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Toolsmith Forging

Toolsmith keeps the normal Vintage Story forging process but makes many tools modular. A Tinkered Tool uses a head, handle, and optional binding. A Smithed Tool comes out of smithing as one complete tool.

  1. Forge the metal tool head at the anvil as usual.
  2. For a Tinkered Tool, hold the head in your main hand and a handle in your offhand. Hold right-click to join them.
  3. Put an optional binding in your offhand and hold right-click again to finish the tool. Better handles, treatments, grips, and bindings improve durability or handling; check their tooltips before choosing.
  4. Alternatively, place the head, handle, and binding on a Toolsmith Workbench, then strike the workbench with a hammer to craft.

A freshly forged sharp head still needs honing. Hold the tool in your main hand and a Whetstone in your offhand, then hold right-click. A placed Grindstone works the same way and is the better workshop option.

Use the in-game handbook entries Toolsmithing - The Basics, Crafting and Deconstruction Methods, Durability, Sharpness and Wear, and Secrets of the Reforge for the full details. See Toolsmith on ModDB for more information.