Pickaxe

A pickaxe is a mining tool.

See Crafting Tools or Mining for details.

Usage

• In mining, it is the quicker of the two tools used to extract materials from the rock (the other being the shovel). To do so, simply hold the pickaxe in one hand and MINE.

Creation and Repair

Pickaxes can be created using forging techniques that fall under the Blacksmithing discipline.

Likewise, their repair falls under the same skills, with standard processes for metal tool repair.

Templates

This crafting tool derives its potency from the material's hardness.
(Low carbon steel was used for the durability cap, and high carbon steel was used for speed cap.)

			Durability Cap		Speed Cap
Type	Difficulty	Weight	Durability	Speed Cap	Durability	Speed
Store Bought	-	10 x density	?	?	?	?
stout <metal> pickaxe	4 - simple	10 x density	10 - a bit safeguarded	5 - not very effective	2 - very delicate	5 - not very effective
narrow <metal> pickaxe	5 - basic	10 x density	7 - appreciably susceptible	6 - sort of effective	1 - extremely weak	7 - rather effective
slender <metal> pickaxe	7 - challenging	10 x density	5 - particularly weak	7 - rather effective	4 - rather flimsy and easily damaged	8 - very effective
flat-headed <metal> pickaxe	8 - complicated	10 x density	11 - rather reinforced	4 - very ineffective	3 - quite fragile	5 - not very effective
weighted <metal> pickaxe	10 - difficult	10 x density	?	?	2 - very delicate	9 - exceptionally effective