Iron Machete

Tool

A machete used to quickly clear plants.

Notes

The Iron Machete is a tier 2 hand tool for clearing plants and undergrowth, training the Gathering skill with each use. It deals negligible damage to animals (×0.2) and consumes 17 calories per swing, with a maximum durability of 1,000 uses before needing replacement. The machete is crafted from iron at a smithing station and can be recycled into Scrap Tool when worn out, making it a practical upgrade over early stone or basic tools for players focused on plant harvesting and skill progression.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Iron Bar	12	item
Leather Hide	8	item
Wood Board	12	category

Byproducts (garbage)

Garbage byproducts of this recipe

Material	Qty / craft
Wood Scrap	≈ 0.38
Iron Scrap	≈ 0.19
Bio Residue	≈ 0.06

Approximate — a category ingredient's salvage value depends on the item actually used.

Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled — see the Garbage & Recycling guide.

Crafting

Crafting stats

Labor	250 calories
Craft time	0.5 min
Throughput	≈ 120 Iron Machete / hour (base)

As a weapon

Showing base values. Set Gathering level / talents in the ⚙ Character panel to recompute.

Recycling & waste

• 4× Iron Scrap
• 1× Bio Residue
• 1× Wood Scrap

The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.

How garbage, sorting & recycling work

Total raw to craft this

Recompute for my setup

• 45× Iron Ore
• 12× Wood Board (any)
• 4× Bison Carcass
• 0.75× Clay

Approximate — category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.

Categories

• Can Be On Surface
• Harvester
• Product
• Tool
• Tools

Obtained from

• Iron Machete

See also

Composite BowHandsIron ShovelIron SickleModern MacheteModern Scythe