# Bone Shivs Can't Butcher? Bug or Intended?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bone-shivs-cant-butcher-bug-or-intended/28512>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [February 7, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bone-shivs-cant-butcher-bug-or-intended/28512 "2023-02-07T16:14:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Parvum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Parvum](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Parvum)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bone-shivs-cant-butcher-bug-or-intended/28512/1 "2023-02-07T16:14:45Z")

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I just want to confirm this is or isn’t a bug. Early butchering tools, notable the bone shiv, have Cutting 1 and my game is telling me I need Cutting 2 to butcher corpses. Everything I can find online says you’re ready to butcher once you have the bone shiv but I tested it with a fresh character and bone shiv isn’t good enough to cut it. Is this a bug?

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**Author:** ![Invalid\_Username](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Invalid\_Username](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Invalid_Username)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bone-shivs-cant-butcher-bug-or-intended/28512/2 "2023-02-07T22:04:08Z")

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Unlikely that it’s a bug. More likely that a piece of bone sharpened to be able to stab people with just isn’t great for cutting up monkey meat. You’re gonna want to craft either the makeshift knife or the stone chopper for cutting 2.