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'''Tools''' are objects used for mundane purposes by civilians and [[night creature]]s. Some tools can also be used as [[weapon]]s, though it is usually much better to use a sword over a fork. Other tools can be used by your dwarves in Fortress mode.

==Tools Usable as Weapons==
{| class="wikitable" border="border"
! Type
! Size
! Attack
! [[Attack type]]
! Contact Area
! Penetration
! Velocity
! [[DF2012:Combat_skill#Weapon_skills|Skill Used]]
|- valign="top"
|rowspan="3"| Carving knife
|rowspan="3"| 150
| Slash || Edge || 800 || 600 || 1.25x
|rowspan="3"| Dagger
|-
| Stab || Edge || 4 || 800 || 1x
|-
| Handle strike || Blunt || 15 || (400) || 1x
|- valign="top"
|rowspan="3"| Boning knife
|rowspan="3"| 50
| Slash || Edge || 500 || 300 || 1.25x
|rowspan="3"| Dagger
|-
| Stab || Edge || 2 || 400 || 1x
|-
| Handle strike || Blunt || 10 || (200) || 1x
|- valign="top"
|rowspan="3"| Slicing knife
|rowspan="3"| 150
| Slash || Edge || 900 || 700 || 1.25x
|rowspan="3"| Dagger
|-
| Stab || Edge || 3 || 900 || 1x
|-
| Handle strike || Blunt || 15 || (400) || 1x
|- valign="top"
|rowspan="3"| Meat cleaver
|rowspan="3"| 300
| Hack || Edge || 800 || 400 || 1.25x
|rowspan="3"| Axe
|-
| Flat slap || Blunt || 800 || (400) || 1.25x
|-
| Handle strike || Blunt || 20 || (400) || 1x
|- valign="top"
|rowspan="2"| Carving fork
|rowspan="2"| 150
| Stab || Edge || 1 || 100 || 1x
|rowspan="2"| Dagger
|-
| Handle strike || Blunt || 15 || 400 || 1x
|- valign="top"
|rowspan="3"| Stone Axe {{version|0.43.01}}
|rowspan="3"| 400
| Hack || Edge || 800 || 400 || 1.25x
|rowspan="3"| Axe
|-
| Flat slap || Blunt || 800 || 400 || 1x
|-
| Helve strike || Blunt || 20 || 400 || 1x
|}

==Other Tools==
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{| class="wikitable" border="border"
|-
! Type
! Tile
! Size
! Material
! Capacity
! Base Value
! Usage
|-
| Cauldron || {{Tile|ô|7:1}} || 4000 || Metal 6 || 100,000 || 50 || Liquid cooking
|-
| Ladle    || {{Tile|♪|7:1}} || 100 || Metal 1 || n/a || 10 || Liquid scoop
|-
| Bowl     || {{Tile|°|7:1}} || 100 || Stone 1 || 3,000 || 10 || Meal container
|-
| Mortar   || {{Tile|°|7:1}} || 100 || Stone 1 || 1,000 || 10 || Grind powder, receptacle
|-
| Pestle   || {{Tile|/|7:1}} || 20 || Stone 1 || n/a || 10 || Grind powder, grinder
|-
| [[Nest box]]    || {{Tile|◘|7:1}} || 1000 || Any Hard 1 || 2,000 || 10 || Nest box
|-
| [[Jug]]         || {{Tile|σ|7:1}} || 300 || Any Hard 1 || 10,000 || 10 || Liquid container
|-
| [[Large pot]]   || {{Tile|Φ|7:1}} || 5000 || Any Hard 1 || 60,000 || 10 || Food storage
|-
| [[Hive]]        || {{Tile|▬|7:1}} || 2000 || Any Hard 1 || 5,000 || 10 || [[Beekeeping industry|Beekeeping]]
|-
| [[Honeycomb]]   || {{Tile|∞|7:1}} || 1000 || n/a 1 || n/a || 10 || n/a
|-
| [[Container|Pouch]]       || {{Tile|¡|7:1}} || 100 || Soft 1 || 1,000 || 10 || Small object storage
|-
| [[Minecart]]    || {{Tile|■|0:7:1}} || 40,000 || Wood/Metal 6 || 500,000 || 50 || Track cart
|-
| [[Wheelbarrow]] || {{Tile|Ö|7:1}} || 30,000 || Wood/Metal 6 || 100,000 || 50 || Heavy object hauling
|- 
| [[Stepladder]]  ||{{Tile|₧|7:1}} || 40,000 || Wood/Metal 6 || n/a || 50 || Fruit collection
|- 
| Scroll rollers{{version|0.42.01}}  ||{{Tile|÷|7:1}} || 100 || Any Hard 1 || n/a || 10 || Roll up sheets
|- 
| [[Book binding]]{{version|0.42.01}}  ||{{Tile|÷|7:1}} || 100 || Any Hard 1 || n/a || 10 || Protect folded sheets
|- 
| [[Scroll]]{{version|0.42.01}}  ||{{Tile|∞|7:1}} || 200 || Any Sheet 1 || n/a || 20 || Contain writing
|- 
| [[Quire]]{{version|0.42.01}}  ||{{Tile|≡|7:1}} || 100 || Any Sheet 1 || n/a || 20 || Contain writing
|- 
| [[Bookcase]]{{version|0.42.01}}  ||{{Tile|≡|0:7:1}} || 1000 || Any Hard 6 || 100,000 || 10 || Bookcase (Furniture)
|- 
| Helve{{version|0.43.01}}   || {{Tile|\|7:1}} || 250 || Branch 1 || n/a || 10 || Crafting stone axes in Adventure Mode
|}

Hard materials include stone, metal, wood, and glass.<br />Soft materials include silk, plant fibers, leather and adamantine thread.<br />Sheet materials include papyrus, paper, and parchment.{{version|0.42.01}}

A tool needs capacity of 600 per 1 unit of [[liquid]] to contain: a jug can hold 10,000/600 = 16 units of liquid, a submerged minecart scoops 500,000/600 = 833 units of magma or water, etc.

==See also==
* [[Tool token]]

{{Translation
| dwarven = lòr
| elvish  = wanala
| goblin  = êngan
| human   = shem
}}

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