Pitchfork

Pitchfork
"Move the ground around."
Crafting
Recipe	×2 ×2
Tab
Tier
Combat attributes
Damage	17 (12.75 ) (21.25 ) (8.5-34 )
Properties
Durability	200 uses 25 uses (as a weapon) 1 use (when digging up Gas Rainforest Turfs)
Stacks up to	Does not stack
Perk
Digs up Turfs.
Sources
Sold by	( ×5)
Code
"pitchfork"

“Maxwell might be looking for this.”

–Wilson

“Three times the pointiness.”

–Willow

“Reminds me of childhood.”

–Wolfgang

“What a devilish tool!”

–Wendy

“I ENJOY ITS POINTY PARTS”

–WX-78

“Its design is effective at loosening earth.”

–Wickerbottom

“This really isn't my style.”

–Woodie

“The tool of choice for perfectionists.”

–Maxwell

“A purposeful tool for prying turf.”

–Wagstaff

“A weapön för farmers.”

–Wigfrid

“A good tool to play in the dirt.”

–Webber

“Looks like some kind of trident.”

–Walani

“Proper farm gear.”

–Warly

“Can I be diggin' treasures wit' this?”

–Woodlegs

“TIS BIG FORK.”

–Wilba

“Dirt getter”

–Wormwood

“For eating big meals.”

–Wheeler

“It's so... rural.”

–Winona

“I do believe it suits me!”

–Wortox

“Pokey tool.”

–Wurt

Wilson holding a Pitchfork.

Wilson with a Pitchfork and tile digging indicator visible.

The Pitchfork is a Tool used for digging up Turfs. It requires 2 Twigs and 2 Flint to craft and a Science Machine to prototype.

Usage

Once the Pitchfork is equipped, a square outline will appear on the ground showing the patch that the cursor is hovering over, along with a prompt. Right-clicking will dig up the outlined terrain, leaving a barren patch in its place. Turf items can only be placed on this sort of barren terrain. 

The Pitchfork has 200 uses, which means that each time it digs up a turf, it will lose 0.5% durability. It can also be used as a weapon which deals 17 damage but suffers higher durability loss per hit (4%). 

A Turf's instant availability and decent fuel value, coupled with the Pitchfork's high durability and speed, makes Turfs one of the easiest options for fueling Campfires and Fire Pits. Turfs are not renewable, however.

Dug up Turf can be replaced with other kinds of Turfs (e.g. Wooden Flooring). This is useful for decoration or for preventing Lureplants and Eyeplants from spawning.

Downloadable Content

In the Hamlet DLC, Pitchforks can be bought for 5 Oincs at the Pigg and Pigglet's General Store. Pitchforks cannnot dig up Deep Rainforest and Gas Rainforest Turfs and will lose all durability of it if dig up Gas Rainforest Turfs.

Trivia

• Shovels were previously used to dig up Turfs.
• The Pitchfork was added in the Progress! update.
• It previously cost 30 Science Points to craft and had a value of 1-10 Science Points depending on its durability.
• There is data in the game files for a "Golden Pitchfork". There is also a string that refers to it in-game as a "Snazzy Pitchfork". It was never implemented, but it may have been similar to the other golden tools.
• The player is able to dig the special glowing turf found in the Ruins, however, it will not drop the turf as an item, preventing the player from collecting it.

• DS
• RoG
• SW
• Ham
• DST