Tools
Hatchet
hatchet
A metal axe that gathers wood far faster than the stone hatchet.
Crafting
 Wood | ×100 |
 Metal Fragments | ×75 |
Workbench Lvl 1Craft time: 30s
Blueprint
30
Research (scrap)
30
Tech tree node (scrap)
60
Tech tree path (scrap)
Workbench Lvl 1
Requires
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
| Wood | ×40 |
| Metal Fragments | ×30 |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Wood | ×60 |
| Metal Fragments | ×45 |
Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.
Repair
buildRepair Bench
| Wood | ×20 |
| Metal Fragments | ×15 |
Condition lost per repair: 20%Blueprint required: Yes
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Cannon CrateTools CrateUnderwater Lab - Tools CrateUnderwater Basic CrateNormal Crate - CaveMinecartUnderwater Advanced CrateWagon - Normal CrateNormal CrateUnderwater Lab - Normal Crate 2Abandoned Military Base ScientistAirfield Scientist
Popular Hatchet Skins
All skins →| Skin | Steam Market | Skinport | DMarket | Waxpeer | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 GingerFarmer Hatchet | $0.96 | $0.64 | $0.56 | $0.58 | $0.56 |
 Toothed Hatchet | $0.97 | $0.72 | $0.56 | $0.73 | $0.56 |
 Hunting Hatchet | $0.80 | $0.67 | $0.69 | $0.58 | $0.58 |
 Pixel Decay Hatchet | $0.93 | $0.67 | $0.70 | $0.58 | $0.58 |
 Taurus Hatchet | $0.97 | $0.60 | — | $0.75 | $0.60 |
 Tiki Hatchet | $0.96 | $0.77 | $0.97 | $0.63 | $0.60 |
 Modern Military Hatchet | $0.98 | $0.73 | $0.60 | $1.47 | $0.60 |
 Warlord Hatchet | $0.98 | $0.70 | $0.60 | $0.92 | $0.60 |
 Deep Sea Hatchet | $1.01 | $0.69 | $0.60 | $0.68 | $0.60 |
 Christmas Candy Hatchet | $0.95 | $0.65 | $0.95 | $0.63 | $0.61 |
 Cardboard Hatchet | $0.92 | $0.69 | $0.78 | $0.64 | $0.61 |
 Gold Chains Hatchet | $1.00 | $0.72 | $0.61 | $0.83 | $0.61 |
 Refined Hatchet | $1.00 | $0.74 | $1.24 | $0.66 | $0.62 |
 Regal Hatchet | $0.98 | $0.80 | $0.63 | $0.83 | $0.63 |
 Lightweight Hatchet | $1.00 | $0.82 | $0.90 | $0.64 | $0.64 |
 Colosseum Hatchet | $1.00 | $0.74 | $0.80 | $0.65 | $0.64 |
 The Deep Hatchet | $1.03 | $0.66 | $0.68 | $0.65 | $0.65 |
 Shadowstrike Hatchet | $0.98 | $0.70 | $0.74 | $0.69 | $0.65 |
 Rebar Hatchet | $0.96 | $0.66 | $0.93 | $0.78 | $0.66 |
 Tactical Hatchet | $1.15 | $0.75 | $0.70 | $0.66 | $0.66 |
 Virus Hatchet | $1.01 | $0.85 | $2.00 | $0.69 | $0.66 |
 Cargo Heli Hatchet | $0.92 | $0.69 | $0.70 | $0.69 | $0.66 |
 Strange Fury Hatchet | $1.03 | $0.73 | $1.99 | $0.67 | $0.66 |
 Widowmaker Hatchet | $1.11 | $0.66 | $0.83 | $0.82 | $0.66 |
 Iron Jaws Hatchet | $0.99 | $0.73 | $0.79 | $0.68 | $0.67 |
 Road Hatchet | $0.93 | $0.77 | $2.34 | $0.70 | $0.67 |
 Survivor's Hatchet | $0.94 | $0.78 | $0.67 | — | $0.67 |
 Shadow of Death Hatchet | $1.05 | $0.74 | $1.04 | $0.68 | $0.67 |
 Wartech Hatchet | $1.04 | $0.84 | $0.83 | $0.67 | $0.67 |
 Chaos Hatchet | $0.96 | $0.70 | $0.81 | $0.72 | $0.68 |
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