early masonry and cooking.
It suits a survivor who needs a trowel before finding a metal one. Any sharp knife or meat cleaver can carve it. Its main strength is how easy it is to make. Its main cost is that it breaks quickly.
The trowel comes only from carving. 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
As a mason's trowel, it serves stone and brick building. The Stone Mill needs Masonry 1 and the Cooking Pit needs Masonry 2. Stone walls, door frames and window frames need Masonry 2. Brick walls, door frames, window frames and fences need Masonry 2 or 5. It also builds the Simple Forge, the Advanced Forge, the Smelting Furnace, the Blast Furnace, kilns and the Amphora.
As a plastering trowel, it serves the Plaster Wall at Carpentry 6.
As a mixing utensil, it stirs doughs and batters. Prepare Bread Dough, Prepare Pie Dough, Make Cake Batter, the cookie recipes, Prepare Pancakes and Prepare Omelette all accept it.
It can also dig furrows for planting and dig for worms as bait.
The Research Craft option on it teaches Forge Masonry Trowel and Carve Wooden Spade.
The Carve Trowel recipe needs no skill. It takes a Tree Branch, a handle, a Long Stick, a Wooden Rod or even a Plunger. A sharp knife or a meat cleaver is kept as the tool.
Upkeep
The trowel is fragile. It has only a few points of condition and loses one about every third use. It breaks after a short time in steady work. A new one is quick to carve, so a spare branch is worth keeping.
Research
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Wooden Trowel and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Masonry Trowel | Mason's Trowel | 
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/additem Base.MasonsTrowel
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| Carve Wooden Spade | Wooden Spade | 
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/additem Base.SpadeWood
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How to Craft Wooden Trowel
Each recipe that makes the Wooden Trowel is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Carve Trowel
The Carve Trowel recipe makes the Wooden Trowel. 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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Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Wooden Trowel by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphora | Amphora | - | - | - |
| Brick Wall | Brick Wall (Poor) | - | - | - |
| Brick Wall (Short) | Brick Fence (Good) | - | - | - |
| Brick Window Frame (Basic) | Brick Window Frame (Poor) | - | - | - |
| Brick Window Frame (Craftsman) | Brick Window Frame | - | - | - |
| Build Brick Door Frame (Good) | Brick Door Frame (Good) | - | - | - |
| Build Brick Door Frame (Poor) | Brick Door Frame (Poor) | - | - | - |
| Build Dome Kiln | Dome Kiln | - | - | - |
| Build Large Kiln | Large Kiln | - | - | - |
| Build Plaster Wall | Plaster Wall | - | - | - |
| Build Small Kiln | Small Kiln | - | - | - |
| Build Stone Mill | Stone Mill | - | - | - |
| Build Tile Floor | Tile Floor | - | - | - |
| Construct Advanced Forge | Advanced Forge | - | - | - |
| Construct Blast Furnace | Blast Furnace | - | - | - |
| Construct Smelting Furnace | Smelting Furnace | - | - | - |
| Cooking Pit | Cooking Pit | - | - | - |
| Make Cake Batter | Cake Batter | 
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- | /additem Base.CakeBatter
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| Make Gravy | Gravy | 
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- | /additem Base.Gravy
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| Prepare 2 Breaded Onion Rings | Fried Onion Rings | 
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- | /additem Base.FriedOnionRings
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| Prepare Baguette | Baguette | 
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- | /additem Base.Baguette
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| Prepare Biscuits | Biscuits | 
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- | /additem Base.Muffintray_Biscuit
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| Prepare Bread Dough | Bread | 
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- | /additem Base.Bread
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| Prepare Chocolate Chip Cookies | Baking Tray with Chocolate Chip Cookies | 
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- | /additem Base.CookieChocolateChipDough
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| Prepare Chocolate Cookies | Baking Tray with Chocolate Cookies |
|
- | /additem Base.CookiesChocolateDough
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| Prepare Muffins | Plain Muffins |
|
- | /additem Base.BakingTray_Muffin
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| Prepare Oatmeal Cookies | Baking Tray with Oatmeal Cookies |
|
- | /additem Base.CookiesOatmealDough
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| Prepare Omelette | Omelette | 
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- | /additem Base.EggOmelette
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| Prepare Pancakes | Pancakes | 
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- | /additem Base.PancakesRecipe
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| Prepare Pie Dough | Pie Dough | 
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- | /additem Base.PieDough
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| Prepare Shortbread Cookies | Baking Tray with Shortbread Cookies |
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- | /additem Base.CookiesShortbreadDough
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| Prepare Sugar Cookies | Baking Tray with Sugar Cookies |
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- | /additem Base.CookiesSugarDough
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| Simple Forge | Simple Forge | - | - | - |
| Stone Doorframe | Stone Door Frame | - | - | - |
| Stone Wall | Stone Wall | - | - | - |
| Stone Window Frame | Stone Window Frame | - | - | - |
Locations
The trowel is made with the Carve Trowel recipe from a branch, stick or handle and a sharp knife or meat cleaver.
Notes
- One trowel covers masonry, plastering, mixing and light digging.
- Carve Trowel needs no skill, only a knife and a stick.
- It wears out fast, so carving a spare helps on big building jobs.
- Research Craft teaches Forge Masonry Trowel and Carve Wooden Spade.
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