HowTo:Make Iron Tools

The following is a description on how to make iron tools, but the initial "Iron Head" procedure is the same for all object that needs to be cast in a mold.

Iron tools are composed of two parts: a Head and a Handle these two parts needs to be combined at a Tool Workbench

Both axes and hammers have several version, some are better suited to certain tasks, see Heads, Axes and Hammers for a description.

Iron Head
The head is crafted at an Advanced Smelting Furnace with the help of a Mold, you will also need between 3-6 Iron Nuggets depending on the mold used, some Solid Fuel and a Firestarter.


 * 1) Make sure that you have the correct mold in your inventory
 * 2) Approach the furnace until  the popup shows, you will notice that there now is a green place holder for a mold to the right of the furnace
 * 3) Drag the mold from your inventory into the green placeholder, you should see it snap into place
 * 4) Place the Iron Ingots into the upper tray of the furnace
 * 5) Make sure you close the lid, otherwise the temperature will not rise enough to melt the iron nuggets
 * 6) Add fuel to the furnace by dragging it to the lower part of the furnace, for fuel you can use anything flammable, See Solid Fuel
 * 7) Light the fuel with the firestarter.
 * 8) Have your "Nearby" window open, you should see the nuggets there.
 * 9) You should now see the temperature gauge in the tool hint popup for the furnace start to rice and fuel start to decline
 * 10) Keep an eye on the fuel gauge (Gas Can symbol) and add more fuel if necessary. If the fuel level drops to much the temperature will start to fall
 * 11) After some time where the temperature as been high enough you will see an amount of iron running down the funnel to the mold, and the the tool tip on the mold will change to say "There are 1 xyz in the Mold" where xyz is whatever the mold is supposed to create
 * 12) Hover over the mold and the a menu popup should show, with "Pick Up" and "Take Out", select "Take Out" with the mouse wheel and press "E", it might happen that the tool head drops below the mold, in that case either remove the mold, or use the "Nearby" window to grab it.
 * 13) Congratulations, you now have a ready tool head.

Handle
The Handle is made at the Lathe, which handle you choose will determine the qualities the finished tool has, see Handles for a description of the different stats on different handles.

You will also need either a Log Block or a Log (1m) depending on the handle.


 * 1) Access the Lathe menu and select the handle you want, the info popup will tell you what material you need for each specific handle.
 * 2) Create the handle by pressing the "Craft" button.
 * 3) Congratulations, you now have a ready tool handle.

Assembly
Now you need to assemble the two parts, this is done at a Tool Workbench.
 * 1) Hold the handle int the right hand slot
 * 2) Make sure you have the head in your inventory.
 * 3) Activate the Tool Bench by looking at it and press E, the handle should now dip towards the bench
 * 4) Drag the head from the inventory to the the handle and it should snap into place
 * 5) Deactivate the Tool Bench by pressing Escape.
 * 6) Congratulations, you now have a ready Iron Tool.

Sharpening
If the tool is a cutting tool like an axe, it should be sharpened on a Grindstone, this needs to be repeated from time to time as the edge gets dulled, You can see if it needs resharpening by looking at the tool tip for the tool. The "edge" of the tool is a gauge that slowly depletes with use.

Tool Breakage
Tools will eventually break, and the handle will need replacing with a new one.

Replacing a broken handle

 * 1) Create the new handle at the Lathe
 * 2) Hold the broken tool in your right hand slot.
 * 3) Activate the Tool Workbench as before when assembling the tool
 * 4) Drag the head from the broken handle to the inventory
 * 5) Drag the new handle to you right hand slot
 * 6) Drag the head to the handle, it should snap in place
 * 7) Deactivate the tool bench
 * 8) Check the tool, it should no longer be "Broken'