Nails

Nails are metal fasteners used in crafting and construction, including Wooden marker, Wooden cross, Wood repair kit and Jointing.

Nails

Stack limit

100

Reference base price

27 copper coins

Trader

Krezvold · Tier I

Trade directions

Buy and sell

Obtaining

• Starting production: Unlock Primitive Forging and process Iron ingot at a Wooden anvil in the Workyard. You can also buy Iron ingot from Krezvold.
• Upgraded production: Anvil requires Advanced Forging; Anvil II requires Steel. Compare their output and energy costs below.
• Trading: Krezvold buys and sells Nails at trade tier I.
• Salvaging: Break barrels and furniture in the Cellar and Dungeon to recover Nails.
• Cleaning: Wash Bloody nails with River sand and Water at the Cooking table.

Recipes

Anvil crafting

Base output, energy cost and reward at each anvil

Workstation	Materials	Output	Cost & reward
Wooden anvil	1 × Iron ingot	8 × Nails Blacksmith: +3	−15 Energy +1 Technology knowledge (red)
Anvil	1 × Iron ingot	8 × Nails Blacksmith: +3	−12 Energy +1 Technology knowledge (red)
Anvil II	1 × Iron ingot	9 × Nails Blacksmith: +3	−10 Energy +1 Technology knowledge (red)

The Blacksmith perk adds 3 Nails to each anvil recipe. This bonus does not apply to cleaning.

Cleaning Bloody nails

Materials, output and energy cost per cleaning recipe

Workstation	Materials	Output	Energy cost
Cooking table	1 × Bloody nails 1 × River sand 1 × Water	1 × Nails	−2 Energy

Keep 5 Bloody nails for Snake's quest before washing any surplus.

Study

Study Table

Resources

1 × Faith1 × Science

Cost

5 × Energy

Reward

10 × Technology knowledge (red)

Decomposable

No

Crafting uses

Woodworking recipes that consume Nails

Workstation	Materials	Output	Cost & reward
Sawhorse	2 × Flitch 1 × Nails	1 × Wooden marker	−5 Energy +1 Technology knowledge (red)
Carpenter's Workbench	2 × Flitch 1 × Nails	1 × Wooden marker	−5 Energy +3 Technology knowledge (red)
	1 × Wooden plank 1 × Nails	1 × Wooden cross	−10 Energy +5 Technology knowledge (red)
	3 × Flitch 1 × Wooden plank 2 × Nails	4 × Wood repair kit	−15 Energy +1 Technology knowledge (red)
Carpenter's Workbench II	2 × Flitch 1 × Nails	1 × Wooden marker	−5 Energy +3 Technology knowledge (red)
	1 × Wooden plank 1 × Nails	1 × Wooden cross	−10 Energy +5 Technology knowledge (red)
	3 × Flitch 1 × Wooden plank 2 × Nails	4 × Wood repair kit	−10 Energy +1 Technology knowledge (red)
	1 × Wooden beam 2 × Nails 1 × Complex iron parts	1 × Jointing	−15 Energy +5 Technology knowledge (red)

Related items: Flitch · Wooden plank · Wood repair kit

Construction example

Buffet

Location: Witch Hill

Advance Inquisitor's quest to unlock construction, then use the following materials.

• 5 × Hemp rope
• 15 × Wooden plank
• 20 × Nails

Construction cost: 20 × Energy