Forge File
Requires Forge Tools Must be learned first
Needs
- One of
charcoal - One of
barstockhalf - One of
smithinghammerKeep - One of
crudetongsOne oftongsKeep - One of
metalsawOne ofmetalworkingchiselKeep 
Medium Handle
File
Item IDs Base.File
- Encumbrance1
- Weapon typeImprovised, Short blunt
- Damage0.4 - 0.8
- Range0.61 - 1.2
Stats
- Encumbrance
- 1
- Weapon type
- Improvised, Short blunt
- Damage
- 0.4 - 0.8
- Range
- 0.61 - 1.2
- Attack speed
- 0.95
- Critical chance
- 30%
- Critical damage
- x2
- Knockdown
- 0
- Max targets per swing
- 2
- Door damage
- 1
- Tree damage
- 0
- Condition
- 8
- Condition loss chance
- 1 in 15
How to craft
Used to craft
- Smelt Iron From Medium Item as smeltableironmedium Requires Primitive furnace
- Smelt Steel From Medium Iron Item as smeltableironmedium Requires Advanced furnace
- Fix Saw as file In hand
- Forge Carpentry Chisel as file Requires Forge
- Forge Drill as file Requires Forge
- Forge Large Hook as file Requires Primitive forge
- Forge Masonry Chisel as file Requires Primitive forge
- Forge Metalworking Chisel as file Requires Forge
- Forge Metalworking Punch as file Requires Primitive forge
- Forge Saw as file Requires Forge
- Forge Scrap Metal Sword as file Requires Primitive forge
- Forge Small Metalworking Punches and Chisels as file Requires Forge
- Carve Bone Awl as file By hand, on any surface
- Carve Bone Fishing Hook as file In hand
- Carve Bone Fork as file In hand
- Carve Bone War Hatchet Head as file By hand, on any surface
- Carve Bone Sewing Needle as file By hand, on any surface
- Carve Bone Spoon as file In hand
- Carve Blunt Bone Knife as file In hand
- Make Knife From Machete Blade as file In hand
- Carve 4 Large Bone Beads as file By hand, on any surface
- Make Scrap Metal Chopper as file By hand, on any surface
- Make Scrap Metal Cleaver as file By hand, on any surface
- Make Improvised Screwdriver as file In hand
- Make Shiv as file In hand
- Make Toothbrush Shiv as file In hand
- Make Scrap Metal Knife as file By hand, on any surface
- Make Scrap Metal Shortsword as file By hand, on any surface
- Make Scrap Metal Sword as file By hand, on any surface
- Sharpen Blade Poorly with File as file In hand
- Sharpen Bone as file By hand, on any surface
- Sharpen Jawbone as file By hand, on any surface
- Sharpen Long Bone as file By hand, on any surface
- Smelt Medium Iron Item as smeltableironmedium Requires Furnace
Where to find
Most likely places, from the game loot tables.
- Homes23%
- Factory21%
- Workshop13%
- Rail yard9%
- Pawn Shop6%
- Tool Store5%
- Warehouse5%
- Fire Station4%
- Survivor safehouses
Vehicles
- Tradesman vans90%
- Construction vehicles7%
- Company vehicles3%
Foraging
- Junk
- Crafting Materials
Zones: Forest, Deep Forest, Acidic Forest, Primary Forest, Birch Forest, Organic Forest, Vegetation, Farmland, Trailer Park, Urban Area, Road
Zombies
- Any zombie (attached weapon)
