Tool

Salvaged Axe

The high-yield axe: more wood per swing than the hatchet but a slower swing, for a Level 2 bench and five metal blades. Built for long farm runs.

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Characteristics

Category: Tool

Stack size: 1

Durability: 500

Workbench: Level 2

Craftable: Yes

Researchable: Yes · 60 Scrap

Damage: 40

Swing time: 1.25 s

Overview

In-game description

A high-yield resource gathering axe. Slower than the Hatchet.

Long wood runs are where it earns its slot. The game says it plainly: high yield, slower than the Hatchet. Each hit takes longer, so on a quick roam it feels sluggish. But when your group needs a mountain of wood for charcoal before a sulfur cook, the extra from every swing adds up.

Pros

Cons

More wood per hit than any hatchet
500 durability against the hatchet's 400
Recycles back into some of its metal blades

Slower swing, which you feel in a fight or on a short trip
Needs a Level 2 workbench and 60 scrap to research
Five blades and a metal pipe are a real cost early on

Its twin for rocks is the Salvaged Icepick, with the same recipe. Blades come out of road barrels, so one road run often pays for both. Past this point the only step up for wood is the chainsaw, which is quicker still but burns low grade fuel.