Saw

Saw

Stackable	No
Size ↕	Medium
Weight ⚖	Medium
Reach	Short
Speed	N/A
ItemID	terrafirmacraftplus:item.16532 - 16539 16541

Obtaining

Metal Saw

Metal Saws can only be made from tool metals. They can be cast in ceramic molds, or worked on a metal anvil.

Casting

Main article: Casting

Bismuth Bronze, Black Bronze, Bronze, and Copper Saws can be cast using a Vessel or a Ceramic Mold instead of working on an anvil.

Ceramic Mold

Making the Clay Tool Mold	Firing the Mold

Vessel

Place an empty or partially filled saw mold into the slot to fill it with metal from the vessel. It takes 100 units of metal to completely fill an empty Ceramic Mold. The text in the vessel's GUI will be updated to show the amount of metal remaining in the vessel.

Copper
100 Units

Unshaped Ingot

To fill the saw mold from a ceramic ingot mold, right click the liquid unshaped ingot to open the casting interface:

Put the ceramic Saw mold in the second input slot and wait for the filled mold to finished.

Removing the Blade from the Mold	Finishing the Saw

Smithing

Main article: Working

Saw Blades can also be crafted by using ingots on an anvil with a hammer. This is the only option for higher tier metals that cannot be cast. The durability depends both on the metal used and the skill of the smith forging the tool.

Smithing the Saw Blade

Working Rules
Hit, Last	Hit, Second From Last	Any

Finishing the Saw

Usage

Saws can be used to break player placed logs and planks.

Planks

8

4

Support Beams

Combining two logs, from any tree of the same type with a saw creates eight support beams like shown in the recipes below.

			8

Mechanisms

A saw is also used in making gears, modifying gears, and making axles for Mechanisms

Achievements

Main article: Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Prerequisites	Actual requirements (if different)
	Carpenter	Craft a saw	Chalcolithic	Pull a saw out of the output slot of a crafting grid.

History

Beta
v2 Buid 47		Saws give 12 planks from a single log.
v2 Build 51		Saws give 8 planks from a single log.
		Supports can only be made with a saw.
Build 70		Saws cannot be used for felling trees.
77.0		Planks can only be made with a saw.
78.0		Saws can be used to un-craft plank blocks into 4 planks.