Item:Book of master blacksmithing instructions/Chapter 2/Slender metal pickaxe

A page of the Book of master blacksmithing instructions, chapter 2: instructions for crafting a slender metal pickaxe.

Book	Book of master blacksmithing instructions
Chapter	2
Lowest book	Journeyman
Product	Slender pickaxe (crafted)
Difficulty	challenging
Technique	Proficient Forging Design
Ingredient type	finished metal forging tool

The book page below is quoted as read in game on 11 November 2026. Page numbers shift when recipes are added or the books are re-sorted; the chapter page has the current list.

Tools

• Created using a forging hammer, some tongs, some metalworking oil and a metal anvil with forge.
• Also helpful: a shovel and a bellows.

Ingredients

Qty	Ingredient	Detail
1	refined metal ingot	10 volume
1	finished long wooden pole

Book page

        -=   Chapter 2, Page 15: Instructions for crafting a slender metal pickaxe    =-
  A slender metal pickaxe is a craftable item in the Forging society under the Blacksmithing crafting discipline.  This is considered to be a challenging piece to make, though knowledge of the Proficient Forging Design technique will be beneficial to the crafter.
  This crafting tool derives its potency from the material's hardness.
  This item is listed as a "finished metal forging tool" ingredient type and is created using a forging hammer, some tongs, some metalworking oil and a metal anvil with forge.  A crafter may also find it helpful to have a shovel and a bellows on hand.
 A list of ingredients is provided:
   (1) refined metal ingot (10 volume)
   (1) finished long wooden pole