Scrap Metal

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General

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Statistics

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In-game description

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Scrap Metal is a crafting material in The Long Dark.

Overview

Scrap Metal is a common and useful resource for crafting and repair. Pieces of Scrap Metal can be found across Great Bear Island, inside containers, and by Beachcombing, but is primarily acquired by harvesting metal furniture with a Hacksaw (metal shelves, chairs, toasters, light fixtures, etc.).

Uses for Scrap Metal

Crafting Hooks (for Ice Fishing and Mending).
Forging: Improvised Hatchet, Improvised Knife, Arrowheads
Repair: Hacksaw, Can Opener, Simple Tools, Quality Tools, Flashlight, Miner's Flashlight, Spelunker's Lantern, and Storm Lantern.
Milling Machine Repair: Hunting Rifle (Barb's Rifle, Curator's Rifle, Vaughn's Rifle), Revolver (Forester's Revolver, Hunter's Revolver, Warden's Revolver), Hacksaw, Hatchet (Improvised Hatchet), Hunting Knife (Improvised Knife).
Repairing a Transmitter requires 5 scrap metal.

Harvesting

Scrap metal can be obtained by harvesting various pieces of furniture in-game by using a hacksaw:

Item	Time	Yield	Calories burned (Interloper)	Time per piece of scrap
Lamp	15min	1	56	15 min
Bucket	15m	1	56	15 min
Broken metal door	45m	2	169	22 min 30 sec
Small shelf	1h30	4	338	22 min 30 sec
Medium shelf	2h15	6	506	22 min 30 sec
Chair	2h36	6 +1cloth	585	26 min 30 sec
Bed frame	3h	8	675	22min 30 sec

Products

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Gallery

Old model.
Ditto, with old Leather model

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