digging stick

[Marian]

Lots of cultures used to use these, all it is is a pointed stick used for digging up roots and things...in Cantr it would be used for potatoes and carrots, and onions, and maybe some other root vegetable I can't think f right now.

Or maybe the fishing spear could be used for those things, it's basically the same thing...but if you wanted to make a digging stick different and harder to make it might have to be hardened in a fire pit or something first.

[goitre]

I like it. Although I don't see any harm in making the regular 'stick' improve production rates of the goods you mentioned.

Fishing spear? Well it's for fishing isn't it.

[Leo Luncid]

You can also hit people with it, you know. So why not give yet another function?

[wichita]

Actually, I think this is a rather reasonable request. It is surprising that there aren't more dung-forks floating around out there, though. Wonder why that is? Adding a stick to do the job slightly better will probably ensure that dung forks are never made again.

[formerly known as hf]

Wich: If you have the machines an tools to make a dung fork, you almost have all the machines and tools to make a harvester. Towns are more likely to invest the resources in a harvester, and individuals will rarely get a smelter, tools and wood etc. with the goal of makig a dung fork...

[fishfin]

You could also make it give small benifits for mining clay and mud.

[wichita]

Wich: If you have the machines an tools to make a dung fork, you almost have all the machines and tools to make a harvester. Towns are more likely to invest the resources in a harvester, and individuals will rarely get a smelter, tools and wood etc. with the goal of makig a dung fork...

Assuming you have rubber nearby but a fair point.

[Marian]

Aren't dung forks pretty good weapons too? It is kind of strange that they're not used more, I know how much my miner loves her pickaxe, and it seems like someone who had to do a lot of farming would feel the same way about a dungfork..

Still, I don't think it would hurt to be able to gather just slightly faster with a digging stick, especially now that everyone eats more.

[Hellzon]

Aren't dung forks pretty good weapons too?

Checking through farming tools in the wiki. By Jos are those farming implements good weapons!
Anyway, I think hf is still right. I'm sure you can make much better weapons out of those materials if you want an actual weapon, and the harvester is better for harvesting. Good idea for explorers to bring forks, scythes and whatnot, though.

[tiddy ogg]

Marion, one of my chars got great satisfaction from prodding thieves with his dung fork. *grin*