Knives

Knives are cutting weapons and tools that can only be acquired throught trade. They have many uses:


 * Skin animals;


 * Cut animal carcass for meat;


 * Fight (as of 3.15 p1, it's generally weakest weapon with shortest range)


 * Make light spears (which consumes it, ability removed in version 3.15);


 * Fell small trees to make slender tree trunks;


 * Speed cutting branches and spruce twigs;


 * Carving wooden bowl, mugs, staffs;

There are many kinds of knives, each with different weights and combat characteristics:

All characters start out with a knife.

Also, v3.15 p1 seem to increase its durability. Now it's no longer as fragile as in earlier versions, when after one year of hard use the knife is worn down noticably.