# \[0.8 Stable\] You carve the rope - 30 ft into 20 skewers

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**Created:** [November 8, 2013, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-8-stable-you-carve-the-rope-30-ft-into-20-skewers/3859 "2013-11-08T09:00:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rexor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/439d5e/32.png) [@Rexor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rexor)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-8-stable-you-carve-the-rope-30-ft-into-20-skewers/3859/1 "2013-11-08T09:00:54Z")

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Erm, what? Wooden skewers out of rope? I was trying to cut the long rope into 6 feet pieces, for building palisades, but I got skewers.

Another thing, not a bug, I’d love it if I was able to craft hoes, so I could plant seeds. Maybe you can, on high fabrication skill levels, I haven’t seen a recipe for them yet. Egyptians are still using these ancient looking all wooden hoes in farming. I’d imagine you’d need 2 heavy sticks and something to tie it together to make one.

Picture: [http://www.louvre.fr/sites/default/files/imagecache/940x768/medias/medias\_images/images/louvre-houe\_1.jpg](http://www.louvre.fr/sites/default/files/imagecache/940x768/medias/medias_images/images/louvre-houe_1.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Sheb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@Sheb](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sheb)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 9:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-8-stable-you-carve-the-rope-30-ft-into-20-skewers/3859/2 "2013-11-08T09:35:46Z")

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You can forge one, but it’ slow and expensive.

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**Author:** ![Rexor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/439d5e/32.png) [@Rexor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rexor)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-8-stable-you-carve-the-rope-30-ft-into-20-skewers/3859/3 "2013-11-08T09:39:52Z")

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> [@Sheb](#):
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> You can forge one, but it’ slow and expensive.

Good to know, thanks. Better level up my fabrication next.

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**Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-8-stable-you-carve-the-rope-30-ft-into-20-skewers/3859/4 "2013-11-08T14:30:51Z")

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You have to [D]issemble the rope to get smaller ropes.

Did you know that you can dissemble string to get thread?

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**Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-8-stable-you-carve-the-rope-30-ft-into-20-skewers/3859/5 "2013-11-08T17:21:20Z")

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> [@Rexor](#):
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> Erm, what? Wooden skewers out of rope? I was trying to cut the long rope into 6 feet pieces, for building palisades, but I got skewers.

For some odd reason rope was flagged as being made of wood in 0.8 stable. It’s been fixed in the experimentals for a while now.

> [@Rexor](#):
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> Another thing, not a bug, I’d love it if I was able to craft hoes, so I could plant seeds. Maybe you can, on high fabrication skill levels, I haven’t seen a recipe for them yet.

Fabrication skill of five is required, and since it’s a blacksmithing recipe you’ll need the proper tools.

[quote=“Rexor, post:1, topic:3859”]Egyptians are still using these ancient looking all wooden hoes in farming. I’d imagine you’d need 2 heavy sticks and something to tie it together to make one.

Picture: [http://www.louvre.fr/sites/default/files/imagecache/940x768/medias/medias\_images/images/louvre-houe\_1.jpg[/quote]](http://www.louvre.fr/sites/default/files/imagecache/940x768/medias/medias_images/images/louvre-houe_1.jpg%5B/quote%5D)

I can dig that technology didn’t allow for fancy modern hand tools, but stuff like that leads me to believe that those oldschool farmers must have had a fetish for back pain. I mean really, would it have killed them to put a decent length handle on their tools? It’s not like sticks don’t come in varying lengths.