Butcher Knife

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Butcher Knife icon.png Butcher Knife
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Object(s) required:
Weight: 0.30
Required
by:
Objects
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None

About

Each time the Butcher Knife icon.png Butcher Knife is used it will take wear. At 100% wear the Knife will break and you will be left with a Knife Hilt icon.png Knife Hilt which can be used to make another Butcher Knife. A Butcher Knife can be carried in a Toolbelt, stored in a Wooden Toolbox icon.png Wooden Toolbox, or hung on a wall.

Knives and Butchering

Having a Knife equipped when Butchering or Skinning creatures will speed up the process, transfer Purity, and prevent the Insanity gained when Butchering by hand. When you finish Butchering any Creature it will leave a temporary Blood Splatter icon.png Blood Splatter behind.

Method Speed Gain Insanity? Notes
By Hand Slow Yes
Butcher Knife icon.png Butcher Knife Moderate No
Knife of Coyote icon.png Knife of Coyote Fast No
Hunting Knife icon.png Hunting Knife Fastest No Store bought.

Meat and Knife Purity

A Knife will take on the Purity of the Bar of Pig Iron icon.png Bar of Pig Iron used to make its Knife Blade icon.png Knife Blade. The Purity of your Knife will transfer directly onto the Meat you receive when Butchering a Creature while your Knife is equipped.