Tools | Production and processing of resources Banished Guide

Tools are very important for work in Banished - without them, productivity of workers is visibly lower, rate of getting resources drops. You should build a blacksmith's hut right after you build first houses and food production buildings. A blacksmith makes 2 types of tools:

• Iron tools are made of logs and iron
• Steel tools require also coal

Blacksmith is one of the most important buildings in the game.

Steel tools last twice as long as iron ones, but they are much more expensive and require coal. That's why in the beginning they are an unnecessary luxury. Start making them after at least a decade. Making steel tools for trade is not a good idea - they are worth only 2 units more than iron tools.