Category:Crafting tools
There are a variety of tools that can be used in crafting, with most (but not all) disciplines using separate tools.
In addition, there are several tools used in related gathering processes, such as skinning and mining.
Traits
Condition
This is how much wear and tear this tool has undergone. Once a tool's condition falls to "in good condition" (80% or below), a loss in effectiveness can occur. You can repair tools by giving them to the clerk inside a Society building, or using a wire brush and oil. See "Repair" below for more detail.
Condition is measured as a percentage range with the worst condition being 0-19% battered and practically destroyed and the best condition being 98-100% in pristine condition.
Workmanship
The workmanship of the tool is how close it is to the template cap, and how much of a bonus or penalty it provides when used to make other things. The quality of the materials, the workmanship of the tools used to make it, the skill of the maker, and the difficulty of the template all affect the final workmanship.
It should be noted that masterfully-crafted indicates that the tool is at the cap of the template for the material it is made of.
Quality is measured on a scale from 1-practically worthless to 12-masterfully-crafted.
Construction / Durability
This trait (sometimes referred to as "Construction" and other times "Durability") represents the rate at which a tool degrades due to wear and tear.
The durability of the tool is dependent on the template, the quality of the workmanship, and the durability of the material it is made of.
Construction is measured on a scale from 1-extremely weak and easily damaged to 18-practically invulnerable to damage.
Speed
This trait represents a percent chance that the tool will give a flat reduction in round time.
The amount a tool speeds things up is based on the template, the quality of the item, and a single material trait that differs for each template. For example, a forging hammer's speed is derived from the hardness of the material it is made from, whereas a set of tongs uses thermal resistance.
Speed is measured on a scale from 1-completely ineffective to 11-tremendously effective:
- completely ineffective
- tremendously ineffective
- extremely ineffective
- very ineffective
- not very effective
- sort of effective
- rather effective
- very effective
- exceptionally effective
- extremely effective
- tremendously effective
Storage
There are a few convenient ways to store crafting tools:
- Society buildings can hold up to 10 tools behind the clerk's desk, just read the various signs.
- Rebecho has sold tool belts in his Ties for Things shop that can be used to conveniently TIE tools to. These belts hold your tools without weight (possibly a bug?).
- Unregistered player-crafted tools can be deeded and stored in a deed register.
Repair
To repair a metal tool you need a wire brush and some crafting oil, both purchasable from the Forging Societies. First RUB, SCRAPE or CLEAN the item with your brush, and then POUR oil on it. When a tool drops to "good condition" or worse, there is a notable penalty in their crafting.
Metal tools use the standard equipment condition values.
List of Tools
Cosmetic
These tools alter the appearance of crafted items.
- Cleaning cloth: changes the appearance ("tap") of crafted items
- Dye tub: applies dye to crafted items
- Maker mark: adds the maker's identifying mark to the look of crafted items
Gathering
These tools are use for collecting materials used in crafting processes.
Lumberjacking
Mining
Skinning
- Skinning knife or Belt knife: collects skins/bones/parts from beasts
Alchemy
Remedies
- Mortar and Pestle: crushes herbs
- Mixing stick and Cooking pot/Jar: combines remedies
- Sieve: screens remedies
- Wayerd pyramid or Herb press: dries herbs
Engineering
Carving
- Bleaching solution: cleans bones
- Chisels: carves stone
- Rasp: files bone/stone
- Rifflers: scrape bone/stone
- Surface polish: restores color to bone/stone
- Bone saw: cuts bone
Shaping
- Carving knife: carves lumber
- Clamps: hold lumber for carving
- Drawknife: cuts bark from wood to create lumber
- Wood Glue: attaches flights to arrow shafts
- Rasp: files down lumber
- Scissors: cut lumber stacks
- Wood Stain: darkens lumber
- Wood shaper: shapes lumber
- Woodcutting saw or Table saw: cuts down wood to create lumber
Forging
There are a number of common tools used in more than one Forging discipline:
- Anvil: is a surface for pounding metal
- Bellows: fan the forge fires
- Forge: tempers metal to improve durability
- Forging hammer: shapes metal on an anvil
- Oil: cleans and protects metal, the finishing step in a Forging process
- Grindstone: sharpens blades and grinds down metal
- Slack tub: quenches metal
- Shovel: adds fuel to the forge fires
- Tongs: hold metal while shaping on the anvil
- Wire brush: removes burs and repairs metal items
Armorsmithing
- Leather strips: reinforce armor
- Pliers: combine metal armor with backing/padding
Blacksmithing
- Aerated salts: clean the crucible
- Borax flux: removes impurities from metal
- Crucible: holds molten metal when reclaiming, refining, and smelting
- Ingot cutter: cuts metal ingots to size
- Stirring rod: stirs the crucible
Outfitting
Tailoring
- Awl: punches holes in leather
- Distaff or Spinning wheel: spins fibers into thread
- Hide scraper: cleans skins
- Knitting needles: knit yarn
- Leather lotion: tans skins
- Loom: weaves thread into cloth
- Pins: hold items for sewing
- Scissors: cut cloth/leather/thread
- Sealing wax: protects cloth/leather to improve durability
- Sewing needles: stitch cloth/leather
- Slickstone or Flat-iron: smooths cloth
- Yardstick: measures cloth/leather
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