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| weight = 3.30lbs / 1.50kg
 
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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is one of the [[Items]] available in [[The Long Dark]].
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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is one of the [[Tools]] available in [[The Long Dark]].
   
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
 
*A small one-handed axe. Good for splitting wood. Can be used to hack meat in a pinch.
 
*A small one-handed axe. Good for splitting wood. Can be used to hack meat in a pinch.
 
*The Hatchet can be used to "Forage Wood". Just hit the "Forage Wood" button, and set a time for your player to go out and look for wood. A timer will be displayed on screen. When the timer runs out, you will be given firewood. The amount given is varies depending on how long you forage for.
 
   
 
==Repair==
 
==Repair==
*Repairing a hatchet costs 1 [[Scrap Metal]], 1 [[Fir Firewood]], and requires [[Simple Tools]].
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*Repairing a Hatchet uses 1 [[Whetstone]], also called a Sharpening Stone.
   
 
==Harvest==
 
==Harvest==
*Harvest a hatchet yields 2 [[Scrap Metal]] and 1 [[Fir Firewood]].
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*Harvesting a Hatchet yields 2 [[Scrap Metal]] and 1 [[Fir Firewood]].
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== Usage ==
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The Hatchet is primarily used as the only method of harvesting Firewood in the environment ([[Fir Firewood|Fir]] and [[Cedar Firewood|Cedar]]), as well as being required to harvest [[Reclaimed Wood]] from objects such as Shelves and Crates. Also, it can be used to harvest [[Green Birch Sapling|Green Birch Saplings]] in order to build the [[Survival Bow]]
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The Hatchet can also be used to harvest flesh from a carcass. It is very slow at harvesting frozen flesh, however, it is even faster than the [[Hunting Knife]] when used on flesh that is lower than approximately 50% frozen. Due to the necessity to use a hatchet to harvest any form of wood, it is not always recommended to use it for harvesting flesh, unless time is of the utmost importance to the player.
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The Hatchet can also be used to open cans, smash ice from fishing holes and as a weapon in combat, granting a +20% bonus. It has more uses than any other individual tool in the game.
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Items]]
 
*[[Items]]
 
*[[Tools]]
 
*[[Tools]]
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[[Category:Tools]]

Latest revision as of 13:38, 30 December 2015

Hatchet
Hatchet
Details
Type: Tool
Weight: 3.30lbs / 1.50kg

The Hatchet is one of the Tools available in The Long Dark.

Description

  • A small one-handed axe. Good for splitting wood. Can be used to hack meat in a pinch.

Repair

  • Repairing a Hatchet uses 1 Whetstone, also called a Sharpening Stone.

Harvest

Usage

The Hatchet is primarily used as the only method of harvesting Firewood in the environment (Fir and Cedar), as well as being required to harvest Reclaimed Wood from objects such as Shelves and Crates. Also, it can be used to harvest Green Birch Saplings in order to build the Survival Bow

The Hatchet can also be used to harvest flesh from a carcass. It is very slow at harvesting frozen flesh, however, it is even faster than the Hunting Knife when used on flesh that is lower than approximately 50% frozen. Due to the necessity to use a hatchet to harvest any form of wood, it is not always recommended to use it for harvesting flesh, unless time is of the utmost importance to the player.

The Hatchet can also be used to open cans, smash ice from fishing holes and as a weapon in combat, granting a +20% bonus. It has more uses than any other individual tool in the game.

See also