Nail

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² A nail

Nails, claws and talons are a product of some animals when butchered. They are stored in a stockpile that accepts body parts, and have no known use.

Civilized creatures may occasionally wear jewelry made out of nails, despite it being uncraftable in Fortress mode.

A cat claw nail and a human nail.

"Nail" in other Languages Dwarven: um Elven: thèdi Goblin: olnge Human: nato

Raws

[MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:NAIL_TEMPLATE] [STATE_COLOR:ALL_SOLID:GRAY] [STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:nail] [STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:nail] [STATE_COLOR:LIQUID:GRAY] [STATE_NAME:LIQUID:n/a] [STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:n/a] [STATE_COLOR:GAS:GRAY] [STATE_NAME:GAS:n/a] [STATE_ADJ:GAS:n/a] [DISPLAY_COLOR:7:0:0] [MATERIAL_VALUE:1] [SPEC_HEAT:420] [IGNITE_POINT:10508] [MELTING_POINT:NONE] [BOILING_POINT:NONE] [HEATDAM_POINT:10250] [COLDDAM_POINT:9900] [MAT_FIXED_TEMP:NONE] [SOLID_DENSITY:500] [LIQUID_DENSITY:NONE] [MOLAR_MASS:NONE] [IMPACT_YIELD:200000] used bone for all of these but more elastic, no data [IMPACT_FRACTURE:200000] [IMPACT_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:5000] [COMPRESSIVE_YIELD:200000] [COMPRESSIVE_FRACTURE:200000] [COMPRESSIVE_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:5000] [TENSILE_YIELD:115000] [TENSILE_FRACTURE:130000] [TENSILE_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:5000] [TORSION_YIELD:115000] [TORSION_FRACTURE:130000] [TORSION_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:5000] [SHEAR_YIELD:115000] [SHEAR_FRACTURE:130000] [SHEAR_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:5000] [BENDING_YIELD:115000] [BENDING_FRACTURE:130000] [BENDING_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:5000] [MAX_EDGE:1000] [ABSORPTION:100] [IMPLIES_ANIMAL_KILL] [ITEMS_HARD]

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